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  Qumar - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Qumar was described as being a home for and financial supporter of the fictional Bahji terrorist group.
Qumar is something of a compilation of the worst elements of Saudi Arabia and the Taliban.
Qumar continues on the show to be a U.S. ally, though the Sultan and other officials were extremely troubled by the assassination, bombing campaign, and invasion.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Qumar   (625 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
The Sultanate of Qumar (although later referred to as The Kingdom of Qumar) is a fictional Middle Eastern country in the television show The West Wing.
Maps in the background of some scenes have shown Qumar to be occupying a section of the Persian Gulf coast, on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz opposite the United Arab Emirates, which in real life is Iranian territory.
Q'umar will appear in the third volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, as a country in which an intractable war is being fought by the British Empire, and which my be connected to the coming eschaton.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Qumar   (859 words)

  
  Qumar
Qumar is an Absolute monarchy, ruled by a dictatorial Sultan and his family.
Qumar is something of a compilation of the worst elements of Saudi Arabia and the Taliban.
Qumar continues on the show to be a U.S. ally, though the Sultan and other officials were extremely troubled by the assassination, bombing campaign, and invasion.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/qu/Qumar.htm   (624 words)

  
  Qumar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qumar is an absolute monarchy, ruled by a dictatorial sultan and his family.
Qumar is something of a compilation of the worst elements of Saudi Arabia and the Taliban.
Qumar continues on the show to be a U.S. ally, though the Sultan and other officials were extremely troubled by the assassination, bombing campaign, and invasion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Qumar   (678 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Qumar
Maps in the background of some scenes have shown Qumar to be occupying a section of the Persian Gulf coast, on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz opposite the United Arab Emirates, which in real life is Iranian territory.
Qumar is an absolute monarchy, ruled by a sultan and his family.
Qumar was described as being a home for and financial supporter of the fictional Bahji terrorist group.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Qumar   (668 words)

  
 Qumar
The end of the third season saw the President order the assassination of the Qumari defence minister Abdul Shareef on evidence he was a terrorist.
Maps in the background of some scenes have shown Qumar to be occupying a section of the Persian Gulf coast, on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz from Oman, which in real life is Iranian territory.
Qumar is an amalgam of the worst elements of Saudi Arabia, the Taliban, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and Iran.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/q/qu/qumar.html   (287 words)

  
 Qumar - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
It is an amalgam, or compound, of standard stereotypes about the Middle East including oil wealth, radical Islam, state-sponsored terrorists, and the oppression of women.
The end of the third season saw President Bartlet order the assassination of the Qumari defense minister, Abdul ibn Shareef, on evidence he was a terrorist mastermind.
Bahji operatives, Qumari citizens educated in Qumar, shot down the plane carrying Ben Yousef, the Israeli foreign minister.
www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Qumar   (642 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Abdul Ibn Shareef, former defense minister of Qumar, is a fictional character played by Al No'mani on the television serial drama The West Wing.
His fictional nation of Qumar is an ally of the United States and Shareef is supposed to help the US with intelligence in the Middle East.
Shareef's plane back to Qumar is piloted by an American agent who fakes mechanical difficulties, forcing an emergency landing on an RAF landing strip in Bermuda where a few American soldiers assassinate Shareef and an aide on May 22, 2002.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Abdul_ibn_Shareef   (398 words)

  
 Mohammed Qumar profile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Despite offering variety to the attack with his left arm action the general consensus was that Qumar’s return in the wicket column did not justify his ability.
Handicapped by a fairly dubious pair of hands and a general lack of athleticism and interest in the field, Qumar has regularly incurred the wrath of his captain as a result of his general incompetence and air of diffidence.
While it would be unfair to label him as the worst fielder in the club it might not necessarily be untrue and he would certainly figure in the mix for the award.
www.oscricket.com /profiles/qumar_profile.htm   (276 words)

  
 :::► Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net ◄:::
'''Qumar''' is a fictional Middle Eastern country in the television show ''The West Wing (television) The West Wing''.
{{spoiler}} Qumar is an absolute monarchy, ruled by a dictatorial sultan and his family.
The end of the third season saw Josiah Bartlet President Bartlet order the assassination of the Qumari defense minister, Abdul ibn Shareef, on evidence he was a terrorist mastermind.
www.mauspfeil.net /Qumar.html   (703 words)

  
 Qumar - Laughing Meme
Qumar’s horrific laws regarding women, its corrupt aristocracy, and its terrorist training camps.
Qumar is everything that upsets Americans about the Islamic world.
Slipped into the discussion with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Helsinki and other ridiculous sounding yet real places Qumar is a rhetorical device designed to reinforce every negative stereotype Americans (and the West) have been trained to believe about Islam.
www.laughingmeme.org /archives/002025.html   (300 words)

  
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The North African country of Qumar is one of the few Arab states lacking oil reserves.
With the downturn of the technology sector, the area Qumar was focusing its growth toward, Qumar has been experiencing a currency crisis.
Qumar is home to roughly 350,000 acres of saline wetlands and coastal estuaries along the Red and Arabian Seas.
www.des.ucdavis.edu /courses/ESP10/debtfornature.doc   (1933 words)

  
 SLACKER HISTORY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
Qumar and I had a long and loud talk with the promoter of Battle of the Bands at a certain local club, after getting kicked out.
The Fire Marshal even showed up, but Qumar took care of his worries, the marshall saw the show was safe and the show went off without a hitch.
Soon after, Qumar joined in and we were working together again as Slacker.
www.noexitrecords.com /slackershows/slacker_history.htm   (784 words)

  
 Qumar - Laughing Meme
Qumar’s horrific laws regarding women, its corrupt aristocracy, and its terrorist training camps.
Qumar is everything that upsets Americans about the Islamic world.
Slipped into the discussion with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Helsinki and other ridiculous sounding yet real places Qumar is a rhetorical device designed to reinforce every negative stereotype Americans (and the West) have been trained to believe about Islam.
laughingmeme.org /articles/2004/05/10/qumar   (276 words)

  
 The West Wing: The Women of Qumar
Query: Is Qumar a real country or deliberately invented as a plot device?
The other subject is a new lease on Kalifa Air Base in Qumar in The Gulf.
C.J. is lobbying everyone she can about the Qumar situation.
westwing.bewarne.com /third/52qumar.html   (616 words)

  
 Qumar - West Wing Wiki
Qumar appearing on a map, surrounded by Iranian territory
In many aspects it bears resemblance to the emirate of Qatar, but can also be seen as an amalgam of many standard cliches about the Middle East including oil wealth, radical Islam, state-sponsored terrorists, and the oppression of women.
In addition, Qumar does not show up on maps of the Persian Gulf in later episodes, likely due in the real world to the crew forgetting about it but suggesting that perhaps in the West Wing universe it was annexed by Iran.
westwing.wikia.com /wiki/Qumar   (762 words)

  
 ::The Beltway:: Season 4 Facts
After the assassination of Shareef; the plane he was in was said to have crashed in the Bermuda Triangle.
Qumar doesn’t buy the story and knows that the US had something to do with the missing plane.
In the Situation Room Nancy tells Leo and Fitz that Qumar is claiming that it has a tape of a phone call made from Shareef’s plane.
www.the-beltway.net /season4facts.htm   (3073 words)

  
 News - Bedford Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More
Qumar Shah had taken aptitude tests, been fitted for the uniform as a community officer, and taken it home with him before the rejection came.
Qumar, 20, of Downview, Luton, said: "I think it is grossly unfair.
It is outrageous that Qumar should be victimised for some of the things I have done.
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk /ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=541&ArticleID=680013   (499 words)

  
 Television Without Pity The Women of Qumar
Jed asks the member, whose name is Frank, "What was added?" Frank reads from a document he has, indicating that two F-117 fighter jets have been added to "the package" (although one poster has stated in the forums that the U.S. has never sold the F-117 to any ally).
Toby asks, "This is Qumar?" Qumar, so far as I can tell -- and I've made a diligent search -- is a fictional country.
Before seeing the episode, based on the title, I figured they made up a country to in order to function as a general framework for the evils perpetrated against women in various quasi- and pseudo-Islamic countries.
www.televisionwithoutpity.com /articles/content/a2182/index-1.html   (700 words)

  
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Qumar spent so much time drugged out and in jail, the state took away her boy and two girls.
QUMAR: When they were taken, I had an apartment but I felt like since they weren't there, that there was no reason for me to be there.
SEVERSON: Because of her drug abuse, she was ineligible for housing under any existing programs, until Pathways came along and took a chance.
www.faithandvalues.com /tx/REN-73/1/index.html   (1418 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
And later called Nancy in to try to smooth my feathers...at least that was the phrase I heard Josh use for it later, when I wasn't supposed to be walking by the bullpen at the moment he was telling Sam about it.
They all say "Qumar." Lumberjack Joe is there too, standing where Carol usually stands, and he's ogling me. When he moves, he covers the distance in a single stride and his fingers close completely around my wrist.
I assume that we're going to worry about the flat in the morning, which is fine with me. I watch the way his eyes are downcast as he crosses back in front of the Lincoln's headlights.
4dw.net /marguerite/passage.txt   (24203 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
The Moore Declaration alleges various details regarding Salam's trip to Qumar, his affiliation there with a Bahji unit during a time when the Bahji was battling U.S. forces, and his subsequent surrender of an assault rifle.
The Government asserts that it initially detained and interrogated Salam in Qumar before transferring him a naval brig in Norfolk, Virginia, where he remained until a recent transfer to a brig in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Government contends that Salam is an "enemy combatant," and that this status justifies holding him in the United States indefinitely--without formal charges or proceedings--unless and until it makes the determination that access to counsel or further process is warranted.
babealicious.net /fanfic/wingswing/supreme.html   (14371 words)

  
 Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly . TRANSCRIPT . January 3, 2003 | PBS
SEVERSON: Qumar spent so much time drugged out and in jail, the state took away her boy and two girls.
QUMAR: When they were taken, I had an apartment, but I felt like since they weren't here that there was no reason for me to be there.
QUMAR: I know now what I didn't know before -- and that there's people that care.
www.pbs.org /wnet/religionandethics/transcripts/618.html   (4128 words)

  
 Review of The Women of Qumar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
When someone rattled off the details of the Qumar deal and that laundry list of weapons we're selling them, he asked if someone could send a memo.
Saving the best for last (or nearly): this was one of those powerhouse CJ episodes I'm always glad to see because it gives Allison Janney the opportunity to really show her stuff.
I was proud of CJ for sticking to her guns, making her argument for giving the public some information on the possible Mad Cow problem so eloquently, standing up to Toby, not being afraid to make her point regarding the women of Qumar even when her arguments were less than pretty.
thewestwing.tktv.net /Episodes3/reviews/8.html   (586 words)

  
 KOMO : 3.5 Magnitude Quake Hits Western Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
University of Washington Seismologist Tony Qumar isn't surprised to see there isn't any damage and nobody is hurt.
Qumar also says people shouldn't worry about any more immediate shaking.
Seismologists don't believe Thursday's quake is related to the one three weeks ago centered in Bremerton.
www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=25529   (278 words)

  
 IslamOnline - Art & Entertainment Section   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-03)
On The West Wing, president Bartlett had to deal with home-grown terrorists who were planting pipe-bombs and the assassination of Abdul Shareef, the defense minister of a fictional middle eastern country called Qumar.
But that action has its repercussions with the government of Qumar looking to take revenge for the act.
Qumar has been investigating the accident because they believe there was foul play.
www.islamonline.net /English/artculture/2002/10/article04.shtml   (684 words)

  
 ABC TV Guide
The multi award-winning series created by Aaron Sorkin holds the record for the most Emmys won by a single series and won the Emmy Award for best TV drama series four years in a row.
Later, Bartlet is informed that Qumar intends to accuse Israel of the assassination, in which Bartlet was actually involved.
Also troubling the staff are the floundering stock market and a casual remark made by First Lady, Dr. Abigail "Abbey" Bartlet (Stockard Channing) about the importance of being a mother.
www.abc.net.au /tv/guide/netw/200602/programs/ZY8279A001D23022006T213000.htm   (259 words)

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