Hassan youssef yassin biography of abraham
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Yasser Arafat
President of Palestine (–)
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Yasser Arafat[a] (4 or 24 August – 11 November ), also popularly known by his kunyaAbu Ammar,[b] was a Palestinian political leader. He was chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from to , President of the State of Palestine from to and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from to [3] Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from until
Arafat was born to Palestinian parents in Cairo, Egypt, where he spent most of his youth. He studied at the University of King Fuad I. While a student, he embraced Arab nationalist and anti-Zionist ideas. Opposed to the creation of the State of Israel, he fought alongside the Muslim Brothe
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Saudi Arabia is a true melting pot of the world
Throughout history, Arabia has been a crossroads of civilization. Most notably on the Silk Road and Incense Road, much trade passed through Arabia. The well of Zamzam was also an important station for traders.
Ideally situated between Africa, europe and Asia, Arabia has continued to be a hub for travelers of all kinds.
The annual Hajj organized by Saudi Arabia’s authorities is one of the world’s largest gatherings, annually welcoming 2 to 3 million Muslims for at least fyra days. This melting pot represents the 2 billion Muslims whose devotion centers on Makkah in the Kingdom.
The diversity of pilgrims during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia reflects the community’s makeup worldwide. Their devotion goes back to Abraham, the father of all believers in the three great monotheistic faiths from the Middle East. As Muslims enter Makkah’s grand mosque and see the Kaaba, they pray and bow in gratitude to Abraham, who is considered to ha
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We the people of the world
Whenever we find ourselves, as today, trapped in an impasse of hatred and violence, my mind returns to the three figures who embodied nonviolent resistance, who were able to bring about extraordinary changes of freedom, reconciliation and understanding. Of course I am referring to Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr., who individually and collectively taught the world the most precious lessons that we can draw upon today.
When faced with hatred, violence, killing and imprisonment, they preached love, understanding and the overcoming of tremendous challenges through integrity and respect. With the human tragedies unfolding in Gaza and Ukraine today, it is high time we relearned those lessons.
Gandhi led a series of nonviolent actions designed to reflect to the British that their actions were anything but high-minded. Gandhi’s satyagraha, or “truth-force,” employed nonviolence, or ahimsa, in the form of civil disobedience, tax