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  • "Maybe Gadhafi's fighters are fasting just like us," said Ismail Ashour, the commander of a rebel company currently tasked with manning front-line watch posts here.

    Ramadan Brings Resolve, Uncertainty Charles Levinson 2011

  • "We are confident the rebels in Benghazi will keep things under control," said Mr. Ashour.

    Ramadan Brings Resolve, Uncertainty Charles Levinson 2011

  • In the old city, Mohammad Noureldin Ashour, an antiques shopkeeper, echoed the warning: "If they don't sit around the negotiating table, it won't be solved," the 45-year-old said.

    Battles Put Damascus On the Edge Nour Malas 2012

  • The New York Times reports that: At Shifa Hospital in Gaza, the director, Dr. Hussein Ashour, said that keeping his patients alive from their wounds was an enormous challenge.

    Those delightful Hamas again Not a sheep 2009

  • Most of them had never met their colleagues, nor discussed how to approach the case, said Sameh Ashour , one of the lead prosecutors.

    Mubarak Prosecutors Face Criticism Matt Bradley 2012

  • "The whole idea of looking out for power in life conflicts with the humility of Sufi principles," said Mr. Ashour.

    Parties in Egypt Seek New Weapon Matt Bradley 2011

  • Sufis are best known in the West for their whirling dervishes, whose meditative practice reflects the Sufi ideological emphasis on introspective spirituality and a personal conception of God that rejects worldly preoccupations such as politics, said Omar Ashour , a professor of Middle East Studies at the University of Exeter.

    Parties in Egypt Seek New Weapon Matt Bradley 2011

  • At the same time, residents reported a "bloodbath" at a market north of the city and heavy gunfire in districts such as Fashloum, Ashour, Jumhouria and Souq Al.

    Protesters brave violence in Libya's capital 2011

  • Nevertheless, Sufis have formed political parties elsewhere in the Middle East, including in Sudan, said Mr. Ashour.

    Parties in Egypt Seek New Weapon Matt Bradley 2011

  • "Many of us were concerned about these people's backgrounds," said Ashour Abu Rashed, one of Darna's representatives on the rebel's provisional government body, the Transitional National Council.

    Ex-Mujahedeen Help Lead Libyan Rebels Charles Levinson 2011

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