Word: arabize
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...that is show business, so maybe I can understand the belly dancers selling out. What really hurt me was seeing some Bedouin Arabs, noble inhabitants of the desert, pushing souvenirs, camel rides and water bottles at the many tourist sites around Cairo. Reading about Bedouins, dreaming about Bedouins, never did I imagine a Bedouin ensnaring me in a camel riding scam. But then there I was, at the Giza pyramids, atop a camel, begging its owner to let me down. The Bedouin who got me up there was telling me that he would only let me down...
...Colin Powell or President Bush. I knew Egypt was at peace with Israel, but I was surprised by the amount of sincerity and energy the Egyptian government devoted to the peace process. The politician genuinely felt it was vital that there be a general peace between Israel and the Arab world, for the sake of both Arabs and Israelis, which was pleasantly surprising to hear straight from an Arab politician’s mouth, in an Arab country...
...cafe told me that if he couldn’t go to America he would kill himself. While I am sure he was just exaggerating, it was startling to see someone loving America to the point of suicide, running in the face of American fears of “Arab terrorists” hating America so much they would kill themselves to oppose it. Most people I have met make the clear distinction between Bush and American foreign policy, which they oppose, and the American people, whom they like. Some have even made that distinction regarding Israel, reserving harsh words...
...difficult to generalize a place like Cairo, where things are pulling in so many different directions. There is no use talking about the so-called “Arab street” because people here are refreshingly diverse in their political opinions, and are unafraid to criticize both themselves and others for the problems of their region and the world. It is this frankness and honesty that really stands apart in my mind, and I think it is grounded in people’s firm understanding of who they are and where they stand in the world. Most Egyptians...
...North Korean company, Changgwang Sinyong, along with five Chinese companies for selling arms technology to Iran last year. Meanwhile, Time has learned that U.S. Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton traveled to the Middle East last month in part to persuade several Arab nations to share intelligence with the U.S. on any suspicious traffic between Iran and North Korea. A U.S. official familiar with the trip says Middle Eastern diplomats are "concerned about North Korea exporting nuclear technology, know-how or fissile material to the region...