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- Nearly seven months
ago in the middle of
Ramadan, Asra Nomani
shunned tradition by
bypassing the womer's
balcony of her local
mosque and praying on


This book could be
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history of violence and
war. Diplomats and
military strategists
should find it
insightful, as well as
anyone interested in
trying to figure out


the main floor, right next
to the men.
Her simple' act of
defiance at. the. Islamic
Center in Morgantown
has sparked what she
hopes will be the first step
continued on page 6


why civil and uncivil
violence begins, what
fuels it, and what may
stop it. Samir Khalafs
"Civil and Uncivil
Violence in Lebanon"
will enlighten those
who think that it is
possible to easily piece
a country back together
continued on page 10


Notes from

Natsios
Sudan's Growing
Crisis











We are facing in
Sudan's Darfur region-
the three western states
bordering Chad from
Lib'ya td the Ceiural
Afafican "Republic-the

continued on page 7

U.S. Muslims

Publish Ad

Denouncing

Terror,

Bigotry

The Southern
California office of the
Council on American-
Islamic Relations (CAIR-
LA) published a full-page

continued on page 8

Sudan, Rebels
Near Final
Peace Deal
NAIVASHA Sudan's
government and southern
rebels paved the way for
the sighing of a final peace
deal, resolving last-minute
disputes over power-
sharing in their effort to
end 21 years of civil war.
continued on page 7


Algeria:

Militant


Group's

Leader Killed


in Sweep
ALGIERS Troops
killed one of North Africa's
most-wanted Islamic
militants, who had sought
to link his bloody insurgent
movement in Algeria to
Osama bin Laden's al-
Qaida terror network, the
military said Sunday.
The death of Nabil
continued on page 7

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USAID Launches New Middle
East Outreach Initiative with
Media Summit


Public Diplomacy for
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Agency for International
Development (USAID)
conducted a full day
seminar for press
correspondents on May 7,
2004. Participants


included representatives
from Al-Ahram; Algerian
Press Services; Saudi
Press Agency; Kuwait
News Agency and
Annahar. Also attending
were journalists
representing leading

continued on page 10


CAIR Launches 'I am an

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PSAs part of ongoing effort to

reduce anti-Muslim stereotyping


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Women Opposed to Separation at
Prayer are Determined to Bring
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The bride, daughter of
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graduated from
Englewood High School
(continued on page 12)


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course not. He came to
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by changing his mind.
The six pots are the types
of man. His heart is like
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his thirst only
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sweetness, and it gives
joy because of the spirit.
If you put it in bottles for
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This is the born again
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and in the knowledge of
the Lord. He sits and
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Why we shall meet the
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Tracing the twenty-
one general councils in
broad strokes, we can
group them in four
periods of church history
because they seem to fit
together in these four
early, medieval,
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modem.
In the first millennium
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The councils of the
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reformations dealt with
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divergences and-
clarifying certain
doctrines. In the modem
period the two Vatican
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The English word
Prayer is a translation of
Arabic words "Dua" as
well as "Salat". The word
Prayer is, then, applicable
on "Dua", "Salat",
individually or
collectively. "Dua" is the
prayer, offered alone, in a
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the Dua-Prayer.' -(Holy
Quran. 14:40) AND:
"Allah, Almighty, Bestow
Thy Grace on me and
accept my Dua-prayer."
(Holy Quran 14:41)
Dua, then means, prayer
in general and offered in
one's own language.
Salat, on the other
hand, is obligatory prayer,
offered in specific Arabic
words.. Salat is the
prayer which is offered in
a prescribed manner, at
least five times a day,
with prescribed postures,
in prescribed manner.
Generally, the words of
the Salat are uttered in
(continued on page 15)


By Brother John
Samaha, S.M.
developments.
Some councils
completed the unfinished
business of their
predecessors. The first
eight councils, Nicaea
(325)' to Constantinople
IV (869-870), met in
somewhat rapid
succession because they
were refining creedal
statements. Several
followed soon after
another to. address
persisting problems. The

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Our annual club
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January 23, 2004. Our
club members enjoyed a
wonderful dinner. We
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Mr. Anthony Campbell,
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Mr Camille Sharrouf,
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(continued on page 16)


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Phoenix, AZ -The
Cedar Club of Arizona
held its annual elections
in November resulting in
the election of a new
president and many fresh
new faces. Nick B. Davis
took the reigns as the
President of the Club on
January 1st, 2004, adding
to his team include
Walley Estfan Club
Vice President, Mamye
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Treasurer, Jean Estfan-
Club Secretary and
Wissam Zalaket -
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John Hadad Business
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Board Members include
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Plans for 2004 include
completing the remodel
of the Clubhouse,
increasing club
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installed at the January
18, 2004 dinner meeting
held at the Jackson Club
House. The new officers
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Mosque
(continued from page 1)
Toward ending gender
discrimination and
reclaiming Muslim
women's rights at
mosques across the
nation.
"To deny women
access to space is to deny
access to participation,"
the 38-year-old single
mother said Wednesday."
We want voice and we
want leadership."
Although there was
never an official Kolicy at
the Morgantown mosque,
it had become custom that
women pray in the
balcony and enter through
a separate door "-to
protect their privacy," said
Christine Arja, a Fairmont
lawyer, who is a


spokeswoman for the
mosque's executive
committee.
"Many people don't
understand the manner in
which Muslims pray,"
Arja said. "We pray in a
line with our shoulders
touching and our
backsides do go up in the
air. Many women don't
want to be shoulder-
toshoulder with men."
Still, earlier this week -
and less than a month
after a new executive
committee was elected,
including the mosque's
first woman leaders
clarified that women can
pray behind men in the
main prayer space. The
mosque's small
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"Less than a year ago,
they told me, 'Sister,
please use the back
entrance,'" Nomani said.
"Now, they're talking
about greeting us at the
door. This is an important
victory toward removing
the barriers that keep
women from full
participation."
Since Nomarn started
praying in the main hall,
along with her mother and
13-year-old niece, only
one woman has joined
her. Many women, she
said, "still feel like they're
breaking the rules."
And some who


supported Nomani in the
beginning feel alienated
by the spotlight she has
put on their once peaceful
mosque.
Nomani, an author and
journalist who has written
for The Wall Street
Journal, The Washington
Post and The New York
Times, was born in India,
but moved to
Morgantown when she
was 10. After traveling
throughout the world as a
reporter, she returned to
West Virginia last year to
raise her son near family.
Her father, a retired
WVU professor, was one
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FLORIDA/GEORGIA


Natsios
(continued from page 1)
worst humanitarian
disaster in the world right
now. There has been a
clear pattern of ethnic
cleansing against the
African Fur, Zaghawa,
and Massalit tribes by
Sudan government forces
and militias under its
control known as the
Jingaweit. Victims cite
recurrent and systematic
attacks against towns and
villages, burning of
buildings and crops,
arbitrary killings, gang
rape, and looting.
Last February, the
Sudanese Liberation
Mo vement/ Army
(SLM/A) and the Justice
and Equality Movement
(JEM) declared their
opposition to Sudan's
government, and two
month later the SLAVA
attacked Sudanese
military targets in North
Darftm


Since then, Sudan and
its Jingaweit militia have
waged a bitter war against
the opposition
movements and civilians
suspected of supporting
the opposition. From
10,000 to 30,000 people
may have died. The
United Nations reports at
least a million people
have been displaced
inside Darfur and another
100,000 have sought
refuge in Chad- -
SWe do not have
hunianitarian access to
the ar-affected, except
for three sites in large
cities. Food is. running
out, sanitary conditions
are terrible, and disease is
beginning to spread.
Child mortality is rising at
an alarming rate, and the
coming rains will inhibit
food distribution.
Last October, 1 went to
Sudan with Roger Winter,
Assistant Administrator
for Democracy, Conflict,
(continued on page 17)


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government efforts to
suppress militant violence
and left his armed


Sudan
(continued from page 1)
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expected to sign the
protocols on the last major
issues later Wednesday
after a day of intensive
talks.
If the protocols are
signed, all that remains to
work out are procedural


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east of the capital, Algiers;
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New Orleans
(continued from page 1)
excitement, fellowship,
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wish I would have been
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2004.
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your own hometown with
your family and friends.
Then, you can pack up
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to celebrate with your
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Riverwalk, a city tour
including the nationally
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Orleans and the Lebanese
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(continued on page 17)


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Alexandria
(continued from page 1)
said Wednesday.
"This is the oldest
university ever found in
the world," Grzegory
Majderek, head of the
Polish mission, told The
Associated Press.
The lecture halls, with
a capacity of 5,000
students, are part of the
fifth century university,


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(continued from page 1)
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seventh century,
according to a statement
from Egypt's Supreme
Council of Antiquities.
Alexandria was an
intellectual center where
scholars are thought to
have produced the
Septuagint, the Greek
translation of the Old
Testament, and edited
Homer's works.


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(continued on page 18)


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Libya
(continued from page 1)
in the regularity and
vehemence with which
they express their well
versed opinions. It was
therefore a surprise to
learn of Libyds
admission that it had
attempted to develop
weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) but
that it had now decided
to allow free access to
international observers
to oversee the breakup


of these weapons
programmes.
Following some
progress on .the
L o c k e r b i. e
negotiations, Libya
approached the British
and US governments in
March 2003 to initiate
talks on WMD.
Towards the end of
nine months of secret
negotiations, British
and US inspectors were
shown "Significant
quantities" of chemical
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Tripoli had long argued
that its chemical and
biological programmes
only pursued
pharmaceuti cal or
agricultural research
but US claims that the
country had secret
chemical and
biological weapons
programmes now seem
well founded.
In December, Libyan
President Colonel
Muammar Gadaffi
agreed to allow
inspectors immediate
and unconditional:
access to all nuclear,
chemical and
biological weapons
installations for
assessment and then to
oversee the
dismantling of its
programmes across the
N hole range of VIMD.
Tripoli also agreed to
limit the range of its
missiles to a maximum ;
of 300km, as laid down
under the Missile
Technology _Control
Regime; to negotiate
an Additional Protocol
to its Safeguards
Agreement with the
International Atomic
Energy Agency
(IAEA); and adhere
strictly to the Chemical
Weapons Convention
and Non-Proliferation
Treaty.
The response of
Blair and other western
politicians was almost
as surprising as the
shock Libyan decision.
The British prime
minister described
Gadaffis move as a
"courageous decision"'
that would "make the
region and the world
more secure". He
added: "Libya's actions
entitle it to rejoin the
internal i onal
community-' and "I
now look forward to
developing a
productive relationship
with him and with


Libya".
Bush was more
reticent in praising
Libya, caMing on the
country to "fully
engage in the war
against terror ~3 and
emphasising that
because of Libyds past
record on supporting
terrorism the US and
UK would "be vigilant
(continued on page 18)


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SAID
(continued from page 1)
Arab-American
publications, community
newspaper and Arab
correspondents.
"USAID's new public
diplomacy initiative is
committed to presenting a
more accurate image of
America to the greater
Middle East, and
promoting a better
understanding of the
policy goals of
Presidential Initiatives
and the mission of
USAID," says Director,
Walid Maalouf.
Administrator Andrew
S. Natsios, USAID's top


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discussion and spoke to a
variety of issues raised by
participants. Other
USAID officers joining
the discussion included
Edward Fox, Assistant
Administrator for
legislative and Public
Affairs; Jim Kunder,
Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Asia
and Near East; William
Garvelink, Senior Deputy
Assistant Administrator
for Democracy; David
Taylor, Director for Office
of- Transition Initiative,
Jeff Grieco, Deputy
Assistant Administrator
for LPA, Samah Alrayyes,
Public Affairs Specialist


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and Portia
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State
officials
included
Boucher,
Secretary


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Pat Harrison, Assistant
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James Larocco, Principal
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Secretary for Near
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Romanowski, Acting
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Mr. Maalouf, the
principal planner and
moderator of the summit,


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said the day marked the
largest exchange between
Mideast-American
correspondents and U.S.
officials was the first of
several outreach events to
the Arab and Moslem
communities in the
United States.

Lebanon
(continued from page 1)

again after it has
experienced extreme
violence, severe ethnic
tensions, and horrific
communal violence.
One can readily call
to mind other such
sorry countries when
reading through this
book. But, as the
author states so often,
Lebanon is different. It
is almost sui generis
because it is a
multiethnic state that,
for much of its history,
has survived with
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of an ideological threat
to Lebanon's
neighboring states that
are mostly of one
religion and are far
(continued on page 19)


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Campaign
(continued from page 1)
and Native American
heritage. Each person
in the spots states how
they and their families
have served America
and ends by saying, "I
am an American
Muslim." Both PSAs
were distributed by
satellite to television
public service directors
from 2:15 p.m. 2:30
p.m. ET (11:15 a.m.
PT), on C-BAND,
Intelsat Americas (IA)
6, Transponder 15,


D/L: 4000 V.
"Our experience
shows that
I s lamophobic
stereotyping and bias
are most often based on
ignorance and
unfamiliarity with the
American Muslim
community." said
CAIR Executive
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"Tolerance and mutual
respect will flourish if
Americans of all faiths
get to know each other
as real human beings,
not as religious or
ethnic stereotypes."


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demand for accurate
and objective
information about
Islam and Muslims in
America. Other CAIR
projects designed to
meet that demand
include sending Islam-
related materials to
public libraries
( w w w c aiT -
net.org/libraryproject)
and publishing ads in
newspapers nationwide
(www.americanmuslim
s.info).
PSA campaign kick-
off also ties into
CAIR's recent "Not in
the Name of Islam"
online petition drive
designed to
disassociate the faith
of Islam from the
violent acts of a few


MORELS


Muslims. SEE:
http://www.cair-
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id=1071&page=NR.
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(continued from page 2)
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(bachelor's degree). He is
employed by Pioneer
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Christina Toney was


Rukab-Lewis
(continued from page 2)
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Florida.
The bridegroom, son of
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graduated from Forrest
High School and is
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Sincerely Yours
(continued from page 2)
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the matron of honor, and
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man.
Following a trip to
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Republic, the couple will
live in Jacksonville.


Shammy Lewis and
Nicole Lewis, were the
maids of honor. The
groom's brothers, John
Paul Rukab and'I'drik
Rukab, were the best
men.
Following a trip to
Scotland and England, the
couple will live in
Jacksonville.


day and climbing. This
does not include new
capital construction and a
new major research
building being considered
by the board, in the
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Future Events
(continued from page 3)
times on my television
show during the last 22
years. According to the
Jewish custom of old
concerning marriage,
after the couple met and
they agreed to marriage,
her father would ask for a
dowry, consisting of
things, like money,
camels, etc. An
agreement was then
written between her father
and the spouse to be. The
young man then went
back to his country (for
example, Russia) to finish
his work. In the mean
time, he naturally
corresponded with his
bride until they knew each
other very well and
started to love each other.
When he was ready to
return, he told her of the
time of his arrival at the
airport.
Then all of his relatives
and friends living in
Russia would arrive.
They would leave the


airport with torches,
lanterns, lights, singing,
and dancing to meet the
bride. In the same way
and in the same time, the
bride to be went out with
all her family, relatives
and friends with torches,
lanterns, lights, singing
and dancing till they met
together in the middle of
the city. Then all of them
went back to his father's
house for the wedding
which would last seven
days..
Now let us speak of the
spiritual meaning of this
wedding.. -We read in
Matthew 25:1-10, "Then
shall the kingdom of
heaven be likened unto
ten virgins, which took
their lamps, and went
forth to meet the
bridegroom. And five of
them were wise, and five
were foolish. They that
were foolish took their
lamps, tarried, they all
slumbered and slept.
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a cry made, Behold,. the


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out to met them; But the
wise took oil, in their
vessels with their lamps.
While the bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet
him. Then all those
virgins arose, and.
trimmed their lamps.
And the foolish said unto
the wise, Give us of your
oil; for our lamps are gone
out. But the wise
answered, saying, Not so;
lest there be not enough
for us and you; but go ye
rather to them that sell,
and buy for yourselves.
And while they went to
buy, the bridegroom
came; and they that were .
ready went in with him to
the marriage; and the door
was shut." (The oil is
symbolic of the Holy
Spirit. The unbelievers
are empty, dead
spiritually.)
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know approximately
when the Lord will return
from speaking with- Him
in pra\ er and getting His
answers from reading His
word in the Bible. His
return will be for those
who are ready to meet
Him (the wise only), who
are N\ orthL to be with Him
in Heaven. He will
return with all those
believers who died and
went to Heaven. He will
also have all His angels in
heaven to meet His bride
in the air in the middle of
the way (where the
judgment seat of Christ

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The Church
(continued from page 3)
first four Lateran councils
met successively in less
than a century (1123,
1.139, 1179, 1215) to
address questions of
church reform. In later
situations councils
finished work that. earlier


meetings could .not
because of difficult
circumstances.
Reviewing the
historical contexts and
major undertakings of the
councils to respond to
particular challenges will
help to recognize the
connecting themes and to
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the present.
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Council in the New
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While the council held
in Jerusalem and recorded
in the Acts of the Apostles
is not listed with those we
consider general "or
ecumenical, this meeting
of Peter and James, Paul
and Barnabas, and others
is often noted as the first
and model council.
Constantinople (553).
explicitly mentioned the
importance of the apostles
coming together to
consult and to make a
decision. The New
Testament includes two
accounts of this meeting:
Acts of the Apostles 15


and. Galatians 2:1-10.
The "Council of.
Jerusalem" probably met
in 49 or 50 to address the
question that arose, a
handful of years after
Jesus' death and
resurrection: Must one be


a Jew in order to be a
Christian? The issue
boiled down to whether
men needed to be
circumcised, and whether
all were bound by the
Jewish dietary laws.
Acts 15 set some


important patterns for
future councils. For
example, Paul and
Barnabas were "appointed
to go up to Jerusalem to
discuss this questions
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The Holy Prophet of
Islam, Hazrat
Muhammad, peace be on
him, has encouraged the
Salat to be offered in
congregation. According
to a well known Tradition,
Holy Prophet is reported
to have said "A person
who is regular in his or
her Salat in congregation
has a reward twenty seven
times more than the Salat


offered privately."
(Bukhari.) Salat that is
five times prescribed
prayer is not a penalty for
the Believers. Salat is a
voluntary act to purify
himself: or herself to
overcome daily
carelessness, negligence
and coarseness of life.
Salat-obligatory Muslim
prayer helps a Believer to
(continued on page 20)


Prayer
(continued from page 3)
Arabic, for the oneness of
mankind. However, one
can ad his or her own
words, after uttering the
prescribed Arabic words,
in different postures,
especially in prostration -
'Sajada' for personal
contentment. The Salat
that is the prescribed
obligatory prayer can be
offered alone, at least five
times a day, at particular
time. But the-- Holy
Prophet of Islam has
encouraged the Believers
to offer the Salat in
congregation. For, it
fosters the spirit of
brotherhood and also
inculcates the. idea of
equality of mankind by
standing 'shoulder to
shoulder' with one
another. Salat-obligatory
prayer is led by an 'Imam'-
religious leader, chosen
for particular place of
worship-Masjid, or
selected for a particular
congregational Salat.
The women offer the
Salat behind the same
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curtain drawn in-between


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Alabama News
(continued from page 4)
The new officers were
installed at the banquet by
Anthony Campbell. Our
officersare; Ruby T.
Moore, President; Dr.
Bassam A.. Bassam,
VicePresident; Melanie
Kahalley, Secretary;
Rosemarie Lcitner,
Recording Secretary;
Joseph Davis, Treasurer;
Kelly Strong, Sergeant-at-
arms. The club's directors
are Kamal Constantine,
judge William Saliba,
Gene Petro, David
Campbell, Wadie Gabriel,
Sameh Dalati. Our
trustees are Parker
Kahalley, Margaret Hurd
and Ann Sudeiha. Bob


Belmany serves as the
chair of our building
committee.
Our club looks forward
to an exciting and busN
year. We are planning a
special focus this year to
build a youth program
within our club. We invite
all of our Federation
friends and family to
come to Mobile often,
where you will find a
home away from home.

Arizona News
(continued from page 4)
part c i pa t i on ,
participating more in the
Southern Federation and
defining the role the
Cedar Club of Arizona
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Florida News
(continued from page 4)
was the Community
Partnership for the
Homeless, Inc. Salam
Club members
contributed $ 1,000 to


Mississippi News
(continued from page 5)
Moore, immediate past
president of the club.
The Jackson Club has
been an affiliate of the
Southern Federation since
1934 and the club house
was completed and
dedicated July 24, 1938.
The Jackson Club has
served the Federation
with two Presidents, one
Secretary, two Board
Chairman, two Young
Adult Affiliate Presidents,
several Executive Board
members, State Vice-


Mosque
(continued from page 6)
of the founding members
of the mosque built 23
years ago. Today, he
apologizes to his daughter
for
no t


purchase toys for the
homeless children of this
center. Additionally, past
president, Dr. Thomas
Zaydon donated beautiful
stuffed animals.
This Christmas gift to


Presidents and Committee
Chairmen. Also, hosting
the 1934 Convention and
six Midwinter
Conferences.
We, the present day
members of the jeackson
Affiliate Club, are
grateful to those who had
the wisdom to establish
our club and the foresight
to become affiliated with
the Southern Federation.
We are.grateful to those
who kept the tradition
throughout the years by
keeping us bonded to our
herigate and to each other.


recognizing women's
rights from the beginning,
saying he didn't know
better.
Among Muslims,
worship practices vary.
Even in the United States,
some mosques ban
women entirely.
In fact, a growing
number of U.S. mosques
put women behind a
partition or in another
room to pray, according to
the Council on American-
Islamic Relations.
Many other mosques
allow women and men to
pray in the same space,
including Islards holiest-
mosque in Mecca, which
prompted Nomani and
other like-minded women
to form Daughters of
Hajar.
The group, -named for
the second wife of
Abraham and mother of
Ishmael, plans to gather in
Morgantown today to
march to the mosque,
-enter through the front
door and pray in the main
hall. A public reading to
discuss the new
generation of American
(continued on page 20)


the homeless was a
generous gesture from our
members. Earlier in
December, checks were
written for the club's
annual charitable
donations. Fourteen


worthwhile organizations
received funds totaling
$14,500.
Members of the Salam
Club feel blessed to have
the resources to share
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Natsios
(continued from page 7)
and Humanitarian
Assistance, and
Constance Newman,
Assistant Administrator
for Africa. We visited
western and northern
Darfur, and then we met
with Vice President Ali
Osman Mohammed Taha
in Khartoum to urge the
government to rein in the
Jingaweit militia and
allow access for
humanitarian workers to
the displaced.
Since the conflict
heated up this past
February, USAID and the
State Department's
Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration
have provided $85.5
million worth of relief
commodities, including
\- '


New Orleans
(continued from page 8)
blocks from the River (2
blocks from Harrah's
Casino) and has a "to die
for" convention lobby.
There is so much to do- all
within walking distance
of the hotel. The hotel has
recently completely a
major renovation and is a
first class facility in every
respect. Rates are $96 per
night (single, double,
triple or quad). Concierge
level service and special
suite rooms are also
available. The hotel has a
toll-free reservation
number: (888) 627-7033.


80,000 metric tons of food
that's either been.
delivered or is on the way.
On April 11, USAID's
Office of U.S. Foreign
Disaster. Assistance
mobilized a Disaster
Assistance Response
Team (DART).
President Bush,
Secretary of State Colin
L. Po\\ell, National
Security .Adviser
CoDdoleezza Rice, and 4l
have called .Sudan's
leaders about Darfur as
well as about the ongoing
talks to end the war with
southern rebels. We told
the Sudanese there will be
no .normalization of
relations unless atrocities
stop and there is
humanitarian access to
people affected by the
conflict.
U.S., EU, U.N., and


Be sure to specify the
Southern Federation of
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The hotel has plenty of
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and allow access to the
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SI have spoken to
development ministers in
Japan, Canada, and
Europe, about a robust
international effort to
prevent this from
becoming a terrible
tragedy.
We arc prepared to
mount a massive relief


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If you want to eat at the
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effort, but we cannot do-
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America or Christianity.
The Israeli missile that
killed innocent
Palestinian children in
Gaza does not represent
Judaism. And the
beheading of an innocent
American man, Nicholas
Berg, does not represent
Islam.
Islam, Christianity and
Judaism share the basic
values necessary to create
a world in which


Libya
(continued from page 9)
in ensuring its
government lives up to
all its responsibilities".
He added that the
country could "over
time, achieve far better
relations with the
United States",
indicating that he
expected Tripoli to
have to work for the
lifting of the US


tolerance and peace
prevail. We have an
opportunity to build
bridges between our faiths
and to challenge those
who attempt to divide
humanity along religious
and ethnic lines.
American Muslims
condemn all acts of
terrorism and are as
outraged as their fellow
Americans by atrocities
committed in the name of
God and their faith. Two
weeks ago, we invited
Muslims in America and


sanctions.
British Foreign
Secretary Jack Straw
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"shown huge
statesmanship in doing
this" and invited his
Libyan opposite
number, Abdulrahman
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Libyan side of the Iran
Libya Sanctions Act
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actions and Libyan
performance. We've
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in fulfilling its
commitments to,
divorce itself from any
connection to terrorism
and to abjure and
dismantle its WMD
programmes, we would
be willing to discuss


and bigotry. Let us all
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The CAIR ad appeared
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Los Angeles-area and
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bilateral relations. But
it hasrA got to that at-
this point."
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President Bush
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the positive
developments, the
crisis with respect to
Libya has not been
fully resolved. I have
therefore determined
that it is necessary to...
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sanctions against
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ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI


Lebanon
(continued from page 1)

from democratic. It has
also been a country that
has been a proxy
battlefield for powers
great and small for
hundreds of years.
Moreover, Lebanon has
been a focal point for
its region's chronically
unsolved conflicts and
tensions, leading to
some pathological
psychologies. Lebanon
also distinguishes itself
with historical and
religious weights that
few small countries
have.
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340,000 injured, and
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example of uncivil
violence.
Many might argue
that all violence is
uncivil. Khalaf tries to
present the differences
between uncivil and
civil violence in a
logical, academic, yet
practical way.
Essentially, he sees a
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primitive, illogical
"ultra" violence which
is based, somewhat
paradoxically, on
factors such as religion
and communal
loyalties or
"mythologies" derived
from those.
He gives examples
of times when
perpetrators- would
make sure people were
not in the buildings to
be bombed, or when
they would make sure
to not disrupt the daily
schedules .of their
villages and towns too
much. These may be
seen as, ironically, the
"good old days" of
violence in Lebanon.
He also gives examples
of the nightmarish civil
war during which
irrational, misdirected,
animalistic violence
became normal, even a
part of the everyday
routines of Lebanese.
He also describes sdme
of the short .and long
term psychological,


economic. social. and
political effects of such
a "normalization" of


primitive
violence.


uncivil


He points out that
certain -types of
violence take on a life
of their own, the
original reasons for it
are often lost, the
original targets 'are
sometimes forgotten,
and new, and easier
targets are chosen to
vent frustrated
violence. It is very
difficult to stop such
violence once it gets
started. Revenge and
counter-revenge can
lead to unstoppable
cycles of violence and
loss:' "an eye for an
eye" made Lebanon
blind.
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(continued on page 22)


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Libya-- .-- --
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Prime Minister, Shukri


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Libya
(continued from page 21)
in accepting the
invitation and
Mohammed El Baradei,
the head of the UN
agency, took an
inspection team to
Libya on 26 December,
just a week after the
Libyan decision had
been announced. Libya
will now be subject to
inspections at short
notice following its


Lebanon
(continued from page 19)


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behavioral history with
some predictions and
hopes for the future,
but this book is much
more. Khalaf sounds
out many factors that
explain changes in
group behaviors of
Lebanese over time. He
focuses on internal
factors, such as the
Lebanese economy,
commodity prices,


decision to sign up to
the IAEA protocol.
While the US and
UK governments
believed Libya was
relatively close to
developing nuclear
weapons, the LkEA is
not so sure. On
completing his visit to
Libya in January, El
Baradei said: "They
were still a few years
away from developing
a nuclear weapon. This
is a Programme at an


labor issues,
government structure
and power, culture
clashes, and main
events like .the
"Sarajevos." of
Lebanon that include
assassinations of
famous journalists and
politicians. He also
focuses on external
factors, especially the
use of Lebanon for
proxy wars during the
19th and 20th centuries
by the "Great Powers"
and others for their
own national interests.
His interpretations of
the Marine incursions
of 1958 and in the early
1980s are riveting
reading. Khalaf is
convincing in his
interpretation that the
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have not enriched any
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not built any industrial
scale facility; it was all
at the pilot laboratory
scale."
All this raises the
question of why Libya
and Gadaffi decided to
dismantle their WMD
programme at this
juncture. Undoubtedly,
the fact that the initial


done in a better manner
than the sad disaster of
the 1980s. He also
looks deeply into the
effects Israel has had
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inception in 1948.
Lebanon is a tough
teacher, and a very
complex country.
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the unintended,
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events that have shaped
Lebanon without
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approach was made
during the same month
as US and UK forces
entered Iraq points to
rising Libyan fears
over its own security.
While a similar
invasion of the North
African state was
highly unlikely,
particularly because of
improving UK-Libyan
relations, Bush's
determination to
aggressively pursue his
(continued on page 23)


has very little positive
to say about the
Palestinians' effects on
Lebanon. He blames
the Palestinians for
much of the violence
heading .toward and
escalating the civil
war. He sees "Black
September" in Jordan,
after which the PLO
was tossed out and fled
in large numbers to
Lebanon, to be a major
turning point. He
makes a -negative
assessment of the
"Cairo Accords" that
gave the Palestinian
camps almost complete
autonomy. He gives
many examples of what
he calls Palestinian
lawlessness and,
violence, examples that
he believes tipped the
already unsteady scales
of inter-communal
violence toward the
uncivil, brutal civil
war.
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Lebanon
(continued from page 22)

Lebanon's history
with the Palestinians
fits with Khalaf's
theoretical stream of
ideas related to the
importance of the
reactions and
interactions of the
internal-external
dialectics. It may seem
stunningly obvious that
Lebanon, because of its
geographically
strategic location, its
history, and the
connections its people
have with the outside
world through trade,
commerce, intellectual
life and more, that it
would be used as a
proxy for battles of the


Libya
(continued from page 22)
war on terror could
have left Gadaffi
pondering the fate of
his own country.
The move may also
have been intended to
catch the country
opponents including


bigger players.
Importantly, Khalaf
does not absolve the
Lebanese from their
own guilt. Indeed,
external powers and
interests have
interfered violently and
disturbingly in
Lebanon, but certain
Lebanese have also
added to this country's
troubles. He doe not
pull his punches, when
he points out who these
people have been.
The last section of
the book look into the
future and has a
cautiously optimistic
view of what might
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weapons programmes
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