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Laila El-Haddad is a talented blogger, journalist, social media activist, and parent-of-two from Gaza. She is author of the recently published book Gaza Mom: Palestine Politics, Parenting, and Everything in Between, based on the award-winning blog she has written since 2004, and contributing author to The Goldstone Report: The landmark Investigation of the Gaza Conflict. She received her B.A. from Duke University and her MPP from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. From 2003-2006, El-Haddad was the Gaza stringer for the Al-Jazeera English website and contributed regularly to the BBC and the Guardian. She has also been published in the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, the International Herald Tribune, and The New Statesman, among others, and has appeared on CNN and NPR. In 2007, she co-directed the award-winning Gaza-based documentary Tunnel Trade. A running theme in El-Haddad's writing is the personalization of the situation of Gazans and Palestinians, a topic to which she brings her characteristic wry humor and introspective humanity about her daily life and those of other Gazans.

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Ali Abdul Hasan Khalil was born on the 1st of April, 1977, in the Southern village of Barish, in a family that was religiously committed and had a good, loving, and passionate character. He was a devout child who regularly performed prayers, recited the Quran and attended the mosque. Ali dropped out of school before finishing the intermediate level. He was deeply affected by his brother Youssef’s martyrdom, so he decided to join the jihadi path of Hezbollah. The martyr had a sensitive and spiritual character. He had a special sense of humor and was very active and significant among his friends. He worked with the scouts and later became a group leader. His love to Prophet Mohammad and his household was indescribable. This made him strictly committed to their path and authority. In the Battlefield: Ali fought in the battlefield in the July war of 2006 for 23 days, in which he clashed directly with the Zionist soldiers. On the 8th of August, 2006, Ali was martyred in a battle in Aita Al-Sha’ab, and his body stayed in the field for 10 days.

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This play is worth watching. It theme is "Those Who Belong to ALLAH". .... Abbas Abidi an author of a famous book 'Live through your soul' is challenged to prove his words, that he has used in his book to define an Ahlullah. With each step he moves farther away from his goal, until he finds a real Ahlullah! Join us in Abbas Abidi's journey through suspence, humor,excitement and sorrow while he explores his own book!!! Note: Admission is free for the registered attendees of Muslim Congress 8th Annual Conference 2012. Register at www.muslimcongress.org