Ahmad Walid `Izzat. Officer in the Syrian Arab army, painter and distinguished painter. Born in Damascus in 1934, died in 1971.
Al-Khazraj. An Arab tribe descended from Bani Quhtan. It had supporters of Prophet Mohammad in it.
`Oday bin al-Riqqa`. An important poet from Damascus in the Ummayyad era, lived during the age of Walid ibn al-Malik (and a contemporary of al-Jarir). Was labeled the people’s poet of Damascus/the Levant. Died around 95 A.H.
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A KFC Restaurant in Fallujah!
Who would have thought in 2004, when the city was reduced to rubble in a firestorm of airpower, IEDs, snipers, ambushes and RPGs, that four years later, American soldiers would be making quick stops for chicken value buckets.
Posted by Firouz | August 4, 2008, 8:16 amDruze community leader Sheikh Muafiek Tarif said: “The Druze sect has showen its loyalty to the State of Israel for years now. Today, the resourcefulness of Amal Ganem, a Druze community member, proved our loyalty to the State of Israel. Ganem, who acted quickly and without hesitation in order to prevent further casualties, is a model to thousands of young Druze who have acted and are acting on behalf of the State of Israel.”
Amal Ganem killed the bulldozer attacker in Jerusalem.
Posted by Firouz | August 6, 2008, 7:00 am