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Key Lebanese Leader Says Iranian Weapons Can Deter Israeli Aggression

Sharmine Narwani | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Hezbollah, Iran, Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon, Druze, Shiites, Amr Moussa, Beirut, Lebanese Government, Press TV, World News
Sharmine Narwani

Jumblatt's statements to Press TV marks the most recent in a series of disclosures by the maverick politician that has shaken electoral politics in Lebanon.

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The End of March 14?

Nicholas Noe | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Beirut, Hezbollah Lebanon, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Druze, Syria, Sunnis, Shiites, World News
Nicholas Noe

The Sunni, Druze and Christian coalition that first took the reins of power in July 2005 was dealt what may end up being a lethal blow this past week when the Druze leader Walid Jumblatt formerly left the March 14 Secretariat.

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Miss Israel Swimsuit Competition Poses Challenge For Arab Minorities (VIDEO)

WideAngle | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Druze, Video, Miss Israel, Arab-Israelis, Contestant Number 2, Israel, Druze Israel, Druze, Duah Fares, Miss Israel 2009, Angelina Duah Fares, Druze Miss Israel, Duah Miss Israel, Miss Israel Pageant, Miss Israel Druze, Miss Isreal, Duah Fares Miss Isreal, Angelina Miss Israel, Miss Israel Beauty Pageant Duah, World News

How far can one young woman push a conservative culture? Duah Fares is an Arab-Israeli teenager and member of the Druze minority, a religious sect l...

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Rana Husseini: Jordanian Journalist Who Exposed 'Honor Killings' Tells Story In New Book

WideAngle | Posted 08.28.2009 | World

Read More: Turkey, Jordan, Kurds, Afghanistan, Books, Pakistan, Foreign Affairs, Honor Killings, Murder in the Name of Honour, Jordan Honor Killings, Arabs, Egypt, Jordan Honor Killing, Muslims, Rana Husseini, Book, Jordan Honor Killing Laws, Muslim, Honor Killing, Syria, Druze, Advocacy, World News

"Jordan Farmer Kills Sister Over Alleged Affair," read a recent headline from the Agence France-Presse. The 24-year-old man stabbed his sister afte...

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Golan Heights Apples Seen As Sign Of Peace To Come

Institute For War And Peace | Posted 04.18.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Syria Lebanon, Golan Heights Apples, Israel Golan Heights, Golan Heights Druze, Foreign Affairs, Golan Heights, Israel Syria, Israel, Israel Lebanon, Syria Golan Heights, Druze, Advocacy, World News

When Hala al-Safadi bit into the apple, she felt as though she had been instantly transported back to her home town, which she left for good nine year...

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