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Lists Palestinian - Culture and Government (University of Texas at Austin - The Center for Middle Eastern Studies) Provides a set of resourches for studying Palestinian culture, education, art, economy, media, and government. 2-01 Materials -Arabic Translation of the Web - English Instructions (AlMisbar.com) Provides online translations of the Web. To view the Web through the Awesome Library, put the URL of the Awesome Library (http://www.awesomelibrary.org/) in the URL box, select Translate, and you will be started. You will need to have Arabic fonts loaded in your browser in order to see the Arabic. You may, of course, start with a Web page other than the Awesome Library. 7-02 Awesome Library in Arabic (AlMisbar.com) Provides the Awesome Library in Arabic. 7-02 News -01-25-06 Hamas Wins Election in Palestinian Territory (MSNBC News) "Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia resigned to clear the way for Hamas, an Islamic group that rejects peace with Israel in favor of suicide bombings and other violence, to form the next government." "Qureia, 68, tendered his resignation today to President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, Palestinian officials, who asked not to be named, said. Ismael Hania, a Hamas leader, told Palestinian radio that initial results from yesterday's general elections showed Hamas had won more than 70 seats on the 132-member Palestinian Legislative Council, pushing the ruling Fatah Party into second place." 01-06 -02-16-06 Hamas Names New Prime Minister for the Palestinians (BBC News) "The Palestinian militant group Hamas has chosen Ismail Haniya, one of its leaders in Gaza, to be the next prime minister, reports say." 02-06 -04-05-06 Palestinian Government Broke (MSNBC News) "The new Hamas-led government is broke and missed the April 1 monthly pay date for tens of thousands of Palestinian public workers, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday." "Haniyeh offered no solutions to the cash crunch, pledging only to do his best to make up for tens of millions of dollars in aid being withheld by international donors and appealing to the Arab world to send more donations." "Israel also froze the transfer of tens of millions of dollars in tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians since shortly after Hamas’ January election victory." 04-06 Palestinian News in Arabic (Al-Ayyam.com) Provides news from a Palestinian view. 8-02 Palestinian News in Arabic (AlQuds.com) Provides news from a Palestinian view. 8-02 Papers Arafat, Yasser (Time.com) Provides a short political biography of the Palestinian leader, as well as a picture. 3-01 Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity - A Guide (BBC News) Provides a map and description of the sacred site. 4-02 Israel - Middle East Peace History (BBC) Provides a short history of the Middle East area for the past 50 years from a British point of view. Includes a map of the area. 7-00 Palestine Education Resources (Birzeit University) Provides Web sites that have been reviewed by the University. 9-01 Qur'an in Arabic (IslamicCity.com) Provides the text of the Holy Qur'an in Arabic. Requires setting the browser to accept Arabic fonts in order to use. In Internet Explorer 5.0 right click on the IE icon and select Properties. Then Select Languages and pick Arabic. 6-02 Quran Searches (STG - Pickthall) Provides searches in the text of the Holy Qur'an by sura number and verse or by word. 6-02 Walling Off the Palestinians (BBC News - Hawley) Describes the conditions of Palestinians trying to travel between towns in Palestinian territory. 6-02

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