Yasser Arafat's widow says her marriage was 'a big mistake'
WebFeb 10, 2013 · Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem. Sun 10 Feb 2013 09.58 EST. Yasser Arafat's widow has said she tried to leave her husband hundreds of times and that had she known what marriage to the...
Suha Arafat - Wikipedia
WebSuha secretly married Arafat on 17 July 1990, when she was aged 27 and he was 61. Their only child, daughter Zahwa, was born on 24 July 1995 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , France. Zahwa was named after Arafat's mother.
Yasser Arafat - Wikipedia
WebArafat was the second-youngest of seven children and was, along with his younger brother Fathi, the only offspring born in Cairo. Jerusalem was the family home of his mother, Zahwa Abul Saud, who died from a kidney ailment in 1933, when Arafat was four years of age.
Suha Arafat: I wish I'd never married him | The Times of Israel
WebFeb 10, 2013 · Nine years after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, his widow said she regrets the marriage and given the choice again, would not have wed him. “The marriage to Arafat was a big ...
Yasser Arafat | Biography, History, & Facts | Britannica
WebApr 30, 1999 · Arafat was one of seven children of a well-to-do merchant and was related, by his father and by his mother, to the prominent al-Ḥusaynī family, which played a major role in Palestinian history (among its members was the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Amīn al-Ḥusaynī, a key figure of the opposition to Zionism during the British mandate).
‘A hidden universe of suffering’: the Palestinian children sent to jail
WebSep 21, 2023 · Finally, she obtained a letter from the Palestinian Authority – from Yasser Arafat himself – promising to cover 90% of the 50,000 shekels (then around £6,000) in costs, and brought it to ...
Yasser Arafat - Jewish Virtual Library
WebMohammed Yasser Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa Al-Husseini, more commonly known as Yasser Arafat was the fifth of seven children born to a Palestinian textile merchant on August 24, 1929.
PA releases Yasser Arafat’s ‘righteous son’ - The Times of Israel
WebMar 29, 2018 · PA releases Yasser Arafat’s ‘righteous son’ Mohammed al Dayya, a bodyguard of the late Palestinian leader, was incarcerated for insulting a senior aide to Abbas By Khaled Abu Toameh 29...
Court rejects attempt to reopen investigation into Yasser Arafat’s ...
WebHarriet Sherwood. Thu 1 Jul 2021 07.34 EDT. The widow and daughter of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have lost an attempt to reopen an investigation into his death in 2004.
Profile: Yasser Arafat | Investigative News | Al Jazeera
WebNov 6, 2013 · Keep reading. He always maintained that he was born in Jerusalem but several investigators cast doubt on the claim, saying he was born either in Cairo or the Gaza Strip. His mother passed away ...
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