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  • Aboard the thrumming, too-cold airliner, as the blinding warmth of the sun broke before us, I dreamed of Al-Mashriq, the place of sunrise, where I would drink chai bil nana my family and friends, and be comforted by the music of adhan times daily.

    The Parable of the Spider darkerblogistan 2009

  • For a few short weeks the world was shown that there is a wider Middle East beyond the western Mashriq and that the hundreds of millions of Arabs of the region do not vent their frustration at Israeli policy, but rather seeks to better their lives in a region where greater human development is urgently necessary.

    Danny Ayalon: The Dinosaurs Still Looking for Israeli Sharks and Vultures Danny Ayalon 2011

  • Enjoy the Mashriq. on February 11, 2010 at 6: 17 pm Tony F

    We Are So Unpopular That Everyone Wants To Join SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • For a few short weeks the world was shown that there is a wider Middle East beyond the western Mashriq and that the hundreds of millions of Arabs of the region do not vent their frustration at Israeli policy, but rather seeks to better their lives in a region where greater human development is urgently necessary.

    Danny Ayalon: The Dinosaurs Still Looking for Israeli Sharks and Vultures Danny Ayalon 2011

  • It is possible for the GCC countries to achieve the MDGs by 2015, but doubtful for the Mashriq and Yemen, and impossible for Iraq and the OPT [446].

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 6 2008

  • In the past 10 years, fish harvests in Mashriq countries remained at about 5,000 – 10,000 tonnes/year, while annual fish catches in Yemen alone increased from around 80,000 to 140,000 tonnes.

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 6 2008

  • Agriculture consumes 60 – 90 per cent of the accessible water, but contributes only 10 – 25 per cent of GDP in Mashriq countries, and 1 – 7 per cent in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 3 2008

  • In the Mashriq, the rate of increase due to afforestation programmes has been 80 km2/year since 1990, and continues to date [481].

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 6 2008

  • Somewhat ceremoniously he arranged a pride banner, proclaiming equal rights for "Queer" Muslims around his head, much like Ms. Bhutto's Dupatta and fluttered his eyelashes as he sighed a long, "Dukhtar e Mashriq."

    Parvez Sharma: The Martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto 2008

  • The Mashriq relies mainly on surface water, and, to a lesser extent, on groundwater, while the Arabian Peninsula relies on renewable and non-renewable groundwater and desalinated water.

    Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 6 2008

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