Pasha means that he was a Turkish officer of high rank. He also was an intriguing figure whose character still leaves many Moroccans torn today. On the one hand, he was a ruthless despot seizing all opportunities for wealth and power that came his way. Having become the head of the clan after the death of his elder brother. Thami El Glaoui is probably most remembered for the role he played during the French colonial rule of Morocco. In exchange for complete power over the High Atlas and other southern regions of the country, the Lord of the Atlas aided the European country in over throwing the Sultan. While many Moroccans believing him to be a traitor, Thami’s vast successes as a warlord and chieftain have made many see him as a fine man too.
TaQavea Searcy (11) throws a softball back to home plate during fall workouts. “Softball workouts are fun,” TaQavea Searcy stated. “They prepare us for the season and Mrs. Kallam is great. She has taught me so much and I really look up to her as a role model.” The softball season at McMichael doesn’t begin until spring, but students were encouraged to come get in extra practice during the fall.
This is Kolu Vezele. I am interested in the summer camp program for my daughter Jelena who is 4 and my six-year-old son as well. I am thinking about princess camp session 5, superheroes session 5, learn to swim camp session 4 & 6 for both of them. Maybe the splish splash and the Jr. Creation station camp. Please let me know if there is any financial assistance available for these camps. I appreciate your time and your help, thank you.
“Everything I was dreaming of is gone.” Those are the words of Abdullah Kurdi, whose wife and two children drowned after the small boat that was supposed to take them from Turkey to the Greek island of Kos had capsized. Abdullah Kurdi was ultimately trying to get his family to a better life in Canada when it all went wrong and he lost everything. Since Alan Kurdi’s little body washed up on a Turkish beach on September 3, his photos have taken the world by storm.
Gregory James Aziz is the current President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of National Steel Car, the leading manufacturer of railroad tank and freight car in North America.
Anayeli Lara Pedroza also known as Ana Lara was born on Sunday, August 20, 1995, Toluca, Mexico, granddaughter of the Mexico City attorney, Jose Pedroza. Her mother, Graciela Lara ( Pedroza) was a former dancer from Toluca, Mexico, and her father Humberto Lara was a lawyer from Mexico City. Ana Lara was the only girl in her family, she had three brothers who were Fili Lara Pedroza , David Lara Pedroza, and Carlos Lara Pedroza . Lara had Spanish, Aztec, and a bit of Italian Scottish ancestry.
Ibtihaj Muhammad is the first female Muslim Olympian, and is an American sabre fencer for Team USA. She plans to wear a hijab when competing at the Rio Olympics.
In the North American business, Gregory James Aziz is one of the most recognizable people. He was born on April 30, 1949 in London, Ontario. Gregory J Aziz was educated at Ridley College. Later on, he studied Economics at Western University, Ontario.
Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, a Mississippi honors student who was convicted earlier this year for trying to join ISIS, on Wednesday Muhammad thanked the FBI for stopping him, from joining ISIS. Dakhlalla told Judge Sharion Aycock that his views on ISIS has changed since he was caught by the FBI.He also said,that ISIS have a very cruel and corrupt mindset . Muhammad was sentenced for eight years and his wife young for twelve years. They were arrested last year before they were to have boarded a flight from Mississippi with tickets to Istanbul, Turkey. Dakhlalla, the father of Muhammad, is a well-known Muslim imam who mostly spoke at Friday prayer at the Islamic Center of Mississippi in Starkville, said the his son was raised without televisions and
Amira Arzu, an Afghan teenager, was only 15 years old when she was forced into an arranged marriage. She was kind hearted, intelligent, elated, and humorous until one day this was all taken away. December 15th, 2016 she was on her way to school in Afghanistan not knowing that her parents were driving her to a Mosque, the Shrine of Ali, to get married to her future husband, Ahmed Akmal. A few days later she found herself on the street Taimani in Kabul, Afghanistan. Amira ran past workers ordering from street carts, women with their children, men in trucks honking at one another, and many looked at her uncertainty as she was running through the streets of Kabul. At the time, she was wearing a blue floral hijab, jeans, and a dress as in Afghanistan you cannot wear a dress without covering your legs. Many deduced that she was without her husband on the streets of Kabul, which is not normally the case, but Amira was different from the other wives and arduously wanting to figure out an escape.
I had the opportunity to interview Mohammed Iman. Mohammed is a 32-year-old originally from Somalia, who moved to the United States 5 years ago, to be with his wife. Before moving to The United States, Mohammed was living and attending school in Egypt. Mohammed has lived, what he describes, a very fulling life, with an optimistic future. His story is one of love, compassion, and resilience.
I had the pleasure of teaching Ayman AL-Adawi in my biology class during his 4th year in high school. He was an inspiration to me his teacher as well as his classmates and other students in his age. He was the kind of student who would like to know everything with passion even if it wasn't in the curriculum he always make me search new things I've never searched before.
Those were some of the words that I heard during family dinner but later realized that they are language that comes from their native country. Car rides would take forever because instead of hearing regular English or Spanish songs, my parents would prefer songs that didn’t have words just rhythms of nature or instruments that I never heard in my life. I felt as if I was living in two different worlds, my house involved of me trying to understand why everything that we do is so different from my friends and neighbors.
Thalia Arenas is a women with many mixed beliefs. She carries out her life as a Latina Catholic Muslim. This creates a lot of controversy in the world. Catholics and Muslims are very different on what they believe in. Catholics believe in God and Muslims believe in Allah. Thalia gets a lot of Questions day to day including”How could you be Latina and be Muslim”. She decided to speak out worldwide about this issue. She explains how Islam is for everybody. You don’t have to be Arab to be Islam. Thalia gets judged a lot because people stereotype her as a woman who has to wear a hijab in order to be Muslim. She doesn’t wear one because she doesn’t want to be judged. She also faces the struggle of being Catholic. She was raised Catholic and pursued
Ogbuefi Ezeudu otherwise known as the oldest man in the village has died and his death is announced to the villages by using a musical instrument. Okonkwo feels many emotions because the last time he was visited by Ezeudu it was to warn him not to take any part in Ikemefuna’s death. Since Ezeudu was an important leader and a well-respected elder his funeral was large and elaborate. To celebrate Ezeudu death rather than mourn the men beat drums and fired their guns. Unfortunately, Okonkwo’s gun accidentally went off and kills Ezeudu’s sixteen-year-old son. Okonkwo’s has upset the god yet again by killing Ezeudu’s son. The killing of a clansman is a crime against the earth goddess, and Okonkwo must pay for his crimes by taking himself and his family to exile for seven years. The tribe believes the village is full of sin and the only way to cleanse all the
While the Abbasids seized power on the Arabian Peninsula, the Umayyad leader Abd al-Rahman fled to the Iberian Peninsula and built a magnificent kingdom. When he reached Spain, he made it Al-Andalus, also known as Muslim Spain. He gained power by uniting the factions that were already there and defeating the ruling factions. Al-Andalus became a glorious kingdom in the Muslim empire because they had powerful leaders, a stable government, and effective tactics for expansion. The reasons for their decline will also be mentioned in this essay.