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The man who buried Malcolm X - my Muslim imam, priest - he, after I got beat up by police... came to me, and he said, 'You don't need this American name.' And I was susceptible to it at the time because, God knows, I had just gotten whipped near to death. So he gave me an Arab name; he gave me the name Amir Barakat.

~Amiri Baraka

Topics: After American Arab Beat Because Buried Came Death Gave God Got Gotten Had He Just Knows Malcolm Malcolm X Man Me Muslim Name Near Need Police Priest Said Susceptible Time Up Whipped Who You

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Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of their past oppressor. This is very much the case between Jew and Arab: It's a conflict between two victims.

~Amos Oz

Topics: Another Arab Between Case Children Conflict Cruel Each Image Jew Look Much Oppressor Other Parent Past Same See Two Very Victims

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The one thing that shaped my life was when I was 15 or 16: I knew I wanted to be a journalist. And not just a journalist, but a journalist in the Middle East, and to go back to the Arab world and try to understand what it meant to be Lebanese.

~Anthony Shadid

Topics: Arab Arab World Back East Go Journalist Just Knew Lebanese Life Meant Meant To Be Middle Middle East My Life One Thing Shaped The One Thing Thing Try Understand Wanted World

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On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never call myself a war correspondent.

~Anthony Shadid

Topics: Arab Arab World Call Career Correspondent Covering East Enjoy Entire Entire Career Flip Here Middle Middle East Myself Never Side Spent War World Would

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It is no coincidence that in the wake of the Arab Spring, investment in youth-related initiatives, especially related to employment, has increased sharply.

~Arancha Gonzalez

Topics: Arab Arab Spring Coincidence Employment Increased Initiatives Investment Related Sharply Spring Wake

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There is a feeling among the Arabs - encouraging terrorist activity is part of the broad new Arab strategy - that sooner or later, Israel will be forced to withdraw from Samaria, Judea and Gaza.

~Ariel Sharon

Topics: Activity Among Arab Arabs Broad Encouraging Feeling Forced Gaza Israel Later New Part Sooner Sooner Or Later Strategy Terrorist Will Withdraw

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A foreign ideology cannot be introduced into Chechnya - were it through an Arab or al-Qaeda. Our experience is rich and long enough for us to be Muslims and know what jihad is.

~Aslan Maskhadov

Topics: Al-Qaeda Arab Cannot Chechnya Enough Experience Foreign Ideology Introduced Jihad Know Long Muslims Our Rich Through Us Were

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When a 'Life of Brian' comes out with Muhammad in the lead role, directed by an Arab equivalent of Theo van Gogh, it will be a huge step forward.

~Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Topics: Arab Brian Directed Equivalent Forward Gogh Huge Lead Lead Role Life Muhammad Out Role Step Step Forward Van Van Gogh Will

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Israel made peace with Egypt, the largest Arab State. There are militant Islamists there, but there is also law. There are agreements and also defense arrangements there.

~Ayman Odeh

Topics: Agreements Also Arab Arrangements Defense Egypt Israel Largest Law Made Militant Peace State

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An Arab who works and pays taxes is good for everyone. An Arab who doesn't work and receives social security stipends is bad for everyone.

~Ayman Odeh

Topics: Arab Bad Everyone Good Pays Receives Security Social Social Security Taxes Who Work Works

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