Nonie Darwish
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Nonie Darwish, who was raised in the Gaza Strip, moved to Egypt after her father, who lead the fedayeen guerilla operations against Israel, was assassinated by the Israel Defense Forces in 1956 and then moved to United States, is a freelance writer, public speaker and interpreter.

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Egypt: Another Case in the Muslim World of Stumbling From One Revolution To Another

0 Comments | Posted February 1, 2011 | 9:35 AM

Is Egypt's rebellion a coincidence, or is there something in Muslim culture that all too often perpetuates a vicious cycle?

As an Arab raised in the Muslim faith, I believe it's the latter. The reason is Sharia law. I was born in Gaza and raised in Cairo during the generation...

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The Gaza Prison Camp

0 Comments | Posted March 16, 2008 | 11:34 PM

"Gaza conditions at '40-year low'" the BBC headlined last week. Rarely a week goes by without a politician or organization deploring the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. But I do not hear anyone describe its root cause: 60 years of Arab policy aimed at maintaining Palestinians as stateless refugees...

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The Muslim Majority Must Break Its Silence

0 Comments | Posted August 3, 2006 | 5:08 PM

Arabs today are at a critical crossroads. They must decide whether to live in a constant state of war and terror or to denounce their own terrorists. Terrorists are working to prevent moderate Arabs from making the right choice. Terrorist groups rely on a tribal culture and the sympathies and...

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