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… Assembly today BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq puts its fragile'democracy to the test today, convening its first freely elected Nation- al Assembly in recent history after last- minute bargaining over Sunni Arab…

… candidates to head the parliament. Shiite Muslim officials said they failed to reach final agreement in talks with the Kurds - who are mostly Sunni Muslim but secular - and the Sunni Arabs. But those failures…

… that Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni Arab politicians would meet after the deputies are sworn in "to final- ize things. We need two to three days to announce an agreement." The Shiite alliance won 140 seats…

…. Shiite talks with Sunni Arabs focused on naming a parliament speaker, and it remained unclear if they would present a candidate today. Although the speaker's role is mostly restricted to presiding over the…

… for this post, but till now they have not done this," al-Dabagh said. Sunni Arab negotiators at yester- day's meeting included interim Presi- dent Ghazi al-Yawer - a possible choice for parliament…

….michigandaily.com The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers…

… d outside Ann Arbor's Jewish Community Center t during an event commemorating May 14, 1948, the day Israel gained statehood and defended d itself against an attack by six Arab nations. e Members of…

…, saying that students must realize the impor- tance of universally protecting human rights. Livshiz also recognized that students might have power to impact the University's dealing with Israel. While there…

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….S. policy, Noam Chomsky has When speaking at the Arab American Insti- Democratic Party has been unwavering since become the most celebrated leftist over his four tute in Michigan, former Democratic Presiden…

… "pet can do (A welcome addition, 02/14/2005). PIRGIM has a reputation for advocacy in the public interest and Students for PIR- GIM are focused on perhaps the most wide- ly encountered and problematic…

… experience in student life - off-campus housing. The student body could benefit now and in years to come from a strong Students for PIRGIM, and I hope that the University community will rally behind its ideas…

…, storing, and using information wisely." Student athletes to hold discussion on gender issues The third event in a series of five pre- ceding the production of the Vaginal Monologues on Sunday is set for…

… Thayer Street Carport reported to DPS that he had misplaced his vehicle late Monday night. An officer assisted him, and the vehicle was later located in the carport. THIS DAY In Daily History Students…

… shows. The once-packed video rooms are no longer bursting with customers, and local arcade managers say that the decade's biggest fad thus far is fading fast. With today's dismal economy, many students…

… being made into a musical - the first Muslim one to be produced in America. At the time, Khan said she did not know Arabic very well. "Even though I couldn't understand it, it was very beautiful." She…

… Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. The story applies the precepts of the Burdah to the struggles of a Muslim American family. Khan, a doctoral student in Near Eastern Studies at the University, was joined by…

….' Parvez Ahmed, a student in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Studies at Wayne State University, discussed the historical aspects of the poem. Written in 1212 CE by al-Busiri, an Egyptian- born poet…

… founder of their religion. "It's really a deep sense of love and venera- tion," Ahmed said. Jonathan Glasser, a Rackham student in Near Eastern Studies, played different samples from a recent recording of…

… Burdah. She said people at the University need to discuss the poem more. "Islam is (not only) a religion of peace, but (also) a religion of art," she said. Rackham student Ali Hashmi said he appre- ciated…

… student in higher education who works at the Office of Diversity Affairs, hosted the show. "I thought it was wonderful, a good chance for students to learn about the literary form," Bailey said. Abused…