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  United Arab Emirates
Traditional rule in the emirates generally is patriarchal, with political allegiance defined in terms of loyalty to the tribal leaders, to the leaders of the individual emirates, and to the leaders of the federation.
The seven emirate rulers, their extended families, and those persons and families to whom they are allied by historical ties, marriage, or common interest, held political and economic power in their respective emirates.
When a woman marries, her separate property--including her dowry, which is set by law at a maximum of approximately $13,700(50,000 dirhams)--and the income of her separate property remain under her control and are not commingled with the separate property of her husband.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27940.htm   (11178 words)

  
 Fujairah: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Fujairah (Arabic (The Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects) : الفجيرة) is an emirate (The office of an emir) of the United Arab Emirates (A federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves).
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www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fu/fujairah.htm   (145 words)

  
 United Arab Emirates
Death sentences may be appealed to the ruler of the emirate in which the offense was committed or to the President of the Federation.
The seven emirate rulers, their extended families, and those persons and families to whom they are allied by historical ties, marriage, or common interest wield most political power in their respective emirates.
Emirate rulers are accessible, in varying degrees, to citizens who have a problem or a request.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/index.cfm?docid=824   (8184 words)

  
 Fujairah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fujairah (Arabic: الفجيرة) is an emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
Since 1974, it is ruled by Shaikh Hamad bin Muhammed al Sharqi.
Passengers have to go to another emirate in order to get passenger air service, however.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fujairah   (197 words)

  
 Arab Reform Bulletin: September 2005 - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
And the commission is unlikely to be emulated by other Arab governments, who would view the extensive U.S. and UN involvement in its operations as a violation of their sovereignty.
Sunni Arabs, fifteen of whose representatives had been added to the Constitutional Committee in July but were then sidelined after negotiations moved from the committee to an informal leadership council of Kurds and Shiites, refused to embrace a document they saw as inimical to their interests.
A separate but related recent case that shows how the Internet is facilitating political communication in the face of growing authoritarian tendencies is that of Nadia Yassine, daughter and unofficial spokesperson of Abdul Salam Yassine.
www.carnegieendowment.org /publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=17448&prog=zru   (6379 words)

  
 Between Stagnation and Renovation: The Arab System in the Aftermath of the Iraq War
Most Arab observers perceived the summit's results as a failure-- a true reflection of the lamentable Arab situation; the struggle amongst the Arab states was seen as a modern version of the old Arabian Desert tribes.
And though Arab presidents and kings have the ability to influence the Arab Street, it is equally clear that their policies are being affected by it.
Arab discourse often blurs the distinction between reforms for democratization and reforms of the Arab political order (mainly associated with the activity of the Arab League, but also relevant to economic, legal, and cultural issues).
meria.idc.ac.il /journal/2005/issue3/jv9no3a4.html   (10002 words)

  
 The antediluvian patriarchs and the Sumerian King List
It is suggested that the Sumerian scribe that composed the original antediluvian list had available a document (possibly a clay tablet) containing numerical information on the ages of eight of the patriarchs similar to that of the Genesis record and that he mistakenly interpreted it as being written in the sexagesimal system.
The Sumerian list assigns an average reign duration of 30,150 years, with a total duration for the period of 241,200 years, compared to an average age of the biblical patriarchs of 858 years and a sum of 8575 years for their full lives.
List of the duration of the Antediluvian Sumerian reigns.
www.answersingenesis.org /tj/v12/i3/sumerian.asp   (8256 words)

  
 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999 - United Arab Emirates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates established in 1971.
In those emirates that officially recognize and thereby grant a legal identity to non-Muslim religious groups, only a limited number of Christian groups are granted such recognition.
Decisions at the federal level are generally made by consensus of the sheiks of the seven emirates and leading families.
www.usemb.se /human/human1999/uae.html   (6115 words)

  
 Ra's al-Khaymah --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
A southern inland tract is separated from the northern by a projection of Al-Fujayrah emirate.
In 1869 Ra's al-Khaymah became a separate state under Hamayd ibn 'Abd Allah, a grandson of Sultan, but upon his death (1900) it reverted to Ash-Shariqah and was not finally recognized by Britain as a separate Trucial state until 1919.
The second smallest in area and the least populous of the federation's seven emirates, Umm al-Qaywayn is roughly triangular in shape and is bounded by the emirates of Ra's al-Khaymah (northeast) and ash-Shariqah (south and west).
www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9062721   (1378 words)

  
 Saudi Aramco World: Departments : Suggestions for Reading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
She campaigned for Arab independence and the end of the British Mandate, and herself drew the borders of the first Arab state in Mesopotamia since the 13th century.
Two alphabetical listings are the heart of the book: One is of menu items, with brief descriptions and notations; the other is of “foods and flavors” (and utensils, cooking methods and so on), in Indonesian, with English translations or explanations.
Berbers, Arabs, Andalusi Arabs and Jews, Europeans and the New World all contributed to making Moroccan cuisine one of the most interesting and exciting of the Middle East, and the visitor who is timid about what he eats in that country will miss some wonderful revelations.
www.saudiaramcoworld.com /departments/suggestions.for.reading.htm   (16604 words)

  
 Informed Comment : 10/01/2003 - 10/31/2003
In a separate development, Kenya formally declined to send troops without a stronger UN resolution; one member of the Kenya parliament asked the government to save the country from a "US dictatorship" by refusing to assist it in Iraq.
This secretive unit, and not the Mossad, may well have been the source of the forged documents purporting to show that Iraq tried to purchase yellowcake uranium for weapons from Niger in West Africa, according to the former official.
Arab nationalism is not dead as a sentiment, and for those devoted to it, going to Iraq to fight now makes as much sense as defending Abdel Nasser during the Suez Crisis of 1956.
www.juancole.com /2003_10_01_juancole_archive.html   (12347 words)

  
 Arabian Peninsula and the Eastern Mediterranean, 1800-1900 A.D. | Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The missionaries in Lebanon are responsible for establishing the basis for a cultural, social, and political life centered on Christianity, which leads to a flowering of art and culture and the evolution of the Gothic school of religious painting.
The first Arab reaction against the Ottoman government is witnessed in this region at the end of the nineteenth century.
Zanzibar, on the East African coast, is made a separate principality in 1861, but is still under the control of Muscat and Oman until its independence is granted in 1964.
www.metmuseum.org /TOAH/ht/10/wap/ht10wap.htm   (1319 words)

  
 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
There was coordination with regard to curriculum, emphasis on ideological and religious indoctrination, and instruction that underscored that the United States and Israel were evil and that the rulers of Arab countries were illegitimate.
And I think what would be useful for the United States is to work with governments in the Arab part of the world, Muslim governments, to find ways for those segments of the population to find alternative means of channeling their sentiments through constructive, non-violent activities.
I think that is separate from the organization that existed in Afghanistan in terms of its ability to bring tens of thousands of recruits into a secure location, train them, vet them, and bring the best and the brightest into an organization called al Qaeda and then deploy and direct them.
www.9-11commission.gov /archive/hearing12/9-11Commission_Hearing_2004-06-16.htm   (20382 words)

  
 Khaleej Times - Online
He said the doctor's family was hosting some Arab women in their house, who are suspected to be related to Al Qaeda members.
Sources said that instead of separately publishing the LFO or introducing it as an "independent chapter," authorities in Law and Parliamentary Division have added all 29 amendments that shape the LFO, to the relevant clauses of the constitution.
The Tigers have been battling for a separate state in the north and east for Tamils, who they say are discriminated against by the island's majority Sinhalese.
www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/291202/subcont.htm   (9497 words)

  
 Powell: There is 'real support' for anti-terror campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Pakistani military and diplomatic sources said Saturday that Pakistan has agreed to a list of U.S. demands for a possible attack on Afghanistan, including a multinational force to be based there.
In an attempt to isolate Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the United States has been urging other countries to sever their ties with the radical Islamic group, citing the recommendation of a U.N. Security Council resolution approved in December, a senior official said Saturday.
The message was delivered in separate meetings by top State Department officials in charge of overseeing its policies regarding the five major regions of the world — Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Africa and Latin America.
www.thedailycamera.com /news/terror/sept01/16adipl.html   (705 words)

  
 BCCI - ABU DHABI: BCCI'S FOUNDING AND MAJORITY SHAREHOLDERS
Abu Dhabi is the largest and wealthiest member of the United Arab Emirates, an oil-rich federation of sheikhdoms, formed in 1971, whose rulers own all the land and natural resources of their nations in fee simple absolute, with no distinctions being made among the wealth of the ruler, his family, and the nation itself.
He could now act simultaneously as manager of billions of Sheikh Zayed's personal wealth, as banker to the United Arab Emirates of which Sheikh Zayed was chief of state, and as chairman of a new bank that had guaranteed assets of hundreds of millions of dollars from its inception.
The separation of powers is respected and upheld at the highest levels of UAE government.
www.fas.org /irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/14abudhabi.htm   (16292 words)

  
 Countries Se-So
In this record, the chairman of the Raad is regarded as the head of state.
The chairman was officially elected quarterly; the list of chairmen is very incomplete.
During much of the time of independence of Natalia the Raad appointed a Chief Commandant or Commandant-General, who functioned informally as a Chief Executive, and is therefore listed here.
www.rulers.org /ruls2.html   (11589 words)

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