The Syrian Lebanese star ( November 1, 2002 )

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As co-hosts for the
2003 Mid-Winter
Conference, the Cedars


On May 9, 15 of
Chicago's best restaurants
treated more that 560
guests to an evening of
fine dining and fund-


Club and the Heritage
Club of Baton Rouge
invite you to experience a
Mid-Winter Masquerade
in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, February 14-
16, 2003!
February 2003 will be
an exciting time in
Louisiana! The
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St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital is
getting a little facelift.
In August, St. Jude
announced it was-
modifying its existing
logo, giving it a cleaner,
fresher look.
The basic design of the
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Alicl 1Un1 nTh ai. ..nd]r
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raising for St. Jude
Children's Research
Hospital.
It was the eighth
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Mid-Winter Masquerade


Syria: Homes
Collapse
When Caves
Give Way
DAMASCUS
Mountain homes in
northern Syria collapsed
before dawn yesterday
when caves beneath them
gave way, killing 25
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Arab
Americans'
Strong
Showing in
2002
In tihe 2002 election
cycle- Arab American
candidates are running
for local, state, and
federal offices around the
country and from all over
the political spectrum.
The numbers and quality
.of the candidates show
how, more than ever
before, Arab Americans
are taking their place in
the fray of American
politics. Two Arab
Americans are running
(continued on page 33)

President
Bush Asked to
Repudiate
Anti-Islamic
Hate
WASHINGTON, DC
10/10/02 A coalition of
American Muslim civil
rights and advocacy
groups* said today that
-only a clear statement
from President Bush can
stem the "rising tide" of
anti-Islamic rhetoric in

(continued on page 9)


Mrs. Mary Jo
Mansour, Alexandria, La.
was elected President of
the Southern Federation
in Jacksonville. Mrs.
Mansour became the 7th
female to lead the
Federation in its 71 year


of existence. Mrs.
Mansour, a member of
the Syra-Meric Club of
Alexandria, La. has
devoted a great deal of
time and effort for the
Federation for many
(continued on page 7)


Saudi Arabia:
Country's
Security Chief
Resigns
RUYADH Saudi
Arabia's top security
chief has resigned, days
after a car bomb killed a
German man in the Saudi
capital.
(continued on page 7)

Pat Robertson
to Receive
$500,000
White House
Initiative
Grant
Evangelical called
Prophet
Muhammad a
"killer," Muslims
urged to contact
HHS
WASHINGTON, DC,
10/3/02 CAIR today
said televangelist Pat
Robertson is unworthy to
receive one of the first
" fai t h b as eds e d
(continued on page 8)

New FBI
Guidelines
May Lead to
Abuses Say
Muslims
(Washington, DC,
5/30/02) A national
Islamic advocacy group
said today that new
Justice Department
guidelines giving FBI
agents wide latitude in
monitoring the Internet,
libraries and religious
(continued on page 10)


Hariri is Right


Politics in America is
like a game, a deadly
serious game with very
real consequences.
There are rules to the
game and there are things.
you must do to play. The
stakes are high and the
rewards are great. If you
win, you have the ability
to shape policy and
priorities-you can bend
them to meet your needs.
Those who don't
understand the realities of
U.S. politics, falsely
assume that policy and
politics are unrelated.
They see policy purely as
a function of interests.
In fact, policy is shaped
by both interests and
politics. Our elections
are about power-the
power to define the policy
agenda. And the reason
why special interest


groups- spend so. much
money and do so much
work is precisely because
they want to influence the
policies and priorities of
those whom their money
and work helped to elect.
With regard to the
Middle East, for more
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...And a Good Time Was Had
By All
Those of us who had in Jacksonville, Florida,
the good fortune to attend brought home wonderful
the 71st Annual and lasting memories.
Convention of the Dr. Paul Ossi, Tom
Southern Federation, held (continued on page 9)


Mary Jo Mansour
Elected President


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[ Page 2 THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE STAR November 2002 1,


Jacksonville
News
50th Anniversary


Lorraine and Thomas
Saif Corey Jr. celebrated
their 50th wedding
anniversary with a
renewal of vows and
blessing at St. Johifs
Episcopal Cathedral and
a family dinner at "the
home of their son. They
also will celebrate with a
trip to Las Vegas. They
were married Oct. 12,
1952, in St. John's
(continued on page 11)


Texas
News
Deaths
Helen Khoury
Ashmore


Dallas, Texas Helen
Khoury Ashmore died
peacefully in Dallas,
Texas on Sunday, April 7,
2002. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Robert B. Ashmore, who
died in 1985. Helen
Khoury Ashmore was
born in Waco, Texas on
May 3, 1914 to John and
Charlotte Khoury. One of

(continued on page 11)


Oklahoma
News
Dr. William M.
Hamra


Dr. William M. Hamra
went to be with his Lord
and Savior on May 26,
2002. He was born the
youngest of eight
children in Henryetta,
Oklahoma on February
19, 1921. William
graduated from Henryetta
High School where he
was on the football team.
He worked at his father's
clothing store until the
outbreak of World War II,
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family endowed the
Alex and Alice Aboussie
(continued on page 12)


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coming of the Lord and
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was enjoying floating on
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It also showed us that if
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thankfulness by
rewarding us with three
big eggs just because we
saved its short life, how
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thankful to God, the giver
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SGod made us His own
(continued on page 12)


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11 Page 4 THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE STAR November 2002 -1


AAI Urges Congress to Oppose
the Syrian Accountability Act


WASHINGTON, D.C.-
The Arab American
Institute (AAI) urged
House leaders, including
Speaker Dennis Hastert
and Minority Leader
Richard Gephardt, to
prevent H.R. 4483, the
Syrian Accountability
Act, from coming to the
House floor for a vote.


Introduced on April 18 in
both the US Senate and
House of Representatives,
the bill would enact
economic and diplomatic
sanctions against Syria.
Dr. James Zogby,
President of the Arab
American Institute (AAI)
noted, "Passage of H.R.
(continued on page 13)


Arab Banks Targets of Bias?


A full year after the
terrorist attacks on New
Yorles World Trade
Centre, Arab institutions
and individuals
operating in the US are
still targets of bias. Arab
banks and financial
institutions operating in
US money centres,
which manage vast
petro-dollar investments
made in American
equities, government
-paper and real estate,
have found themselves
facing contradictory
pressures from
Washington, their
Middle East-based
clients and home


governments, and
American public
opinion.
These institutions
range from banking
giants like Gulf
International Bank and
Arab Banking
Corporation, to. small
investment management
consultancies which
exist solely to oversee
investments of
individual wealthy Arab
families. Their numbers
may be small fewer
than 100 institutions and
400 individuals but it is
estimated that they have
served as conduits and
(continued on page 13)


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New
Federation
Board
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For the first time in
many years the slate of
members presented the
Nominating Committee
was elected without
opposition or
nominations from the
floor. Elected to serve for
three years were Dan
Bushrui, Winter Park,
FL; Dr. Donald Hanna,
,Corpus Christi, TX; Miss
Marie Mitchell,
Charlotte, NC; Kam
Nassar, Mariette, GA;
and Joe Rice, Jr., MS.
Miss Sharon Benson,
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(continued on page 13)

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Dear Federation
Members and Friends:
We had a fabulous
convention in
Jacksonville,. and I can't
thank the Jacksonville
club enough for their
hospitality. It- is
imperative for us to work
together to encourage this
large of an attendance in
the future.
Congratulations to all
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(continued on page 13)


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Dr. James Moises of
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(continued on page 14)


President
Mansour
Announces
Committee
Chairmen For
2002-2003
President Mary Jo
Mansour announces The
Chairman of all
Federation Committees
Archives: Richard
Karam, San Antonio TX
Awards: Yvonne
Mezrano, Birmingham
AL Benefactor Program-
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Budget.. Bulletin..Rose
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Page 6 November 2002


Tenor Jose Carreras visits
Cancer Clinic in Lebanon


THE SYRIAN-LEBANESE STAR

NORTH FLORIDA


Turkmenbash the Great


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cooking gas, while a
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(continued on page 16)


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August to visit with
children battling cancer at
the Children's -Cancer
Center of Lebanon
(CCCL), in Beirut.
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(continued on page 14)


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political activists, who
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Sweden, and to a lesser
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developed into a mass
exodus with tens of
thousands of Kurds now
emigrating every year.


Mansour
(continued from page 1)
years. She is one that has
paid her dues by working
up the ladder and serving
the Federation well. She
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including serving a three
year term as a Scholarship
Director and a three year
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Baghdad.
In the de facto
autonomous Kurdish
region that stretches from
the Syrian border to the

(continued on page 25)


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attended by a record
crowd of both State Vice
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(continued on page 15)


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Saudi security officials
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the bombing. Khosaifan
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the rank of minister.
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Logo
(continued from page 1)
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(continued on page 15)


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FLORIDA'S GOLD COAST


Good Time
(continued from page 1)
Cratem, their committee
and the members of the
Salaam Club of
Jacksonville are to be
congratulated on a job
well done. No detail was
left undone for the
convenience of those
attending. Their
efficiency was exceeded
only by their hospitality.
The Adam's Mark
Hotel was a perfect choice
for our meeting. Guest
rooms were attractive and
scenic; meeting rooms
were abundant and
conveniently located;
ballrooms were huge and
comfortable.
A large bar/lounge was


Stars
(continued from page 1)
annual Four Stars of
Chicago Restaurant
Extravaganza in the
Hilton Chicago Hotel, and
the restaurants mid guests
helped to raise $547,500
for St. Jude.
St. Jude Board member
Talat Othman credited the
success of the event to a
supportive group of
Chicago-based Board
members, ALSAC staff
and the loyal supporters
who attend each year.
Othman conceived the
event after attending the


located on an elevated
platform in the main
lobby. What better place
to congregate and keep an
eye open for the arrival of
friends and family?
Adjacent to the bar was a
large, open coffee shop,
which also offered an
opportunity to see and be
seen.
Special recognition
and gratitude must be
given to the ladies who
tended to the hospitality
room. The pastries, which
were all home made, were
delicious, They were
graciously served and all
who entered the room
were warmly greeted.
The program contained
(continued on page 15


Wall Street Taste of New
York event about 10 years
ago. He wanted to bring
that type of gala to the
Windy City to help raise
funds for St. Jude and to
spread the word about the
hospital's mission.
Inaugurated in 1995,
Four Stars of Chicago has
blossomed into one of St.
Jude's stellar events. That
first year raised more than
$49,000 and the event
Continues to grow. Four
Stars has raised more than
$1.8 million for St. Jude
to date.
-(continued on page 17)


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Bush
(continued from page 1)
this country. Leaders of
the groups say the
ongoing demonization of
Islam and Muslims by
right-wing commentators
and evangelical leaders is
being encouraged by the
president's silence on the
issue of Islamophobia.
Earlier this week, the
ad hoc coalition sent a
letter to President Bush
citing recent anti-Islamic
remarks by Jerry Falwell,
Pat Robertson and-
Franklin Graham, who all
attacked Islam as
intrinsically evil or
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character of the Prophet
Muhammad. The
coalition's letter read in
part:
"These are not the
dispassionate views of


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by persons with a clearly
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Islam and Muslims. They
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annihilation and they are
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among millions of their
followers.
These individuals are
only helping our enemies
by attacking the tolerant,
multifaceted mosaic of
our society. Through their
statements they damage
our most important
strength as a nation our
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(continued from page 1)
institutions could lead to
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the FBI to open a window
on extremist activity in
mosques."


Collapse
(continued from page 1)
people and injuring 21,
officials said.
It wasn't clear whether
anyone remairied trapped
in al-Sawdah Hill in a
neighborhood of Aleppo,


In a statement reacting
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released today, Council
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Relations (CAIR)
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FBI. But America must
not respond to past
intelligence failures by
(continued on page 17)


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(continued on page 18)


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Coreys
(continued from page 2)
Episcopal Cathedral. She
is the former Lorraine
Lewis.
Their children are
Susan Corey, Angela


Houston, TX Altus
Loree Shawean, age 91,
passed away in her sleep
on June 29, 2002. She
was born October 12,
1910 in Huckaby, Texas.
Altus and her husband,
John, formerly resided in
Ft. Worth, TX, but moved
To Houston 30 years ago
to live near Her children.
She was a member of St.
George Orthodox Church.
She was a loving and
caring mother and
Grandmother; she loved
dod and Everyone- and
always looked on the
bright side of life. She
was the best of all things
in life, and will receive
her Blessings in heaven.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
John, and son, Johnnie
Shawhean. She is
survived by her loving
family, Daughters Mary
Adelene Abercia and
husband Ralph; Shirley
Wells and husband,
Clinton; four
grandchildren, Sharon
Wilner and husband, Jeff;
Sandra Bucaram and
husband, Arturo; Mary
Kaduyn Adel; Ralph
Ferris Abercia and wife,
Joy, seven great
grandchildren and two
sisters. A TriSagion
service was held on July
1, 2002 in the Chapel of
the SettegastKopf Co.
Funeral services were
held on July 2, 2002 with
Rev. Fr. John Salem and
the Very Rev. Joseph
Shahda officiating.
Interment followed in
Memorial Oaks


Corey, Thomas S. Corey
III, Catherine Corey
andMarlo Hunt, all of
Jacksonville
The Coreys have three
grandchildren.


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Ashmore
(continued from page 2)
eight children, Helen
grew up in Waco and
married in 1935. Helen is
the much beloved mother
of Robert, Jr., Charles,
Gerald, and Helen
Yvonne Cline. She is the
dearly beloved
grandmother of nine and
the great grandmother of
four. A longtime member
of St. Matthew's
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Dallas, Helen served on
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Guild, and was altar guild
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Helen was also a member
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Hamra
(continued from page 2)
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AIDS Vaccine
Laboratory at St. Jude,
in 1999.
His daughter Joyce
Aboussie was elected to
the same Board in 1983
and is currently the
Second Vice Chair for
the ALSAC Board of
Directors.
Aboussie was active
in real estate and
president of Alex
Aboussie and Son
Insurance Agency.
The Alice and Alex
Aboussie Senior Citizen
Center in St. Louis was
dedicated to him and his
late wife in 2001.
Aboussie helped develop
the center, as well as the
neighboring Bevo Place
and Bavarian Tower.
In addition to his
service to St. Jude,
Aboussie also served on


Advent
(continued from page 3)
the anniversary of his
birth, replaced the advent
and birth of the
unvanquished sun of the
winter solstice. This use
of the word "advent"
gained prominence during
the reign of the Emperor
Constantine (306-337).


the St. Louis Board of
Education from 1957 to
1963. He was a member
of St. Louis' former
C o m m u n i t y
Development
Commission and was
appointed to the Land
Clearance for
Redevelopment
Authority. Ue was active
in St. Joan of Arc Parish.
Aboussie entered the
Coast Guard during
World War II. He was
married to the former
Alice Massud for 60
years. She died in 2000.
Among the survivors
are three daughters,
Joyce Aboussie, Carol
Rossfeld and Kathy
Miceli, and four
grandchildren.
Memorials may be
made to St. Jude
Children's Research
Hospital, 501 St. Jude
Place, Memphis, Tenn.
38105.


To grant tolerance to all
religions and to allow the
open practice of
Christianity, he issued the
Edict of Milan in 313. As
Christian feasts were
adopted and celebrated,
pagan festivals were soon
replaced and forgotten.
The ancient idea of
(continued on page 18)


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Duck
(continued from page 3)
children to enjoy His
presence in Heaven
forever and ever. We find
God's presence in the
person of His dear Son,
the Lord Jesus. Jesus is
the anointed one who left
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are not Worthy of such
love. Still, He is
providing good things for
us on earth- and directing
His children daily.
We praise Him for
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children to rejoice in
Heaven for eternity. This
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His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish


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the cross for us, as the
prophet Isaiah wrote
under the inspiration of
the Holy Spirit. Isaiah
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and rejected of men; a
man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief and
we hid as it were out faces
from him; he was
despised, and we
esteemed him not. Surely
he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him
stricken, smitten of God,
and afflicted. But he was
wounded for our
transgressions he was
bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our
peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are
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(continued on page 19)


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GEORGIA


Ramazan
'(continued from page 3)
during the month of
Ramazan. Hazrat Ahmad.
reiterates that Ramazan is
'month of prayers and
Allah's Bl-essings'
:(Roohani Khazain,Vol 2,
PP 203,205.). Ramazan is
therefore a sacred month
'for the Muslims which
aims at cultivation of
spiritual life.
It is obligatory for all
Muslims, males and
females, to keep Fast
during the month of


Bias
(continued from page 4)
portfolio managers for as
much as $500 billion in
Arab funds.
Operating as discreet
players in American
markets, these
institutions have been
put on the spot since the
September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks, by
,allegations of money
laundering, threats of
.government investi-
gations, and a sharp rise
in anti-Arab public
sentiment.
While the Bush
Administration has
decried biased attacks on
individuals, it has also
pressed for radically
tougher laws giving it
broad powers to monitor


Kamazan. nus, a Muslim
stays away from eating
drinking, smoking,
intimate relationships
from dawn to sunset.
Ther are, however, a
few exceptions: Children,
who have not reached the
age of puberty; sick;
elderly; travellers;
women in feminine
disposion-pregnant,
suckling the baby; the
periods. They,
nonetheless, have to Fast
in other days of the year
(continued on page 19)


transactions and intern
profiled terrorist
suspects. In addition to
the sharp rise in anti-
Arab opinion in the US,
new anti-money
laundering statutes,"
especially the "2001
Patriot Act" have sent a
chill through the tight-
knit community of Arab
financial institutions
operating in US money
centres.
Speaking to a special
meeting of the Arab
Bankers Association of
North America, George
R. Salem, a partner in
the influential law firm
Akin Gump, reminded
his audience that
"everything changed
dramatically since
(continued on page 20)


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AAI
(continued from page 4)
4483 would seriously
injure U.S.- Syrian
diplomatic relations
making it more difficult to
fight the war on terrorism.
At a time when the
Administration is
working to strengthen our
relationships in the
region, this legislation
sends the wrong
message."
If passed, the bill
would require the U.S.
president to:
Prohibit assistance to
U.S. businesses seeking
to do business in Syria:
Impose two or more of
the following sanctions:


(a) Prohibit the export
of U.S. products other
than food and medicine to
Syria;
(b) Prohibit U.S.
,businesses from investing
or operating in Syria;
(c) Restrict travel of
Syrian diplomats to
within 25 miles of
Washington, DC or the
UN headquarters;
(d) Reduce U.S.
diplomatic contacts with
Syria;
(e) Block transactions
in any property in which
the Government of Syria
has any interest.
AAI also sent the letter
to House Majority Leader
(continued on page 20)


Elected General Assembly and
(continued from page 4) elected Tom Cratem,
President, automatically Jacksonville, FL as
became a member of the Chairman of the Board
board. The Board met and Kam Nassar as Vice
immediately after the Chairman.


President Thanks again.
(continued from page 4) I was very proud of the
who contributed to the Scholarship committee.
9/11/02 orphans' Fund. Dr. Albert Johary, thanks
Norma, you did a great a million. Your committee
job as Charity Director. was wonderful. .
You make us look good. (continued on page 21)


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GEORGIA


Moises
(continued from page 5)
the Southern Federation
in Jacksonville. Dr.
Moises was nominated by
the Advisory Council and
had no opposition. He
gained recognition by
organizing a club,
Lebanese American
Society of New Orleans
and in record time had an
exceptional number of
young people to join. Dr.
Moises has served as its
President for the past four
years. He was State Vice
President for Louisiana
for one year. He was then
elected to the Executive
Board where he
completed a 3 year term.
He has served 2 years as a
delegate to the National
Federation from the
Southern Federation and
was on the Ways and
Means Committee of The
National Federation to
raise funds. He is also a

Masquerade
(continued from page 6)
riverboat gaming, and
abundant antique shops.
The Mid-Winter
Conference will be held
in the midst of Mardi Gras
season, which is festively
celebrated in the capitol
city! You'll be able to


member of the Guardian
Angel Fund Committee.
Dr. Moises attended
Louisiana State
University for College,
Medical School and
residency. He holds a
faculty position as
Assistant Clinical
Professor in Emergency
Medicine at LSU School
of Medicine in New
Orleans and Tulane
Medical School. He is
also in private Practice at
the VA Hospital in Biloxi,
MS.
He is a member of more
than a dozen professional
organizations and
societies. Dr. Moises is
asking for everyone to
support the Federation to
make it grow. He plans to
focus on membership,
cultural education and
funding. Working with the
State Vice President, he
hopes to gain more clubs
and a stronger tie with the
affiliated clubs.

enjoy everything from
King Cake to Mardi Gras
beads galore! You are
invited to join in for a fun-
filled weekend! Several
exciting events have been
planned that are sure to
provide wonderful
memories.
(continued on page 21)


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Chairmen
(continued from page 5)
Chehardy, New Orleans,
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Penny Corbin, Bellaire,
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Parliamentarian:
Alfred J. Katool, Sr.,
Jackson, MS


Carreras
(continued from page 6)
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patients, sign autographs
and offer words of
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children.
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GEORGIA


Mansour
(continued from page 7)
of affiliated clubs. As a
member of the Executive
Team this year, she helped
steer the Federation


Robertson
(continued from page 8)
out Islam ... I mean, this
man [Muhammad] was a
killer. And to think that
this is a peaceful religion
is fraudulent."
Robertson also called
Islam "a monumental

Good Time
(continued from page 9)
activities for every age
and taste. Conventioneers
enjoyed the pool, a 4h of
July picnic followed by a
dazzling fireworks
display, a casino cruise,


through a very difficult
yet a very successful year.
Mary Jo is the wife of
Judge Alfred A Mansour
and the mother of Dr.
Alfred Mansour, Dr.


scam" and claimed the
Quran, Islam's revealed
text, "is strictly a theft of
Jewish theology."
Robertson has in the
past repeatedly defamed
Islam and Muslims on
this Christian
Broadcasting Network
"700 Club" program. He

outings to Jacksonville
Beach and to this
country's oldest city, St.
Augustine, Florida and
city tour.
The Foundation brunch
afforded us an
opportunity to listen to the


Richard Mansour and
Sharon Mansour Meek,
RN. She is a graduate of
LSU at Alexandria
Nursing School; Real
Estate School, Graduate


called Islam the "religion
of the slaves" and said
Americans who
converted to Islam
exhibited "insanity."
"Anyone who exhibits
such bigoted, hate-filled
views is unworthy to
receive taxpayer dollars.
Mr. Robertson should be

outstanding
accomplishments of those
young people who were to
be awarded our
scholarships. So
outstanding were these
young people, 'that it took
the better part of a day for


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repudiated, not rewarded,
for his. Islamophobic hate
speech. The White House
initiative must not
finance those who would
defame Islam and divide
our nation," said CAIR
Executive Director Nihad
Awad. Awad added that it
(continued on page 34)

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GEORGIA
-- .L ... 2 --T- -" .


Bush
(continued from page 9)
of the United States on the
issue of anti-Islarnic
rhetoric to pull us back
from the brink.
Without such a
statement, the purveyors
of hate in our society will
continue to view your
silence as tacit support for
their bigoted views. If this
issue is left unchallenged,
that perception will serve
to divide America at a
time of national crisis,


harm our nations image
and interests worldwide,
hinder the international
effort to combat
terrorism, and further
traumatize American
Muslim families who face
a daily barrage of attacks
on their faith.
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such individuals that their
(continued on page 22)


Turkmenbash
(continued from page 6)
decision is controlled by
Saparmurad Niyazov, the
last of the. great
Communist party
leaders, and now
president-for-life of the
independent Asian
Republic of


Turkmenistan.
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Turkmenbashi-the-Great,
as Niyazov prefers to be
called, rules over, is
peaceful and progressive
in a garish, waste-of-
money kind of way. It is
also a nation of five
million people with a
(continued on page 22)


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Guidelines
(continued from page 10)
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"It is one thing to allow
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engaged in lawful
activities. We cannot win
the war on terrorism by
turning the clock back to


the days when the FBI
infiltrated groups and
harassed individuals
engaged in
Constitutionally-
protected political
dissent."
Erb added that CAIR
has organized public
meetings between FBI
officials and Muslim
communities across the
country since the
September I I attacks and
would facilitate firture
direct commurucation
with mosque officuds. He
said CAIR works
regularly with the Justice
Department on individual
bias-related incidents
andon broader issues of
anti Muslim
discrimination.
CAIR thanked Rep.
John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI),
Ranking Member of the
House Judiciary
Committee, who
commented on the new

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Americans first began to
play in U.S. politics as an
organized team. The
political parties did not
want to recognize us.
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our contributions; some
sought to silence, isolate
and exclude us.
At an especially dark
moment in the early part
of this struggle Jesse
Jackson said to me "Don't
ever quit, that's what they
want you to do. The
biggest threat you pose is
not the threat to walk
away, it's the threat to stay
and fight."
We did stay and fight,
winning friends and little
victories along the way.
During the past two
decades we've defined our
community, empowered it
and seen it become
recognized and respected


Hamra
(continued from page 11)
Later, he went to dental
school at the Kansas City,
Missouri Western Dental
College, and was Chief of
Dental Services at the
Kansas State Mental
Hospital in Winfield,
Ks.until 1961. He
practiced general
dentistry in Wichita, Ks.
until 1973, and in Baton
Rouge, La. until he retired
in 1996. He was a
founding member of the
Southeast Kiwanis Club
in Baton Rouge, where he
was given the George
Hixon Fellowship award
and helped start many
fundraisers.


in the U.S. political
process. And we've done
it on our own terms.
We're playing now.
We still lose some, but
we've also shown that we
can win. The challenges
we face are enormous and
growing, especially after
September 11, 2001. But
Arab Americans can point
with pride to what we've
been able to accomplish
and, because the process
is now more open and
inclusive, we can see how
it is possible to win even
more significant victories
in the future.
Politics is also like a
business. The
competition is severe.
But if you continue to
invest time, capital and
intelligence, you can
compete in the
marketplace and reap
long-term profits. There
is no instant success.
(continued on page 23)


He is survived by his
wife, Victoria Hamra of
Tulsa, Ok., his two sons,
Dr. Paul Hamra of Paris,
Texas and Dr. Mark
Hamra of Tulsa, his sister,
Nellie Hamra of
Henryette, as well as his
grandchildren, Justin,
Marissa and Macey
Hamra, and numerous
nieces and nephews. He
was preceded in death by
his parents, Mahanna and
Sada Hamra, his brothers,
Nick, Henry and John
Hamra, and his sisters,
Adele, Blanche and Eli
He will be remembered as
an outstanding dentist, an
asset to community, a
wonderful husband, and a
caring father.


Advent
(continued from page 12)
advent underlies the
prayers of advent that call
forth the coming of the
Lord, often with the same
image of the temple.
Generally Advent
signals a time to prepare
for Christmas, the
celebration of the first
coming of the Lord. But
the prayer texts and
Scripture readings of the
Sunday Masses and the
Liturgy of the Hours give
ample attention to the
second coming of the
Lord to which we look
forward.
In reality the three
distinct accents of the
liturgy of the Advent


season are defined by the
three comings of the
Lord: yesterday, at
Bethlehem, when the Son
of God was born of the
Virgini Mary; today, in
our world, where he is
always incarnate in the
Church, in the
sacraments, and in the
faithful baptized into
grace; tomorrow, when he
returns in glory.
This, then, is the rich
meaning of Advent. From
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desirable,- it is- truly
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Duck
(continued from page 12)
oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he opened
not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep
before her shearers is
dumb, so he openeth not
his mouth.". Though He
had no violence, nor any
deceit in His mouth, He
paid, on" the cross, for all
our sins.
Christians will suffer
for Him and must follow
Him daily. But
unbelievers will suffer
eternal punishment if they
continue to reject God's
love, God's gift. On the
cross Jesus forgave all His
enemies for they knew not
what they were doing.
Now He is seated at the


Ramazan
(continued from page 13)
to complete the number of
the -days missed. Aged
and those unable to Fast
due to medical, reasons,
should feed the poor
every day of the missed
day of the Fast.
During the sacred
month of Fasting a
Muslim abstains from all
kinds of vices; frequently
observes charity; and
looking after the needy. In
fact Ramazan is training
for Muslims to love piety
and shun evil through
their life.
The Holy Quran was
revealed in piece-meal,
during the month of
Ramazan. So a Muslim
goes through the
recitation of the whole of
the Holy Quran
individually and in
congregation.
There is a 'Blessed
Night' LailatulQadr,
which should be sought
during the odd nights of
last ten nights of the
Ramazan. Angels descend
from Heaven and there is
peace and tranquility till
dawn. All prayers are


right hand of the Majesty
in Heaven and He
promised to come back to
take us to be with Him
forever.
In these days, God is
asking us to turn to Him
and believe in His Son,
that everyone may be
saved from wrath to
come. Rev. 19:11-16,
"And I saw heaven
opened, and behold a
white horse; and be that
sat upon him was called
Faithful and True, and in
righteousness he doth
judge and make war. His
eyes were as a flame of
fire, and on his head were
many crowns; and he had
a name written, that no
man knew, but he himself.
And he was clothed with a
vesture dipped in blood:


accepted and sins
forgiven and an individual
is transformed into a
devout Muslim.
The purpose of
Ramazan is to assimilate
the Attributes of Almighty
Allah. Simply staying
hungry or thirsty is of no
use. (Bukhari)
The Holy Prophet of
Islam is reported to have
said that:
"Ramazan is blissful
month. In it gates of
Heaven are opened; devil
and accursed are chained.
In it there is a Night,
'LailatulQadr' (Ch.97)
which is better than
thousand months.
(Ahmad.)
During the month of
Ramazan the Muslim,
male and female,
undergoes rigorous
religious discipline and
on its successful
completion is spiritually
born again.






)


and his name is called The
Word of God. And the
armies which were in
heaven followed him
upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen,
white and clean. And out
of his mouth goeth a sharp
sword, that with it he
should smite the nations:
and he shall rule them
with a rod of iron: and he
treadeth the winepress of
the fierceness and wrath
of Ah-nighty God. and he
hath on his vesture and on
his thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND
LORD OF LORDS." We
read in Isaiah 17:1 about
the destruction of
Damascus and in chapter
19:14 about the
destruction of Egypt by
the nuclear weapon. Are


you ready to meet God? If
you want to go to Heaven
and escape this time of
great tribulation, pray this
prayer from all your heart.
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your Son, Jesus who paid
for all my sins on the
cross. Forgive me, 0 Lord.
Enter my heart, Lord
Jesus. By your Holy Spirit
change my life. Help me
to read the New
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NORTH CAROLINA


Bias
(continued from page 13)
September 11th, in terms
of the level of scrutiny."
Arab financial
institutions and their
high net-worth clients
have been particular
targets, causing more
than one banker to
suggest that the US may
not be as secure a haven
for Arab capital as once
was the case.
Immediately
following September
11th, the Bush
administration stepped
up efforts to prevent hate
crimes. Bush met with
Arab-American and


AAI
(continued from page 13)
Richard Armey (R-TX)
and Congressmen Nick
Rahall (D-WV) and
Darrell Issa (CA-R).
The text of the letter is
as follows:
I am writing to urge
you not to bring H.R.
4483, the Syrian
Accountability Act, up for
a vote on the House floor.
The Bush Administration
opposes this legislation


Muslim community
leaders, visited a
Washington, DC
mosque, and urged
Americans to "treat
Arab-Americans and
Muslim Americans with
the respect they
deserve." Secretary of
State Colin Powell and
Attorney General John
Ashcroft also met with
Arab-American and
Muslim leaders, and
Ashcroft called tolerance
an essential American
value.
But anti-Arab bias
crimes, measured by the
FBI and the US Civil
Rights Commission,
have risen sharply since


because it will hinder
their flexibility in dealing
with Syria on a range of
issues from the war on
terrorism to the Israeli-
Palestinian conflict.
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Bush Administration's
position on the Syrian
Accountability Act, which
recognizes the need for a
balanced policy in the
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attacks, the federal
Equal. Employment
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427 workplace-
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complaints from
Muslims, compared to
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countries we need as
allies in the war on
terrorism. The Syrian
Government has
cooperated in the War on
terrorism and, as such, has
saved American lives.
I again urge you not to
pass one-sided legislation


of the American-Arab
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"tremendous support"
from national anrd local
governments for strict
enforcement of antibias
statutes has limited
instances of individual
hate crimes. But he also
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measures that have been
implemented by the US
government since
September 11llth.-
From secret
detentions of Arabs due
to technical visa
problems,, ,to the
government's decision to
track visa holders from
(continued on page 23)

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Accountability Act that
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doors for the
administration and for the
United States.
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Turkmenbash
(continued from page 16)
great history and vast
potential wealth, its huge
oil reserves and 100
trillion cubic feet of gas
rank it among the world's
top 12 potential energy
producers. It is also a
country where one man
rule is unquestioned,
where no government
minister or official will


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independent decision,
and where the treasury's
foreign debt is $23
billion, despite yearly oil
revenues of $3 billion
plus.
So where does all the
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controller of
Turkmenistan's offshore
'presidential fund', from
which sums are
dispensed at his
direction. As part of the
modernisation of the
country, he has spent
billions on a new inner-
core city in the capital,


Ashgabat. The city is
made up of ,a vast
collection of white
marble structures. These
buildings include the
presidential residence, a
new national museum, 30
new multi-storey hotels
that house almost no
visitors and row upon
row of spanking new
apartment houses, all
standing empty because
so few of the local $30-
amonth average wage
earners can afford to buy
one.
This magnificent
infrastructure is floodlit'
at night Las Vegas-style,
the centrepiece being a
200-foot-tall arch topped
with a gold-plated statue
of Turmenbashi-the-
Great himself. Rotating
through 360 degrees
every 24 hours, the statue
of Turmenbashi follows
the -sun, facing south
towards Afghanistan in
the morning, into Iran at
noon, Turkey, Azerbaijan
and southern Russia by
late afternoon, and finally


Uzbekistan and
Tajikistan as it completes
its rotation of the earth
Turkmenistan is a
country of few assets,
other than those of the
hydro-carbon kind. Of its
188,456 square miles,
four-fifths is desert.
Some 4.6 million (77%)
of the population speak
Turkmenri, Russian (12%),
Uzbek (9%) and Kazakh
(2%). Turkmenistan has
one great physical asset,
the 650-mile Kara Kum
Canal. By diverting
water from the Amu
Darya, one of the two
great central Asian rivers,
the canal was bequeathed
to the nation when the
Soviets left in the early
1990s. However, the
waterway is leaking at a
rate that is raising
concern among
environmentalists and
neig hb during
Uzbekistan. Unless repair
work is undertaken


urgently, experts fear
southern Turkmenistan
and Uzbekistan are likely
to be cut off from any
major source of water.
President-for-life
Niyazov I s presence
permeates every aspect of
Turkmenistan life. His
book The Ruhnama a
stream of consciousness
guide book his officials
compare to the Koran -
constantly invokes the
memory of Turkmen's
glorious past. Switching
rapidly from subject to
subject the president-for-
life urges its readers to
appreciate Turkmen
traditions. The book is
the only publication
permitted ini primary and
secondary schools since
all Soviet-era text books
were banded. Secondary
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Turkmenistan is a series
of one-off readings of
(continued on page 24)


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Hariri
(continued from page 18)
Success requires
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There are lessons Arab
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Too many Arabs in the
Middle East on the other
hand still don't get it.
Out of their own sense of
frustration and
powerlessness, or out of a
lack of understanding,
they have mystified U.S.
politics and policy.
Failing to understand
how policy in the U.S. is
shaped by politics, they
project that policy as
immutable and
impervious to change.
This, in turn, only serves
to reinforce their sense of
passivity and
powerlessness. It even
justifies it. One way this


view is expressed is that
U.S. policy is what it is
and, therefore can't
change. A dangerous
corollary to this view is
that the only recourse is to
violently confront the
U.S. Following that
course has led to tragic
violence with deadly
consequences.
Passivity and surrender
are not an answer, nor is
foolish anger. There is
no short way to victory or
change. Success and
change will' only come
through a clear-headed
understanding of the
political processes at play
and a commitment to hard
work over the long-term.
Politics is not won
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pity, nor is it won by a
temper tantrum. The
game of politics will also
not be won by standing on
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Bias
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AAI
(continued from page 20)
the promotion of security,


Turkmenbash
(continued from page 22)
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picking cotton. In order
to plant and harvest
cotton Turkmenistan's
second largest foreign
currency earner after oil
and gas students are
required to be out of
school from September
until late December, and
then again for six weeks
in spring. With college
and university
attendance down to less
then 3,000 and with no
higher degrees having
been granted for years,
Turkmenistan is
suffering a dearth of
educated people to run


peace and stability
throughout the Middle
East.


its government ministries
and essential services. "If
traditional education
systems are not
reintroduced within the
next year or two we will
have a catastrophe," one
Turkmen educator
confided.
Turkmenistan's oil
and gas is sold to Iran,
Ukraine and the nearby
ex-Soviet nations,
transported via Russian
pipelines. Plans for a
pipeline traversing
Afghanistan to Pakistan
foundered due to
ongoing political turmoil
in the region, although
the scheme has recently
been dusted-off by the
American Conocco
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mid-field) and
complaining that "it's not
fair" or asserting in a loud
voice the justice of one's
case. If politics were
based on fairness or
justice, American Indians
would be running
America. No, politics is
about power. It is about
organizing power to win


Bias
(continued from page 20)
(30%) say they have
personally experienced
discrimination in the
past because of their
ethnicity. More than
three-quarters of
respondents believe
there has been more
profiling of Arab
Americans since the
terrorist attacks of
September 2001, and
this belief has increased'


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contribution to a debate
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same issues.
A few weeks ago,
Lebanon's Prime Minister
Rafic Hariri delivered an
(continued on page 26)


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Guidelines
(continued from page 17)
guidelines by saying:
"Threatening the private
practice of religion
constitutes a war on
freedom, not a war on
terror. I hope it is clear to
all that taking it upon
himself to institute new


Exodus
(continued from page 7)
Iranian border and is
home to 3.5 million
people, the Kurds are free
to run their own affairs.
Indeed, the situation of
the Kurds has improved
to the extent that some
European countries,
including Sweden and
Holland, have decided to
refuse entry to future
asylum seekers from Iraqi
Kurdistan.
But the arrival, every
week or so, of rusty, old
freighters unloading their
cargoes of Kurdish
refugees on the shores of
Italy and Greece, are
testament to the fact that
life is not normal In Iraqi
Kurdistan. And my
investigations show that


rules to wiretap religious
organizations, including
places of worship, the
Attorney General will do
little to help us battle
terrorism. Instead, it.will
simply further alienate the
American Muslim
community, a crucial ally
in our efforts."


although some young
Kurds are motivated by
improving their economic
position, the majority
want to emigrate for
political reasons.
The fear that Saddam
Hussein's armed forces,
and especially his security
services, could return to
Kurdistan after an
absence. of 10 years is
widespread. The Anfal
campaign of 1988, which
claimed 180,000 victims
and the chemical
bombing of Halabja, in
March the same year,
which killed more than
5,000 people, have- not
been forgotten. The Kurds
are acutely aware that the
weapons of Massoud
Barzani and Jalal
Talabani's peshmergas are
(continued on page 27)


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the United States. There
was, he noted, a campaign
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blame others [and say]
Israel is responsible. The
Zionist lobby is strong in
Washington. This is true,
but what have we done
ourselves.- Nothing....
"It is not wrong to learn
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market," says Sarkis
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California, Riverside.
"Many of these
institutions are run and
staffed by Americans."
However, their parent
companies, and a
growing number of Arab
governments, are using
the anti-Arab bias
perceived in new US
banking regulations, to
encourage Arabs to put
their money in more
local investment targets.


This could have a
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local Arab economies, as
well as US equity and
treasury markets.
In a summit meeting
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president Joseph Torbey
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Exodus
(continued from page 25)
no match for Saddam
Hussein's tanks and
helicopters. And if the
Iraqi leader decides to
invade Kurdistan again,
they will have no choice
but to flee for their lives to
the borders of Turkey and
Iran, as they did during
the tragic exodus of 1991.
Conflicts between
Kurdish factions also play
an important role in
stoking the fires of
discontent. Relations
between the two main
Kurdish parties, Massoud
Barzani's KDP and jalal
Talabani's PUK, have
recently improved but
Kurdistan is still defacto
partitioned into two
zones, three if one
includes the area
controlled by Islamists.
"Due to the partition of
Kurdistan, my life is in
the hands of anybody and
everybody', says young
Kurd from Halabja, who
wants out. "One day there
is a skirmish between the
Islamists and PUK,
another time, between
PUK and KDP or even


between PUK and PKK
(Abdullah Ocalan~s party,
now called KNDEK). It is
easier for me to go to Iran
or to Baghdad than to
Erbil (a city controlled by
the KDP), where I am
constantly stopped at
check-points by
peshmergas who suspect I
am a spy or intent on
sabotage".
The Kurdish region has
no international status -
although it is protected by
US and British planes
based in Turkey.
Therefore, officially, it is
still part of Iraq. Its
inhabitants cannot have a
passport, unless they buy
a fake one from a
smuggler "We live in a
big prison-', says a
Christian Kurd from
Zakhol "It has been like
this for 10 years,-legally I
cannot leave here; I
cannot travel, I have no
identity'.
For all these reasons,
life in Iraqi Kurdistan is
considered hopeless and
young Kurds are
desperate to flee. "If a
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nothings" that they are,


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Arab banks reached
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last year while deposits
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beneficial impact on
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declared its borders .open
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Hariri
(continued from page 28)
confrontation against
America and, by
implication, abstention
from politics within
America.
Needless to say, Hariri
is right. His critics are
wrong.
The path he has


Exodus
(continued from page 29)
Defence Committee"
linked to the "Workers
Iraqi Communist Party'
(WICP), a small Iraqi
Kurdish party- has
registered about 30 in
Ankara alone.
These refugees fall into
three basic groups. The
first is made up of young,
unmarried Kurdish
women who flee
Kurdistan because they
cannot bear the strictures
imposed upon them in a
traditional society under
strong Islamist pressure.
They complain they
cannot dress as they wish,
and, above all, they are
not free to choose their
own husbands. The
exodus of young men
from Kurdistan also
means that in many towns
and villages there are
simply not enough
potential husbands to go
around. Divorced women-
make up the second
group. At home, they
often face problems with



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They want to quit, he
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His path would lead to
change. -Theirs leads
only to more death and
despair and, even, a
potentially devastating
"clash of civilizations."


the families of their
exhusbands, frequently
over custody of the
children. Some of the
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arriving in Turkey. Living
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dissatisfied partner, short
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months for the answer of
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Women's Defence
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will of their own family
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former husband."
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Exodus
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after the Grand Egyptian
Museum begins
welcoming visitors. There
are far more items from
the pharaonic era than any
one large museum can
accommodate and the
opening of the new
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the priceless artefacts -
confined for years to
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"The new museum will
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Exodus
(continued from page 31)
Egyptian Museum opens.
He expects the Cairo
facility will keep popular
attractions such as the
Royal Mummies Room,
home to sarcophagi
containing mummified
pharaonic royalty,
including Ramses 11,
considered by many to be
the greatest pharaoh of all.
"There will still be big
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plenty to see," Mansour
predicts.
However, the popular
Tutankhamun exhibit is
often crowded,
unsurprising given its
fame and the Egyptian
Museum's hosting of
some two million visitors
a year.


Bias
(continued from page 29)
However, few expect
any dramatic shift in
trade patterns or capital
flows soon. Torbey and
others acknowledge that
Arab governments must
foster economic


Turkmenbash
(continued from page 27)
the statue of our leader, is
it not impressive?".
But isn't this a waste
of the country's hard-
earned foreign currency,
a- white elephant that no
one visits? Couldn't the
money be better used to
educate Turkmeni youth,
improve the hospitals,
and repair the vital Kara
Kum canal?
"That, we leave to
our beloved
Turkmenbashi," the
Turkmen say, warily
glancing over their
shoulders., "We are just
simple farmers. We
follow his lead. He
knows what is best for
our people."'
In terms of political
goodwill, free water,


A larger new venue
will enable Egyptology
enthusiasts to better see
the possessions of the
king, whose death at the
age of 18 meant he ruled
for only a short time. But
his fame means "the most
insignificant Pharaoh has
become the most
significant Pharaoh for
modern-day Egyptology
enthusiasts," Mansour
says.
"We need the new
facility very much," adds
Ali Badawy, another
native Egyptian who
arranges tourist trips to
the land of the pharaohs.
Parking is often a
problem around the
Egyptian Museum," he
says. That will not be the
case at the new one,
where tourists will come


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order to attract the
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continues to flee to
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and go with ease.
Work on the Grand
Egyptian Museum comes
after completion of
another new structure
aimed at reminding
people of the greatness of
ancient Egypt. The
Egyptian city of
Alexandria, which
overlooks the
Mediterranean and was
home to the ancient
world's largest library, a
structure unfortunately
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cultural and literary set.
The Bibliotheca exan ria
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Alexandria, a city which
has been somewhat
overshadowed by Cairo
and the interior city of


Muslims and the Arab
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economic reality dictates
continued close
economic and political


Luxor, as far as tourists
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years ago. According to
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some eight million books
and manuscripts.
Mansour says ongoing
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touted by tourism
authorities as "the world's
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- ensure there will be
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Bi services to Arab states government scrut
ni y of Angeles which oversee


(continued from page 32)
and United Nations
figures, the United
States remains the top
exporter of products and


The US also continues to
be the biggest recipient
of overseas investments
from the Arab world.
Despite their protests
against increased US


their operations (and the
identity of key high net
worth clients), Arab
financial institutions in
New York, Atlanta,
Houston and Los


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to come.


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from page 1) Democratic Governor Representatives, in California and Ray
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for the U.S. Senate: Arab American Bill Rahall in West Virginia, local level, Arab
Suzanne Raik Terrell in Shaheen, a New Chris John in Louisiana Americans are running for
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Oman
(continued from page 8)
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half of its planned 3.3
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trigger the go-ahead for
the. third train, with a
likely commissioning
date of 2005.
The Gulf states have


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increasing demand for
natural gas in Europe,
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Oman
(continued from page 33)
station itself is kept in
mothballs. It may be
that the project can be
revived under new
ownership, but there is
no guarantee new
owners would choose to
take advantage of
Enron's gas supply
agreements.
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agreements may be
abandoned is that
OLNG's output is priced
significantly above
competitors, notably.
Qatar. With Saudi
Arabia expected to enter
the market by 2005, this
problem is unlikely to
ease.
While further long-
term deals may prove
hard to find, the
government of Oman
appears to "be
anticipating the problem
by developing its ability
to sell LNG on the spot
market. In January the
government acquired
Enron's 40% stake in
the Lakshmi, a tanker
built to transport gas to
Dabhol. The other
owners are Mitsui OSK
lines and SCI. At a time
of world shortage of
large ships, and a
particularly acute lack


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seems an astute move.
Spot deals tend to be
less price-sensitive than
long-term deals,
depending more on
factors such as
availability, proximity
to user and access to
tankers. If the Omani
government owns
tankers, it will greatly
bolster OLNG's position
in the world spot market
by. bundling the product
and delivery.
Industry watchers
expect further vessel
purchases, essentially as
an insurance against
failing to find enough
long-term buyers.
Conventional wisdom
has it that LNG
projects, with their
hefty capital costs, must
rely on fixed contracts.
Ownership of tankers
may be a way of
increasing security of
income, when fixed
contracts are hard to
come by, and this may
be especially true at a
time of growing demand
for natural gas.
A further risk for
OLNG is that current
known recoverable gas
reserves are inadequate
to feed three trains; the
oil ministry claims 25
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tcf-to be viable, and
Petroleum Development
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a cost of $500 million.
Local experts are
confident this can be
achieved in the next
three to four years, but
some uncertainty in the
market remains over
how frank the Omani
government has been on
this matter.
The oil ministry is
also pressuring PDO to
increase oil production
to bolster the state.
coffers. Current total
production, according to
industry sources, is
about 815,000
barrels/day (b/d),
against a target of one.
million b/d. As PDO
produces 85-90% of the
country's oil, it is facing
most of the pressure to
increase production.
However, the oil
situation only serves to
emphasise how


important natural gas
will be in Oman's
future; whereas the
average lifting cost of a
barrel of oil in Saudi
Arabia is $ 1, in Oman it
is closer to $4. To make
matters worse, many of
the larger fields are
mature, with declining
pro d u c t i o n,
necessitating investment
over the coming five
years in production-
boosting techniques
such as flooding.
Whether PDO has the
heart to plough large
sums of money into
what are already
relatively unrewarding
fields remains to be
seen.
The saviour may well
be exploration by
independent oil
companies like
Anadarko, Triton and
Maersk, several of
whom are optimistic
about reserves in their
concession blocks, and
who are happy to take
capital risks and returns
on equity the oil majors
are increasingly shy of.
The oil ministry
hopes, that recent
exploration will bear
fruit in the next few
years and bolster PDO's


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