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  • KRISTOF: One of the stories that affected me the most, was talking to this woman called Fatma (ph), who was in a village I visited and early one morning, the Janjaweed came.

    CNN Transcript Nov 29, 2005 2005

  • Eleven-year-old "Fatma," so pretty, but pale and reed-thin, her hair pulled back in a barrette, rings under her downcast eyes.

    Margaret Aguirre: Simple Pleasures and Long-term Care for Iraqi Refugees in Syria 2009

  • Around the capital, at least 20 other schools were kept closed to students Saturday because many of the buildings are being used as outposts by government-linked gunmen and soldiers who defected to the opposition, said Fatma Mutahar, principal of Ayesha School in Sanaa and an Education Ministry official.

    Anti-government protesters storm Yemeni university 2011

  • Erdem Basci signaled at a meeting with Turkey analysts on Friday that continued deterioration in the global economy could trigger a monetary-policy response, said Fatma Melek , chief economist at AKBank, one of Turkey's biggest lenders.

    Turkey's Seen Tackling Lira's Slide Marc Champion 2011

  • But there are also young women like Fatma, who arrived this week on one of the boats that made the crossing from Tunisia.

    Italian Island of Lampedusa Sees Increase of North African Refugees 2011

  • Around the capital, at least 20 other schools were kept closed to students Saturday because many of the buildings are being used as outposts by government-linked gunmen and soldiers who defected to the opposition, said Fatma Mutahar, principal of Ayesha School in Sanaa and an Education Ministry official.

    Anti-government protesters storm Yemeni university 2011

  • Juan Medina/Reuters RESTING, FOR NOW: Fatma Mahamud, who was injured by a land mine, sat in a rehabilitation room at a victims' center in the Rabuni refugee camp in Algeria Tuesday.

    Photos of the Day: March 1 2011

  • Heba Fatma Morayef, researcher for the rights organization for Libya, says ordinary Libyans do not want to take any more risks after forces loyal to embattled leader Moammar Gadhafi launched increasing attacks on anti-government protesters, who demand Gadhafi step down and cede power.

    Rights Researcher Concerned Over Disappearances in Tripoli 2011

  • Last week, new minister for family affairs, Fatma Sahin, said both legal and practical steps will be taken to improve the situation.

    Turkey Takes Steps to Stem Violence Against Women 2011

  • Heba Fatma Morayef, researcher for the Rights Organization for Egypt and Libya, told VOA it appears is behind the shootings deaths of the unarmed protesters since the Tunisian and Egyptian-inspired protests in the North African country.

    Rights Advocate Warns Massacre Looming in Libya 2011

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