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Extracts from the text of the "Beirut Declaration" (final communique) issued by the Arab summit in Beirut, 28 March, 2002
We, the kings, presidents, and emirs of the Arab states meeting in the Council of the Arab League Summit in Beirut, capital of Lebanon... have conducted a thorough assessment…
Tawfiq Yusuf AWWAD (1911-1988, Lebanon)
Best known for Death in Beirut (amazon.com; amazon.co.uk), which tells the story of a Shia village girl and foreshadows the Lebanese civil war.
Turki al-HAMAD (Saudi Arabia)
Author of a controversial trilogy that was banned in several Arab countries and…
This is a work in progress – an attempt to compile a list of 10 books that would give a good general introduction to the Middle East for those who are unfamiliar with it.
Listed below are suggestions sent in by readers. Further suggestions are welcome.
For more about the project, see al-bab's…
Speech by Crown Prince Abdullahof Saudi Arabia at the Arab summit in Beirut, 27-28 March, 2002.
The speech introduced the prince's Middle East peace initiative, which proposed to offer Israel for "normal relations" with the Arab states in exchange for full withdrawal from the Arab territories and…
Abu l-Hasan al-Husri (d. 1095)
MOURNING IN ANDALUSIA
If white is the colour
of mourning in Andalusia,
it is a proper custom.
Look at me,
I dress myself in the white
of white hair
in mourning for youth.
(translated by Emilio Garcia Gomez & Cola Franzen)
Yusuf ibn Harun al-Ramadi (d. 1022)
SLAVE…
Draft resolution onKuwait and Iraq discussed at the Arab summitin Amman, 27-28 March, 2001
[This was accepted by other members of the Arab League but rejected by Iraq and therefore not included in the final statement.]
In appreciation of the grave circumstances facing the Arab nation, and the…
Speech by Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the Arab League's emergency summit in Cairo, 21-22 October, 2000.
The speech was notable for its proposal to establish two funds, totalling $1 billion, to support the Palestinians, and for its criticism of the United States.
Excellency, President…
The Arab Convention for the Suppression of Terrorism, adopted by the Council of Arab Ministers of the Interior and the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice. Cairo, April 1998.
THE ARAB CONVENTION FOR
THE SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM
Unofficial translation from Arabic by the United Nations English…
This list is intended to provide a well-rounded introduction to the Middle East for those who are unfamiliar with it.The list of 10 is meant to cover the region generally.Further suggestions are welcome.
Ten books introducing the Middle East
HISTORY:
1. History of the Arabs, by Philip Hitti (1937…
Speech by PresidentHosni Mubarak of Egypt to the inaugural session of the emergency Arab summit in Cairo, 21-22 October, 2000
Your Majesties, Excellencies and Royal Highnesses, His Excellency the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives me pleasure to welcome…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
