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shira

(30,109 posts)
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 09:13 AM Mar 2013

Umm Nidal Farahat died

Al Qassam website – Gaza - The MP in the Palestinian Legislative Council, Miriam Farahat, popularly known as Umm Nidal, died at dawn on Sunday (17/3), hours after entering the intensive care unit at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Ashraf Al Qedra, the spokesman of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, confirmed the death of Umm Nidal in a brief statement on his "Face book" page.

Our correspondent in Gaza City said that Farahat will be buried along with her ​​three martyr sons in Al Shuhadaa (The Martyrs) eastern cemetery.

http://www.qassam.ps/news-6759-Umm_Nidal_Farahat_died.html



She raised her sons to be murderers and 'martyrs', was hugely popular with Hamas, and was elected to the Palestinian Parliament due to her popularity.

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Umm Nidal Farahat died (Original Post) shira Mar 2013 OP
Sari Nusseibeh once praised Umm Nidal. So much for his moderation.... shira Mar 2013 #1
 

shira

(30,109 posts)
1. Sari Nusseibeh once praised Umm Nidal. So much for his moderation....
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 09:28 AM
Mar 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_Nidal#cite_note-3

On June 29, 2002, Professor Sari Nusseibeh stated in an Al-Jazeera interview with Umm Nidal: "When I hear the words of Umm Nidal, I recall the hadith stating that 'Paradise lies under the feet of mothers.'"[3]
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