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Contribution of Syria and
Lebanon to Western

Civilization


This lecture was
presented at the Annual
Convention in Houston
this past July as part of the
Cultural Committee's on
going effort to inform us
and others of the great
impact our culture has
made to the world.
This is the third and
final part of a series.
My thanks to Richard
and Michel for allowing


me to publish this
wonderful article.

5-The spread of
Christianity
Fifth, it was the people
of Syria and Lebanon who,
during the first three
centuries of the Christian
era, were largely
responsible for the spread
(continued on page 10)


(1 to r) St. Jude Board Chair John Moses, actors Jim
Carrey and Courteney Cox-Arquette and ALSAC Board
Chair Joe Shaker at the 22nd annual Hollywood Gala.
Stars of Hollywood Shine for
St. Jude


"It started as an
anniversary party for one
of Hollywood's biggest
stars. But it became one
of the biggest fund-
raising events in the
history of ALSAC.


New Museum
Honors Diva
of Arabic
Music

More than 25 years
since her death, the
haunting voice of Umm
Kulthoum still brings tears
to the eyes of her millions
of admirers. The diva of
Arabic music, known as
the Kawkab al-Sharq (Star
of the East), brought Egypt


On July 11, 1980, Rose
Marie Thomas, wife of
St. Jude founder Danny
Thomas, organized a
party to celebrate the
fourth wedding
(continued on page 7)


to a standstill on the first
Thursday of every month
as Radio Cairo carried live
broadcasts of her concerts.
Hailing from a poor
family in the Nile Delta,
Umm Kulthoum began
singing professionally at a
(continued on page 9)


Vice President
Mansour


Dr. James
Moises


Announces Announces
Her Intention His Candidacy


to Run for
President
Mary Jo Mansour
announces- her candidacy
for the Office of President
of the Southern
(continued on page 6)

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Rolnik Pleads

Guity to
Federal Hate

Crime
Assistant Attorney
General for Civil Rights
Ralph F. Boyd, Jr. and
United States Attorney
for the District of
Massachusetts Michael
J. Sullivan announced
(continued on page 8)

Census Gives
Partial
Glimpse on
Arab
Population
Data on Arab ancestry
released today by the U.S.
Bureau of the Census tell
part of the story of a
community that has
captured much public
attention since the tragic
events of September 11.
It is estimated that the
(continued on page 10)


for Vice-
President of
the Southern
Federation
I am pleased to
announce that I will be
running for the office of
Vice-President for the
Southern Federation. A
native and current
resident of New Orleans,
Louisiana, I have been
(continued on page 6)

New FBI
Surveillance
Guidelines
A Threat to Civil
Liberties
This FOCUS contains
information about TWO
new sets regulations
announced by Attorney
General Ashcroft this
week.
First--Thursday, the
Senate Judiciary
Committee held hearings
on the decision of the
Attorney General to set
aside guidelines that
restrict the FBI
surveillance of religious
and political
organizations in the
United States.
Critics from all points
on the political spectrum
are concerned that this
action, taken without
consultation with
Congress or civil liberties
organizations, are
severely flawed.
This move by Attorney
General Ashcroft is
(continued on page 8)


Syria Holds Sept. 11 Suspect


The Washington Post-
A key figure in the Sept.
11 plot who fled
Hamburg, Germany, in
October has been held in
secret detention in Syria
after being first arrested in
Morocco and expelled to
Damascus with U.S.
knowledge, according to
German and Arab
intelligence sources.
The debriefing of
Mohammed Haydar
Zammar, a German


citizen of Syrian origin
who has told interrogators
that he recruited key
hijacker Mohammed Atta,
is an example of the way
Sept. 11 has redefined
U.S. engagement with
regimes it once villified.
Syria remains on a
State Department list of
regimes that sponsor
terrorism. And Syrian
officials have begun to
complain that the United
(continued on page 7)


Morocco Arrests Al-Qaida Trainer


Moroccan authorities
have arrested a senior al-
Qaida recruiter kno, n as
"The Bear" who is
suspected of plotting
attacks against Western
interests in Morocco, U.S.
officials said yesterday.
Abu Zubair al-Haili, a
Saudi who weighs more
than 300 pounds, is
considered among the top
25 al-Qaida lieutenants of


Osama bin Laden, the
officials said, speaking on
the condition of
anonymity.
Before Sept. 11, he ran
some of bin Laden's
training camps in
Afghanistan. During the
U.S.-led war against the
Taliban and al-Qaida, he
helped evacuate al-Qaida
operatives from the
(continued on page 9)


Another dream of
Danny Thomas' was
realized in April when a
delegation of St. Jude
Board members and. staff
helped open the
Children's Cancer Center
in Lebanon.
The center, established
by St. Jude in cooperation
with the American
University Medical
Center in Beirut, will
enable 50 child cancer
patients from the region
to be treated each year.
The center will provide
world class health care
that relieves the burden of
area patients having to
travel to Memphis for
treatment.


"With the
establishment of this
center, we expect
Lebanon to become the
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Jacksonville News
50th Anniversary


Rudy Sawyer Murad


The Souds
Margaret and Merck
Soud celebrated their
60th wedding
anniversary with a
surprise family dinner.
They were married June
14, 1942. She is the
former Margaret
Abdullah.
Their children are
Kenneth Soud, St.
Augustine; Gerald Soud,
Charlotte, N.C.; Janelle
Baggett, Normal Ill.; and
Danny Soud,
Jacksonville.
The Souds have eight
grand-children, and two
great-grand-children.


Mary and Elias Shamaly

The Shamalys
Mary and Elias
"Louis" Shamaly
celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary with
dinner and dancing with
family and friends at the
Ramada Inn-Mandarin.
They were married June
(continued on page 19)
Deaths
Taghlabi
Dr. M. Saud Taghlabi,
47, of Jacksonville, died
May 27. He was a board-
certified physician,
specializing in Internal
and Critical Care
(continued on page 19)


Ruby Sawyer
Murad
Dallas -Ruby Murad
was born on March 26,
1905 in Palestine, Texas
and received the gift of
eternal life on January 16,
2002 in Dallas, Texas.
For the last four years of
her life, Ruby made her
home with her son and
daughter in law Ralph
and Julia Murad in
Dallas.
She was co-owner of
Murad Cafe with her late
husband Louis (Froggie)
for 27 years. She was a
loyal member of the First
Presbyterian Church of
Tyler, Texas for more
(continued on page 19)


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Jack Karam were held at
2:00pm on March 25,
2002 in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Oakdale
with the Rev. Fred Russi
officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery,
under direction of Ardoin,
Oakdale.
Karam, 79, of Oakdale
died Saturday March 23,
2002 in Christus St.
Frances Cabrini Hospital,
Alexandria.
He was a native of
Oberlin and a lifelong
(continued on page 19)

Syrian American
Ladies Club of El
Paso remember
deceased members

El Paso-Twenty-six
members of the Syrian
American Ladies Club
requested a memorial
mass in memory of
deceased, beloved, sister
members of the sixty-
year-old club.
The mass and
memorial was held at St.
George Orthodox Church
on Sunday December 2,
2001. The Very Reverend
Father Jdhad T. Michael
(continued on page 20)


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The Power and The Love of God


Who hath believed our
report? and to whom is
the arm of the Lord
revealed? (Isaiah 53:1)
Who hath directed the
Spirit of the Lord, or
being his counsellor hath
taught him? With whom
took he counsel, and who
instructed him, and taught
him in the path of
judgment, and taught him
knowledge, and shewed
to him the way of
understanding? Behold,
the nations are as. a drop
of a bucket, and are
counted as the small dust
of the balance: behold, he
taketh up the isles as a
very little thing. And
Lebanon is not sufficient
to burn, nor the beasts
thereof sufficient for a
burnt offering. All nations
before him are as nothing;
and they are counted to
him less than nothing, and
vanity.
To whom then will ye


liken God? or what


likeness will ye compare
unto him? (Isaiah 40:13-
18)
Have ye not known?
have ye not heard? hath it
not been told you from the
beginning? have ye not
understood from the
foundations of the earth?
It is he that sitteth upon
the circle of the earth, and
the inhabitants thereof are
as grasshoppers; that
stretcheth out the heavens
as a curtain, and spreadeth
(continued on page 20)


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points out to the necessity
of the solidarity of the
Muslims as individuals,
but also, of their religion
Islam.
The Verse 49:10
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Alabama News
Taken from The
Phoenician Galley
Newsletter of the
Lebanese American Club
ofMobile
Congratulations to
Sabah Mouawad on his
recent engagement to
Mathieled Mazraan. The
wedding is planned for
July in Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Happy 30th
Anniversary to Raymond
and Rosalie Zoghby. May
the next 30 years be just
as wonderful.
(continued on page 23)


Georgia News


Taken from the Salam
Club of Miami
newsletter.
Congratulations to
Richard and Barbara
Basila. Their daughter,
Jennifer and husband,
Javier, have a baby girl.
She is named Leila Joy.
Congratulations to great
Sittee Helen and great
aunt Gloria Basila.
The Miami Heart
Institute recently
presented Salam Club
member and
philanthropist, Anthony
(continued on page 23)


Louisiana News


jay u(.. Iamey
Judicial Appointment
Metaiiie-President
George W. Bush appointed
Metairie attorney Jay C.
Zainey to the United States
District Court for the
Eastern District of
Louisiana on February 14,
2002. The United States
Senate unanimously
confirmed Judge Zainey
on February 11, 2002.
Judge Zainey, 50, iis a
1969 graduate of Jesuit
(continued on page 23)


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The Star is published once per month by A.M. Coplan. The Star is an independent
monthly serving Americans of Syrian and Lebanese heritage for over 35 years.
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Christmas at Casa
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Syrian American Ladies
Club of El Paso celebrated
Christmas on Saturday
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Mississippi News


Billie Tonos
Honored as DSU
Alumnus of the
Year for county
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Tonos of Greenville was
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Mrs. Tonos received the
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meeting in Greenville.
"This is such an honor to be
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FLORIDA


Moises
(continued from page 1)
active in the Southern
Federation for the past
four years. I have been
President of The
Lebanese American
Society of New Orleans


Mansour
(continued from page 1)
Federation of Syrian
Lebanese American
Clubs, Inc. Mary Jo said:
"Taking nothing for
granted, I am asking the
members of clubs of the

Texas
(continued from page 5)
fajitas, entertainment by
club members, gift
exchanges and cheer.
Members also donated
toys, food and clothing to
"La Posada", a family
charity organization as its
annual Christmas charity.


Mississippi News
(continued from page 5)
recognized in my home
area, where the different
ethnicities are valued and
their contributions
appreciated," she said.
Mrs. Tonos was raised in
Shaw, Miss., one of eight
children of Sam and Nazira
Rossie. After graduating
from Delta State in nearby
Cleveland, she remained in
Mississippi, teaching in
Minter City and Shelby


for four years and was
state Vice-president of
Louisiana for one year. I
am currently completing
my third year on the
Executive Board of the
Southern Federation, my
second year as a delegate


Federation along with the
support of the Past
Presidents of the Southern
Federation to support and
vote for me as President
of the Southern
Federation of Syrian
Lebanese American


Scholarship
Recipient
Graduates
Austin-Bretagne Nicole
Studer, recipient of
Federation scholarships in
1998, graduates May 11,
2002 from Rhodes


before moving to St.
Josephis in Greenville. In
1951 she and John Tonos, a
grocer in Greenville, were
married in her hometown of
Shaw, Miss. The couple had
four children -Michael,
Mary, Laura and Sam -all of
whom graduated from St.
Joseph. She resumed her
teaching career in the 1970s
and retired in 1990. John
died in 1982.
In accepting her award,
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Professionally, I attended
Louisiana State
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Clubs."
"I love the Federation
and I am proud of my
heritage. I want to serve
the members and clubs of
the Federation to the
fullest extent of my
capabilities. I am eager to

College in Memphis,
Tennessee. Bretagne is the
daughter of Marjorie
Studer-Milan and Steve
Milan of Austin and the
late Greg Studer. She is
the granddaughter of Pat
and Patsy Sconci of
Austin. Bretagne plans to
continue her education by


family, friends, community
and faith, for her success.
"I'm fortunate to have spent
all my life in a community


residency. I currently hold
a faculty position as an
Assistant Clinical
Professor in Emergency
Medicine at LSU School
of Medicine in New
Orleans and Tulane
(continued on page 12)


continue building the
Federation and I humbly
solicit your support for
my candidacy at the
convention in
Jacksonville, for
President of the Southern
Federation."

working on a Masters in
Middle Eastern Studies
and pursuing her law
degree. Bretagne is a
member of the American
Lebanese Association of
Austin and has been a
member of the Federation

(continued on page 18)


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States is not
acknowledging its
assistance in the war
against terrorism.
According to the Arab
intelligence .sources, the
Syrian debriefing of
Zammar, 41, is providing
the United States with
critical information on the
genesis of the plot to
attack New York and


St. Jude
(continued from page 1)
anniversary of Frank and
Barbara Sinatra and at the
same. time, she hoped to
raise $500,000 for St.
Jude.
She overshot her mark
and hit $1 million that
evening.
The event has
continued to raise $1
million or more every
year since, earning the
event the nickname the
"million dollar bash."
Today, -the tradition
continues. And while the
stars may have changed,
their light continues to fill
the St. Jude firmament.
Now under the
guidance of the children
of Danny and Rose
Marie, -the St. Jude
Hollywood Gala
continues to be one of the
crown jewels of St. Jude


Washington as well as al-
Quaida's structure and
possible plans.
It is unclear if U.S.
officials have direct
access to Zammar or
whether the Syrians put
questions from the United
States to the prisoner and
then report back. But an
Arab source said Zammar
has become another check
on information the United
States gleans from the
interrogation of al-Quaida


fundraising programs.
And the 22nd annual
gala was no exception.
Hollywood stars joined
Tony and Terre Thomas at
this year's gala to
celebrate the triumphs of
St. Jude for the past 40
years and to show -their
support for the continued
battle against childhood
catastrophic diseases.
For the first time since
the gala began, St. Jude
National Outreach
Director MarIo Thomas
was unable to attend, as
she was appearing in a
new play, Paper Doll.
Comedienne Rita
Rudner and .singer/
songwriter yelissa
Etheridge entertained the
crowd of celebrities and
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German intelligence
sources said yesterday
that they were only
informed by U.S. officials
Thursday of Zammar'a
imprisonment in Syria.
Zammar is being held by
the Syrian authorities on
long-standing charges that
he was involved in a
bombing plot in the


McDermott and Lara
Flynn Boyle, Bradley
Whitford of The West-
Wing, and his wife Jane
Kaczamarek of Malcolm
in the Middle, joined St.
Jude friends Crystal
Bernard, Phil Donahue-
and film director Tom
Shadyac in support of the
hospital.
"The Thomas family is:
very proud of this annual.
tradition," Tony Thomas
said. "Once again
Hollywood, like they
stepped up for my father


country, Arab officials
said.
German officials
expressed displeasure that
both Morocco and Syria
violated their obligations
under international law to
inform them of their
citizen's arrest. They also.
said the United States, an
ally, had shut them out of
the. operation to detain
Zammar.


in years past, is stepping
,up for us to help the
children of St. Jude."
Since that first
"anniversary party," the
celebrities and friends
who attend the
Hollywood Gala have
raised millions, including
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this year's event.
"Our parents started
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years ago," said Terre
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K0IolK
(continued from page 1)
today that 40-year old
Zachary J. Rolnik of
Hanover, Massachusetts,
pled guilty in federal
district court for
interfering with the civil
rights of Dr. James J.
Zogby of Washington,
D.C., the president of the
Arab-American Institute,
a national organization
that advocates for Arab-
Americans.
Rolnik admitted and
pled guilty to placing .a
telephone call to Dr..
Zogby in Washington on
the morning of September
12, 2001, and leaving a
voice mail message in
which he threatened to
kill Dr. Zogby and his
children because of Dr.
Zogby's role in


participate in the political
process and the
enjoyment oft federal
benefits without regard to
race, color, religion, or
national origin. Rolnik
faces up to one year in
prison.
"Threatening others
based upon race, national
origin and religion
undermines the
foundation upon which
our country is built," said
Boyd. "A threat against a
national figure who
advocates for the rights of
a minority group in this
case Arab-Americans is
particularly harmful and
will not be permitted.
This prosecution
demonstrates our
commitment to the
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another step toward more
widespread monitoring of
Muslim and Arab groups
engaged in completely
lawful .religious and
political activities. And,
the powers apply to
surveillance of all groups
in America, regardless of
membership, issues,
location, or political
affiliation.
Here are some talking
points for the media and
with your members of
Congress:
1. The biggest concern
for our community is that
there is no limitation on


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religious and political
activity. The new
guidelines allow wide-
ranging monitoring of
political and religious
activities unconnected
with any investigation of
any crime, and do away
with the requirement that
some kinds of
investigations be
approved in Washington.
On. this point, it is clear
that the guidelines clearly
target Arab Americans,
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visitors to this country.
How long will the FBI
operate with this
authority?
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Al Qaeda
*(continued from page 1)
country, officials said.
He has been in
Moroccan custody since
early last week, officials said.
Al-Haili was a close
associate of Abu
Zubaydah, the senior al-
Qaida operations chief
whom U.S. authorities
captured in Pakistanin


Arabic Diva
'(continued from page 1)
young age. Her father
recognized her talent early


March.
U.S. authorities are
believed to have access to
whatever information al-
Haili is providing his
interrogators.
His arrest is the latest
in a series of breaks in the
U.S. war on terrorism,
both in Morocco and
elsewhere.
On Monday, three


and took her from village to
village to recite religious
verses for weddings and
other celebrations. Crowds
were mesmerised by her


alleged Saudi al-Quaida
members were charged in
connection with a plot to
bomb U.S. and British
warships crossing the
Straights of Gibraltar
between Morocco and
Spain.
In Saudi Arabia,
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For the next half century
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enchanted peasants and
presidents alike with her
incomparable voice and
expression.
"Her songs of love,
religion and patriotism
expressed the sentiment of
all Arabs. She united us as a
people," says Mohammed
Thabet, 48, a life-long fan.
Forgotten by the
establishment, but never by
the people, Umm
Kulthoum's popularity has
endured. Fans continue to
buy her albums, a
television series on her life
received the highest ratings
when it was screened two
years ago, and radio
listeners in Cairo tune in
every night at 5 p.m. to hear
selections of her repertoire
of more than 300 songs.
The most fitting place
for a museum to honour
Egypr's most famous singer
would have been her
modest villa overlooking
the Nile in Zamalek. At the
time of her death, however,
the Egyptian government
failed to recognize the
value of preserving her
legacy and the villa sat idle
for years before being sold
to. a Kuwaiti real estate
developer, who demolished
it and erected a hotel in its
place. The singer's fans
were outraged.
"Had Umm Kulthoum
died while President
Nasser was still alive, he
would have ordered the
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Census
(continued from page 1)

2000 Census question on
ancestry, which measures
ethnicity beyond official
race classifications,
captured about one-third
of the total population
that traces its roots to the
Arabic-speaking world.
While the just-released
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coined the term "the
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also that the cross was
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Moises
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member of over a dozen
profe-s sional


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Lebanon. I would be
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footsteps. Every year the
event grows and I just
hope mom and dad can
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smile!"
The event has helped
bring a whole new
generation into the St.
Jude fold, Shadyac said.
Just like the Thomas
family, Shadyac, who
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"I've watched in my
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Along with raising
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as a way to raise public
awareness about the
hospital that treats all
children without regard to
race, religion or their
families' ability to pay.
"As my father taught
us," Tony told the group,
"if you want to be in the
public's awareness, you
go to your very best
ambassadors: our friends
in Hollywood. We want
to thank those friends


have joined
campaign."


this


Rolnik
(continued from page 8)
civil rights laws."
"Intimidating or
threatening someone
because of their ethnicity
or religious beliefs is
unconscionable," said


Sullivan. "We will use
every prosecutorial tool
available to guard the
civil rights of all
American citizens."
This case is one of ten
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FBI
(continued from page 8)
2. New surveillance
powers are not needed; the
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coordination and analysis,
not investigation or law
enforcement tools.
Government agencies
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useful information; they
had the necessary
investigative powers; they
lacked the skills and


insights to complete the
picture.
3. The changes
eliminate existing review
requirements intended to
protect against abuses.
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to conduct investigations
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reasonable indication of
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oversight from
Washington. In fact,
now, PIs can continue for
one year without approval,
using whatever
surveillance techniques
are available, even if the
investigation is turning up
no reasonable indication
of criminal activity!
4. There are no
limitations on what or
who can be investigated
on the Internet. The FBI
can undertake any degree
of Internet searches before
they have any indication
of criminal conduct there
is no limit on what can be
searched whether or not
sites may be connected to
terrorist cases.
5. Any personal-
information about you
gathered by companies
over the Internet can be
accessed. Personal
privacy rights are further
limited by allowing the
FBI to secure data mining
services information from
people who sell you
books, take your credit
card number, sell you
clothes over the internet,
and any other transactions
or communications that
take place electronically.
6. Recent experiences
do not indicate that the
FBI can manage this huge
database requirement.
How it will manage yet
more information and how
quality control can be
assured are unknown at
this time.
7. Finally, there is no
Congressional or' public
oversight for these
expanded powers. Who
will insure that there is no
abuse of the system and
keep the public fully
informed about activities
undertaken under this new
mandate?
This is a critical
concern.
Please understand, this
is a threat to our civil
liberties. This is
specifically targeted
against Arab Americans
and Muslims, regardless
of citizenship status. Our


meetings, electronic
communications, personal
data, religious services,
social gatherings, and
databases are now fair
targets for investigation,
whether or not there is any
evidence or anticipation of
criminal behavior.
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proposed procedures that
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Arabic Diva
(continued from page 9)
was very cool to the singer
owing in part to the
political power she wielded
under his predecessor,"
says Thabet.
Years after Umm
Kulthoum's death, the
political currents had
changed enough for the
government to' begin
thinking seriously about
building an edifice to
honour its most famous
chanteuse. Plans were
drawn up as part of a long-
term project to establish
museums in honour of the
pillars of modem Egyptian
culture, including
composer Mohammed
Abdel Wahab and poet
Ahmed Rami, both of
whom collaborated with
Umm Kulthoum on many
works.
"We wanted a museum
to give Umm Kulthoum the
recognition she deserved,"
said Mohammed Abdel
Dayim, a spokesman for


the Cultural Development
Fund, which allocated $1.5
million to building the
museum.
With the singer's villa
gone, the government
resigned itself to finding
another location, settling
for the annex of Qasr el-
Mansterly, a 19th century
palace with no personal
connection to the singer
except its proximity to her
great love, the Nile River.
At the risk of further
infuriating critics, the
Ministry of Culture hired a
foreign contracting firm to
renovate the annex and
design its exhibits.
Italian designer
Maurizio di Paolo, whose
work on other museums in
Europe dedicated to
musicians first attracted
ministry officials,
incorporated cutting-edge
lighting, display and
multimedia technology
into the museum.
"We borrowed his

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the best of this Syrian
dynasty' .Under the
influence of his mother,
Julia Mammaea, who
secretly converted to
Christianity, Alexander
ended luxury at the
imperial court, forbade the
worship of his person, and
halted the persecution of
the Christians while he
reigned. It was under
Alexander's reign also that
the temple complex at
Baalbek, Lebanon, was
completed. Although he
continued to pay lip
service to the Roman gods,
Alexander behaved in
every respect like a
Christian.
After he was killed in a
mutiny in 235 AD, another
Syrian called Phillip the
Arab became Emperor


(244-249 AD). Phillip was
nicknamed "the Arab"
because he hailed from the
Syrian city of Bosra, which
was then the capital of the
Roman province of
"Arabia". In 248 AD, it
was Phillip who presided
over the celebration of the
thousandth anniversary of
the founding of Rome.
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city of Bosra became an
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Rolnik
(continued from page 12)
federal prosecutions
initiated nationwide since
the events of September
11 involving threats or
acts of violence against
persons who are, or were
perceived to be, Arab or
Muslim. The Department
of Justice also has been
coordinating with state
and local authorities,
who have initiated over
70 prosecutions of such
incidents under state statutes.


FBI
(continued from page 13)
be fingerprinted. The
proposed procedures
apply to:
1. All nationals from a
select list of countries who
are here on non-immigrant
visas
2. Those currently. in
the U.S. from countries
identified as "higher
security risk" populations
by .the State Department
and the INS
3. Certain foreign
national non-immigrant
visa-holders whom the
Justice Department wants
to keep closer tabs on
pursuant to yet-
determined criteria.
The new regulation will
make it a deportable
offense to not register.


There have been guilty
pleas in four other federal
cases where threats were
made to persons because
of their perceived
nationality:
Thomas Iverson pled
guilty to telephoning a
bomb threat on September
29, 2001, against a
Jordanian American
liquor store in Beloit,
Wisconsin. Iverson was
sentenced to 27 months
incarceration on April 12,
2002; .


TALKING POINTS
Here are a series of
talking points that may be
helpful to you in
discussing this issue with
the media.
The new procedures:
Clearly target Arab
and Muslim countries.
Adds extensive data
requirements onto a data
system that is already
overburdened.
Have not been
effective tools in making
this country more secure
or preventing terrorist
acts.
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clearly describe the lack of
resources in all law
enforcement agencies for
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activities. This creates an
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resources. These
procedures would not
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Port of entry
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obstructions to visitors,
creating unnecessary lines
and delays. It will not
facilitate greater, security.
Fingerprinting can take
place where visas are
issued, allowing for the
existing procedures on
background checks to take
place. Better
enforcement, not
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the key. More resources
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Arabic Diva
(continued from page 16)
experience, but took great
care to ensure that his
design incorpo- rated
Egyptian and Arab
aesthetics so that there was
no gap between them,"
affirms the museum's
director, Ahmed Antar.
Officials faced a
formidable challenge in
gathering the pieces for the
new museum, as Umm
Kulthoum's personal
belongings were dispersed
among her many inheritors
and some items had
vanished into obscurity.
The task of collecting the
museum's nearly 300
pieces took over a decade
to complete.
"All precious items in
the museum belonged to
the family (of Umm
Kulthoum) and were kept
for up to.27 years before
being offered as a gift to the
government and all
Egyptians," says Antar.
"The collection is small,
but it expresses her
character and gives a deep
insight into her
personality."
Opened to the public
early this year, the Umm
Kulthoum Museum
features a modest
collection of its namesake's
personal belongings and
memorabilia. The diva's
signature red kerchief-


something she always
clutched while on stage-
dangles in the display case
beside the diamond-
studded dark glasses -she
wore late in her life.
Inside, a contoured glass
cabinet contains a small
selection of evening
dresses that the diva wore
during some of her most
memorable concerts. Other
exhibits present her shoes,
scarves and designer
handbags, but hardly
convey the classic elegance
of the one Egyptians
referred to as 'AI-Sitt' (The
Lady). Umm Kulthoum's
fashions, as well as her
comings and goings, were
always the talk of the
town. But the celebrated
singer was more than just a
superstar, she was 'the
voice and face Egypt'.
Devastated by the Egyptian
defeat the 1967 War, the
diva stopped singing, resu
ing only after then-
president Gamal Ab<<
Nasser summoned her for a
special mission.
"You have done with
your singing what
politicians have failed to
do. You have united the
Arabs," he reportedly told
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assigned to this function at
our embassies and
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The U.S. does not
have embassies or
consulates in four of the
five target countries,
therefore, the government
has to strengthen visa
procedures for nationals
from those countries, not
wait until they arrive on
our shores.
Given the limited
resources -available, will
the trade off costs of
setting up and running this
system reduce resources
used in other critical areas
of law enforcement?
There is no clear
indication whether or not
the database system is
functioning at a level that
makes it a valuable law
enforcement/terrorism
prevention tool. There
are reports that many FBI
offices lack the equipment
and training to even
access the mega database,
and that internal electronic
communications within
the agency is woefully
inadequate.
How do we insure that
"voluntary" local and state
efforts to fingerprint
current visitors do not
distract law enforcement
officials from more


effective investigations
rather than this
housekeeping
assignment?
Will this add to the
capability of law
enforcement to improve
deterrence of terrorism?
*No. Based on recent
history, for example, the
registration of 300,000
Iranians in the late 70s did
not lead to any known
concrete criminal
indictments or
prevent/deter any terrorist
threats.
The basis of these
procedures is racial
profiling because it targets
Arabs and Muslim
visitors. Using a race or
ethnic-based profile
logically means that,
using previously
announced criteria, there
are millions of
Arab/Muslim males under
the ages of 45 that could
be eventually required to
register. It is more
prudent to continue to
build profiles based on
existing investigations
and apply them
rigorously.
There is no indication
as to sources for the
fingerprint records
initiated and what
constitutes "criminal" acts
that are the criteria for
inclusion on the database.
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Peninsula conquered Syria
and Lebanon, and large
numbers of Syrian
Christians fled to Rome,
reinforcing the already
sizable Syrian community
there. Of the thirteen Popes
who ruled over the Church
between 678 and 752 AD,
five were Syrians. Among
the Syrian Popes were
Sergius I, Constantine I,
and Gregory Ill. Two of
them, Sergius and
Gregory, were canonized
after their death. It was
Saint Sergius who
entrusted the English
monk Willibrord with the
task of evangelizing
Germany. So the Germans
were converted to
Christianity by an English
monk under the reign of a
Syrian pope.

St John of
Damascus
Meanwhile, back -irf
Syria, Damascus had
become the capital. of the
Omayyad Empire, an
empire larger than the
Roman Empire at its peak.
It stretched from the
Pyrenees Mountains,
which separate Spain from
southern France, across
North Africa, Egypt, the
entire Middle East, Persia,.
Turkestan, Afghanistan,


and Pakistan, to the
foothills of the Himalayas
and the confines of China.
Islam had replaced
Christianity as the official
religion of Syria and
Lebanon, but under the
enlightened and tolerant
rule of the Omayyads,
Christianity continued to
thrive. One of Syria's
greatest theologians, St.
John of Damascus (675-
749) engaged the Moslem
scholars in theological
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LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI


Census
(continued from page 10)
of intermarriage among
the third and fourth
generations, and
distrust/misunderstanding
of government surveys
among more recent
immigrants.
"While the overall
population counts are
very low, we do learn
important facts from the
2000 Census" stressed
Helen Samhan, director of
the Arab American
Institute,A6s Census
Information Center,
which disseminates and
analyzes Census data on
Arab ancestry. "We


Texas News
(continued from page 6)
since she was 16.

President Benson
Cruises in Austin
Austin-Southern
Federation President
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Austin with the American
Lebanon Association on
Saturday, March 23, 2002.
Members of the ALA
Club hosted President
Benson on a bus trip from
Austin through the Texas
Hill Country to Lake
Buchanan. They boarded
the Vanishing Texas River


establish concentrations,
growth patterns and
trends, shifts among and
between nationality
groups, etc. Four of the
top ten states where Arab
Americans live (New
York, New Jersey, Illinois
and Texas) more than
doubled since 1990 the
population who identify
with one or more Arab
ancestries," noted
Samhan. Local areas with
the most significant
increase since 1990
include Wayne County
(MI), Orange County
(CA), Cook County (IL)
and Kings County (NY).
The AAI Foundation will
produce state and national


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waterfalls, the mighty
Colorado River, and
hearing insights from the
tour guides, President
Benson was overheard
saying "Shazam".
ALA President
Raymond Risk and his
wife, Nancy, hosted-
President Benson and
fellow club members in
their home. President
Benson's sister, Patricia,
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and suspicions since 9/11,
the Census helps us tell
the true story of how
rooted and accomplished


and her mom, Gloria,
drove from San Antonio to
be with President Benson
during her evening of
glory % ith the ALA Club.
Club member Fred Dagar
of Dagar's "Catering
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feast -with Lebanese
appetizers and desserts-
prepared by club member
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Tabooley. Federation
photographer, Rose Nunu,
was on hand to capture the
moment.
Becky and- Joe J.
Joseph, Jr. afforded
President Benson
accommodation's at their
home on Friday and


we are as a community.
We can see the fruits of
generations of Arab
immigrants who have
made America their home
and continue to make
positive contributions to
the welfare of the
country."
Updated projections of
the Arab American
population by state and
county, based on census
data and other estimates,
will be prepared in the
coming months and will
be summarized on the
AAI website's
demographics page.


Saturday night. Late
Saturday night, while Joe
spent a quiet evening at
home after the ALA club
dinner, President Benson
and Becky Joseph let their
hair down at a
bachelorette party for
Becky's daughter-in-law
to be.
The club was honored
to host President Benson
for the cruise and dinner
and it extends special
thanks to her for her
unwavering dedication to
the Federation.
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HOUSTON/DALLAS, TX


Shamalys
(continued from page 2)
15, 1952, in Holy Rosary
Catholic Church. She is
the former Mary
Abraham.
Their children are
Susanne Omran, Diane
Peterson, Joseph Shamaly
and Annette Corey, all of
Jacksonville.
The Shamalys have
four grandchildren.


Taghlabi
(continued from page 2)
Medicine, a member of
the Society of Critical
Care Medicine, a Fellow
of the American College
of Chest Physicians, a
member of First
Presbyterian Church of
Jacksonville, and a
devoted and loving father
to Rashelle and Jameyal.
Other survivors include a
brother, Aluned Taghlabi,
Damascus, Syria and a
cousin, Mobeen Ghazi,
Orlando.
A graveside visitation
and memorial service was
held at Magnolia
Cemetery, Kingsley Ave.,
Orange Park. Reception
followed at Grace
Episcopal Church,
Orange Park. Memorials
are suggested to the City
Rescue Mission.

Murad
(continued from page 2)
than 70 years. Here she
was a member of Circle
One, The G.R.O.W.,
Sunday School Class and
the Golden Age Group. In
1978 she was presented
with the Woman of the
Year Award for her


outstanding service to her
church and to others.
Other memberships
include Charter Member
of the Cedars of Lebanon
Club, Charter Member of
the Rose Garden Chapter
No.975 and Eastern Star,
all of Tyler, Texas. Ruby
was well known for her
sewing skills. Her
needlework was
exceptional even in her
golden years. Her
Christian spirit and
generosity inspired her to
offer her crocheted
potholders as a token of
her love. She sent her
beautiful afghans to
friends and relatives but
her love extended equally
to the patients at
Children's Medical
Hospital of Dallas. Ruby
will be sorely missed by
all ofher loving family
and friends.
Besides her husband,
Ruby was preceded in
death by her son in law,
Charles Mousa of
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Karam
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resident of Oakdale. He
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Heart Catholic Church, a
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Sepulcre and a 4th degree
knight in the Knights of
Columbus. He also
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Joe Karam, Jim Karam,
Paul Karam, Willie
Karam, Albert Karam and
Don Karam.
Survivors include his
wife, Marilyn Mansour
Karam of Oakdale; three
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Oberlin, Jeffrey Karam of
Alexandria and Jerome
Karam of Friendswood,
Texas; two daughters,
Nancy Karam Abrusley


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AUSTIN, Tx


Karam
(continued from page 19)
of Oakdale and Jennifer
Karam Garcia of
Seabrook, Texas; two
brothers, George Karam
and Bernard Karam both
of Oakdale; and 15
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were David
Abrusley, Luke Abrusley,
Richard "Tootie" Karam,
Dr. Gerard Karam, Dr.
Tommy Karam, Francis
Karam, Mark Karam and
Hab Karam.

Ladies Club
(continued from page 2)
officiated mass and
memorial ceremony
mentioning in special
remembrance and prayer
for the sixty members
who have passed away.
The idea originated
from club president,
Angele Nabhan. The
planning stage included
current members to
submit the names of the
deceased members. Matil
Lyon and Sandra Collins
sent announcements to
their families. Rima Assi
coordinated the after
mass potluck breakfast
that was donated by club
members and served to
the congregation.
The large turnout of
people was heartwarming


and filled with special
memories of loved ones.
This was truly a special
event to be remembered.

Love of God
(continued from page 3)
them out as a tent to dwell
in: That bringeth the
princes to nothing; he
maketh the judges of the
earth as vanity. Yea, they
shall not be planted; yea,
they shall not be sown:
yea, their stock shall not
take root in the earth: and
he shall also blow upon
them, and they shall
wither, and the whirlwind
shall take them away as
stubble. To whom then
will ye liken me, or shalll
be equal? saith the Holy
One. Lift up your eyes on
high, and behold who
hath created these things,
that bringeth out their host
by number: he calleth
them all by names by the
greatness of his might, for
that he is strong in power;
not one faileth. Why
sayest thou, 0 Jacob, and
speakest, 0 Israel, My
way is hid from the Lord,
and my judgment is
passed over from my
God?
Hast thou not known?
hast thou not heard, that
the everlasting God, the
Lord, the Creator of the
ends of the earth, fainteth
not, neither is weary?


there is no searching of
his understanding. He
giveth power to the faint;
and to them that have no
might he increaseth
strength. Even the youths
shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall
utterly fall: But they that
wait upon the Lord shall
renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings
as eagles; they shall run,
and not be weary; and
they shall walk, and not
faint. (Isaiah 40:21-31)
But thou, Israel, art my
servant, Jacob whom I
have chosen, the seed of
Abraham my friend. Thou
whom I have taken from
the ends of the earth, and
called thee from the chief
men thereof, and said
unto thee, Thou art my
servant; I have chosen
thee, and not cast thee
away.
Fear thou not; for I am
with thee: be not
dismayed; for I am thy
God: I will strengthen
thee; yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my


righteousness. [Behold,
all they that were
incensed against thee
shall be ashamed and
confounded: they shall be
as nothing; and they that
strive with thee shall
perish. Thou shalt seek
them, and shalt not find
them, even them that
contended with thee: they
that war against thee shall
be as nothing, and as a
thing of nought. For I the
Lord thy God will hold
thy right hand, saying
unto thee, Fear not; I will
help thee. Fear not, thou
worm Jacob, and ye men
of Israel; I will help thee,
saith the Lord, and thy
redeemer, the Holy One
of Israel. Behold, I will
make thee a new sharp
threshing instrument
having teeth: thou shalt
thresh the mountains, and
beat them small, and shalt
make the hills as chaff.
Thou shalt fan them, and
the wind shall carry them
away, and the whirlwind
shall scatter them: and
thou shalt rejoice in the
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Mary. The texts indicate
three points clearly: Mary
is favored; she is pure; is
chosen over all women of
the world. In comparing
Marian texts of the
Our'an with Christian
sources we find some
close similarities with the
Protoevangelium of
James and. other
apocryphal writings.
God chose Mary and
prepared her for an
important mission, "to
adore and pay homage"


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chosen to be a messenger
of God and to bear a child
through the Word of God
rather than normal
intercourse.
Like their Christian
counterparts did with the
Bible, .Muslim
commentators
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Muslim stories about
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same apocryphal stories
believed by Christians in
countries where Islam
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Mary's genealogy, for
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commentators all express
profound reverence and.
deep appreciation for.
Mary: Although the
vocation and mission of.
Jesus, and Mary's-
association with him, are
not as clearly stated in
Islam as in the Gospels,
especially- Luke's, these
beliefs are found in the
Our'an or indicated in
commentaries..
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the entire Muslim
tradition consider Mary
the most blessed and
prominent of women.
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to Muhammed as noted in
Musnad by Ibn Hanbal.
1The founder of Islam
placed Mary above even
his daughter Fatimah,
who, he said, would have
been highest among
women were it not for
Mary.
The Qur'an is clear that
Mary was -born without
sin, and that Jesus son. of'
Mary was born of a-


woman who had no
relations with a man,
since the common
reference to a man is as
son of his father, not of his
mother.
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are both missionary faiths
originating among
Semitic peoples. They
.have this in common:
belief in one God, who is
just, merciful,
omnipotent, omniscient,
and who acts in history.
Accepting Jesus as
prophet and Messiah,,
Islam thus elevates his
mother, Mary, to a special
position and role. Since
some Qur'anic statements
about Mary do not exist in
the New Testament,
scholars look for other
Christian sources in
existence at the birth of
Islam. The influence of
canonical Christian
Srcipture on the Qur'an
and Islam is minimal, but
the apocryphal texts seem-
tod' have considerable
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Meekness
~(continued from page 3)
between the two
contending individuals or
parties.
Nevertheless, the
process of reconciliation
must be accomplished
with justice. And, if any
body disobeys the
settlement reached and
agreed upon, on the basis
of justice, then he or she
or the party at fault must
_be checked.
There is clear reference
here that the solidarity of
Islam must be maintained
at all cost. Great danger to

Love of God
(continued from page 20)
Lord, and shalt glory in
the Holy One of Israel.
When the poor and needy
seek water, and there is
none, and their tongue
-faileth for thirst, I the
Lord will hear them, I the
God of Israel will not
forsake them. I will open


Qur'an
(continued from page 22)
influence, especially the
Protoevangelium.
Even though
Christianity and Islam
grew from the same Near
Eastern monotheistic
tradition, and even though
from its inception Islam


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parties. The most
effective remedy to
compose these quarrels is
to settle the disputes by
Muslims themselves or
refer it to the United
Nations, to resolve the
conflict It is, however
desirable that the Muslims
should resolve their
conflicts or disputes
themselves rather than
referring it to any other


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Alabama News
(continued from page 4)
Happy 94th Birthday
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God bless you on your
special day now and
forever.
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Patton
(Kathy Habeeb Patton)
welcome their baby girl
Sophia Elizabeth Patton.
Sophia arrived February
6th weighing in at 71bs.
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Mary Elizabeth Petro,
daughter of Gene and Liz
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Florida News
(continued from page 4)
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Georgia News
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prepped at Marist here in
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Western Civilization
(continued from page 17)
debate and defended the
use of icons in Christian
rites. His teachings on the
subject form an integral
part of official Church
dogma. Considered the last
of the Fathers of the
Church, St. John stands as
an ornament of the Church
under the caliphate.

6- Translating the
Greek Classics
Sixth, after Europe had
sunk into the Dark Ages, it
was the people of Syria
and Lebanon who kept the
science and philosophy of
Ancient Greece alive,
translated the Greek
classics into Syriac and
then into Arabic, improved
and expanded upon the
learning of the Greeks, and
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Lebanese scholars were
systematically translating
the Greek classics into
Syriac. These early
translations were vital to
the preservation of these
ancient works because of
events that occurred and
that would follow. In
646AD, during the Arab
siege of Alexandria, its
library of 400,000 Greek
and Roman manuscripts
was destroyed by fire. Now
that many of the original
Greek works had
disappeared, their Syriac
translations alone survived.


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By 750AD, the capital
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shifted from Damacus to
the newly built city on the
Tigris River, "Baghdad".
Even so, the Syrian and
Lebanese scholars
continued to play a
dominant role in the
caliphate. Under the
Abbasid caliphate, the
systematic translation of
the Greek classics from
Syriac into Arabic was
begun. Thiyufil Ibn Tuma,
a Maronite, translated
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Arabic. Thabit Ibn Qurrah,
a Sabian, translated Greek
mathematical and
astronomical works,


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and Hyppocrates, which
were still available in the
original Greek, were
translated into Syriac by
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Hunayn Ibn Ishac (809-
873), and his son and
nephew then rendered
these translations, into
Arabic. The reason for this
was that the older Syrian
scholars like Hunayn who
were fluent in Greek were
not yet expert in Arabic,
whereas the younger
generation, which was
schooled in Arabic, was no
longer proficient in Greek.
The Arabs greatly
expanded on this basic
knowledge, especially in
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FBI
(continued from page 17)
For example, who will be
responsible for the quality
of the information put in
the database to make sure,
it's correct? Will we
accept files from foreign
sources based, on their
"allegations" of individual
criminals? When the
Attorney General refers to
criminals caught by the
system, are these crimes in
any way related to
counter-terrorism?
What impact does this
have on the targeted
communities?
It will be perceived


Arabic Diva
(continued from page 16)
concert halls throughout
the Middle East and
donating the proceeds to
help Egypt rebuild from its
war losses. Her charity
work and patriotism earned
her the red diplomatic
passport on display in the
museum, and she became
Egypt's honorary
ambassador to the world.
Other accolades came in
the form of trophies and
awards, including the Nile
Medal presented to her by


negatively among Arab
and Muslim communities
in the U.S., creating a
climate of fear and
intimidation. Arab and
Muslim visitors to the
United States are usually
part of larger family or
social groups based in
communities throughout
this country. These
people and networks are
now on notice that they
are being singled out, once
again, for procedures that
are not applied to others.
This will cause more
tension in relations
between local
communities and local


King Farouk in 1946 and
the Lebanese Cedars Medal
that she received in 1959.
In all, 18 rows of awards
from Arab governments are
mounted behind glass.
"All these precious
things belonged to her
relatives and were offered
to the museum as gifts,"
explains Antar.
Framed letters from
dignitaries and song lyrics
by poet Ahmed Shawki and
Bairam el-Tounsi are
presented in temperature
and humidity controlled


officials tasked with yet
another ill-informed
initiative.
Fingerprinting visitors
to the United States is not
a deterrent to terrorists but
an obstacle to tourists,
visitors, businesses, and
others who will now turn
away from contact with
this country.
It sends a message to
visitors targeted from
Arab and Muslim
countries that they are not
welcome in the U.S., and
going through a rigorous
clearance process to get an
entry visa does not protect
them from further


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reveals the managerial
shrewdness of the singer,
even in her early days. The
contract, through which
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Radio Cairo, gave the 30-
year-old singer all rights to
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Western Civilization
(continued from page 24)
the fields of science and
medicine. Huayn Ibn
Ishak, the translator was
also the Caliph's personal
physician; He wrote a
textbook of medicine in the
form of questions and
answers known by its Latin
title of "Questiones
Medicinae." He was also
instrumental in founding
the first Hospital in
Baghdad and starting a
Medical School there.
By the 10th Century AD,
Arabic became to the East
what Latin & Greek had
been in the west-the
language of literature and
the Arts and Sciences-the
common tongue of the
educated.
In the 12th Century AD,
after struggling for more
than 300 years in the Dark


Ages, Europe awoke, and
sought to renew its prior
glory, to renew the classic
learning before the fall of
the Roman Empire. The
only source that existed of
the ancient classics was the
Arabic translations.
Consequently, long after
the Greek originals were
lost or destroyed, the
Greek classics were
reintroduced into Europe
during the Renaissance
through these Arabic
translations, enhanced and
augmented by the Arabs
own original contributions.
The Arabs are rightly
credited for having
preserved the knowledge
of ancient Greece, and for
transmitting these classics
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Not only then were the
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answer to that riddle.
But what happened next
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the entire Levant was
repeatedly
devastated by the
Mongols and all its major
cities destroyed. Then, the
Middle East, Syria
and Lebanon included,
entered its Dark Age under
the repressive and
benighted rule of
the Ottoman Empire,
which was destined to last
from the 14th through the
20th century and from
which it is only now
beginning to emerge.
It is only now that Syria
and Lebanon are beginning
to emerge from their Dark
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Western Civilization
(continued from page 26)
Age. And you, Ladies and
Gentlemen, whether you
know it or not, are
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In the short time that our
people have been in this
country, we have excelled
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Diva
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record her music. The RCA
microphone on which the
diva recorded most of her
songs occupies one comer.
Nearby, a Uher 4000
Report, possibly the same
recorder used to capture the
celebrated 1964 hit "Inta
Umri" (You're my Life), is
stuck on pause as if a
testament to the star's


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(continued from page 23)
Council of the National
Conference of Bar
Presidents (1998- 2000).
Further, as State Bar
Association President,
Judge Zainey established a
special committee devoted
to providing legal services
for the disabled. These two
committees are reportedly
the first of their kind
sponsored by any state bar
association in the nation.
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enduring spirit.
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museum is an antique.
Multimedia installations-
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where video footage is
projected on a huge screen
with a wave-like surface-
aim to convey the cultural
importance of the greatest
Arab singer of all time.
Touch-screen stations in
the museum's library allow
visitors to browse digital


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He currently serves on the
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Abraham Zainey, Judge


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Antar. "Her surviving
friends and family are
happy with what we have
made for her."
But music critic and
opera singer Ratiba el-
Hefni wonders if Umm
Kulthoum really needs a
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