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It is a damned country, banished from divine mercy and deserving only of being cursed.
AHMED IBRAHIM
The condition of the children is very serious, ... Most of them are malnourished, suffering from mea...
AHMED IBRAHIM
The condition of the children is very serious, ... Most of them are malnourished, suffering from mea...
AHMED IBRAHIM
Five people are dead and 12 others have been wounded.
AHMED IBRAHIM
We seek a peaceful relation with the United States, a cooperative relation, an equal relation.
AHMED IBRAHIM
We welcome foreign oil investments, no matter they are from Chinese companies, European companies or...
AHMED IBRAHIM
They are a bunch of criminals, killers and traitors who sold themselves to the foreigners, ... If th...
AHMED IBRAHIM
Any decent Iraqi would not do that, and every good citizen rejects that, too,
AHMED IBRAHIM
say 'No¡¯ to the draft constitution which will divide the country ...
AHMED IBRAHIM
People say that slaves were taken from Africa. This is not true: People were taken from Africa, amon...
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. P...
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
They took away time, and they gave us the clock.
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
The biggest problem in South Africa is that we have a disrupted timeline. Historically, politically,...
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
The program is meant to increase job satisfaction and provide greater motivation for employees. We e...
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM
Making a donation is the ultimate sign of solidarity. Actions speak louder than words.
IBRAHIM HOOPER
During these two and a half years that have followed the war, the most urgent problem we have encoun...
IBRAHIM RUGOVA
The different Ministries have to work more on the promotion of the country, to build Kosovo's pu...
IBRAHIM RUGOVA
We didn't kill them. The court sentenced them to death. There is a huge difference between killing a...
BARZAN IBRAHIM
Where are you getting these documents? Whose hands are behind them?
BARZAN IBRAHIM
The general prosecution is obviously biased and wants to use everything to convict us. I demand a no...
BARZAN IBRAHIM
I refused to cooperate because I was afraid that people say I am thirsty for power.
BARZAN IBRAHIM
In the beginning they came and told me that I can stand in front of the judge and tell him that I ca...
BARZAN IBRAHIM