Category: International relations

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The men wore gowns

Is the Problem at the American University of Beirut America?

April, 1971 “I could speak in English, but since I’m at the American University of Beirut, I’ll speak in Arabic,” declared Leila Khaled, the intense Palestinian skyjacker. She had returned this year to the University, where she had studied pharmacy, to speak at one of

Ben Ezra Synagogue — Cairo — 12th Century AD

The Jews of Egypt

Looking Backwards   The Jewish cemetery in Alexandria lay silent as I walked down its middle, the quiet broken only by the occasional bark of several vicious-looking guard dogs chained to rocks along the path. The language on the gravestones changed from one to the

Prof. Rabieh and family

What do the Palestinians Want?(III)
The Palestinians in Kuwait

In July 1948, a young unemployed Palestinian heard that teachers were being recruited in Jordan for Kuwait. Hani Kaddumi had left Jaffa during the fighting and was desperate for work. He rushed to Amman only to find that the recruiter had left the previous day.