Post Card of Iraqi mother and child in Al-Amiriya Shelter

2001-01-14 Thread Mark Clement
To view the post card of an Iraqi mother and child in the Al-Amiriya Shelter go to http://www.revolutioncenter.org/iraq/index.htm Thousands of these post cards are being sent from around the world to Kofi Annan with a statement pleading for an end to the sanctions. Very best, Mark

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 187

2001-01-12 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 187 Friday, January 12, 2001 The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal. Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200. Website: www.mariamappeal.com. __ MoD backtracks on cancer report: Advice on shells came from senior

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 186

2001-01-11 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 186 Thursday, January 11, 2001 The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal. Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200. Website: www.mariamappeal.com. _ LONDON (AP) _ A British Army report warned almost four years ago that

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 185

2001-01-10 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 185 Wednesday, January 10, 2001 The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal. Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200. Website: www.mariamappeal.com. Students against war in Iraq fire the mother of all tomatoes The Independent, 10 January 2001 The tomato wasn't

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 184

2001-01-09 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 184 Tuesday, January 9, 2001 The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal. Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200. Website: www.mariamappeal.com. ___ BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO came under pressure on Tuesday to set aside

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 183

2001-01-08 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 183 Monday, January 8, 2000 The daily Monitor is produced by the Mariam Appeal. Tel: 00 44 (0) 207 403 5200. Website: www.mariamappeal.com. ___ The truth about depleted uranium From The Independent January 8th, 2001

Join the book campaign for Iraq and help Iraq defeat the intellectual embargo being inflicted upon them

2001-01-06 Thread Mark Clement
Forwarded from The Rebuilding of Baghdad Library Campaign. There are addresses in the US and UK to which you can send books that will be forwarded to Jordan for shipping into Iraq. Also below is information for how you can make a financial donation which can be used to purchase much needed books.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 181

2001-01-04 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 181 Thursday, January 4, 2001 Italy blames army deaths on US shells From THE GUARDIAN, January 4th, 2001 Concern about the use of depleted uranium shells by US forces intensified yesterday when Italy asked Nato to investigate claims that six of its soldiers who

Fears Grow About Depleted Uranium

2001-01-04 Thread Mark Clement
Fears Grow About Depleted Uranium by JEFFREY ULBRICH Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European governments are disturbed. Some of their soldiers are falling sick and dying,

Iraq Sanctions Challenge to travel Jan 12

2001-01-04 Thread Mark Clement
International Action Center 39 West 14th Street, NY, NY 10011 212-633-6646 fax: 212-633-2889 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.iacenter.org Founder Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General January 4, 2001 For Immediate release Press Contact: Deirdre Sinnott

2ND NATIONAL ORGANIZING CONFERENCE ON IRAQ

2001-01-04 Thread Mark Clement
Conference link: http://www.ccmep.org/Conference/conference.html 2ND NATIONAL ORGANIZING CONFERENCE ON IRAQ Denver, CO FEBRUARY 17-18, 2001 Please start talking within your group about sending one or more representative for this working conference/meeting where we will: 1) Create a structure

A Public Forum Marking Ten Years of Sanctions and War Against the People of Iraq Thursday, January 18, 7pm in Washington, DC

2001-01-03 Thread Mark Clement
10 YEARS IS ENOUGH! A Public Forum Marking Ten Years of Sanctions and War Against the People of Iraq Thursday, January 18, 7pm St. Aloysius Parish 19 I Street, NW (at North Capitol Street) Washington, DC Panelists Include: George Galloway, British Member of Parliament and founder of the

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 180

2001-01-02 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 180 Tuesday, January 2, 2001 Saddam shrugs off Arab rebuke IRAQ condemned yesterday as "silly and boring" an appeal by other Gulf Arab states that Baghdad comply with United Nations resolutions demanding the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction. The

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 178

2000-12-29 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 178 Friday, December 29, 2000 ___ Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 177

2000-12-28 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 177 Wednesday, December 27, 2000 ___ Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 176

2000-12-26 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 176 Tuesday, December 26, 2000 A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND EID TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS+ Christmas...EidThe New Year IT'S FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 175

2000-12-22 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 175 Friday, December 22, 2000 __ IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORIn an effort to make the newsletter more useful to you - and to ensure that you do not receive unwanted ISMs - we will be transferring to a

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR

2000-12-18 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 172 Monday December 18,2000 India may buy crude oil from Iraq at 7 usd/barrel: report BOMBAY (AFX-ASIA) - The Indian and Iraqi governments are working on a deal whereby India will buy from Iraq crude oil at 7 usd a barrel in exchange for wheat supplies, the

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 166

2000-12-10 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 166 Tuesday, December 5, 2000 LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 168

2000-12-09 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 168 Friday, December 9, 2000 LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq.

Massive postcard appeal to Kofi Anan on behalf of Iraqi mothers and children.

2000-12-09 Thread Mark Clement
Dear Friends of Iraq, A stunning painting of a mother and child in the Al-Amiriyeh Shelter in Iraq has been made by a young American artist, a member of the Bruderhof Communities. This painting symbolizes the grief and suffering of the Iraqi people, especially the mothers and children, not only

TO ALL PEACE SEEKERS WHEREVER THEY ARE

2000-12-08 Thread Mark Clement
FAMILIES FORUM bereaved families of fallen soldiers and victims of terrorist acts supporting peace tolerance and democracy TO ALL PEACE SEEKERS WHEREVER THEY ARE A moment before darkness falls upon us and covers the rays of hope, and with the desperate feeling that a tragedy is about to

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 167

2000-12-07 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 167 Thursday, December 7, 2000. LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 165

2000-12-04 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 165 Monday December 4, 2000 LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 164

2000-12-01 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 164 Friday, December 1, 2000 LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 162

2000-11-28 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 162 Tuesday, November 28, 2000 LATEST NEWS++ FRESH FROM ITS INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE... VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed

Bitter fruit from seeds of hate - Excellent Column on the US Policy towards Iraq

2000-11-28 Thread Mark Clement
Bitter fruit from seeds of hate By Charley Reese Commentary Published in The Orlando Sentinel on November 26, 2000 Most Americans don't realize how heinous our own government has been in its foreign policy.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 161

2000-11-27 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 161 Monday, November 27 2000 LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99 from the Mariam

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 160

2000-11-24 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 160 Friday, November 24, 2000 LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99 from the Mariam

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 159

2000-11-23 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 159 Thursday, November 23 2000 LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99 from the

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 158

2000-11-21 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 158 Tuesday, November 21, 2000 LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99 from the

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 157

2000-11-20 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 157 Monday, November 20, 2000 LATEST NEWS++VHS copies of the film 'Big Ben to Baghdad', the epic account of last year's journey in a 37-year-old Routemaster bus from London to the capital of sanctions-engulfed Iraq. The 65-minute-film costs £9.99 from the Mariam

SEND A RAMADAN GREETING OR A CHRISTMAS CARD TO IRAQ

2000-11-18 Thread Mark Clement
Forwarded on behalf of Mel Lehman SEND A HOLIDAY CARD TO IRAQ The people of Iraq will spend this Ramadan and Christmas malnourished, sick, unemployed and impoverished because of a decade of U.S.-backed sanctions. I will travel

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 156

2000-11-16 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 156 Thursday, November 16, 2000 NEWS LATEST++TONIGHT+TONIGHT+++TONIGHT GEORGE GALLOWAY MP will be hosting the premiere of the Big Ben to Baghdad bus film tonight - that is, if he isn't locked up for breaking sanctions! As ISM subscribers knew

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 154

2000-11-13 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 154 Monday, November 13, 2000. ___ NEWS LATEST++GEORGE GALLOWAY MP will be hosting the premiere of the Big Ben to Baghdad bus film on Thursday - that is, if he isn't locked up for breaking sanctions! As ISM

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 153

2000-11-10 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 153 Friday, November 10, 2000 HISTORIC EDITIONHISTORY IS MADE LATEST+Galloway and crew break the British sanctions embargo with daring early-morning flight into IraqLATEST _ First British

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 152

2000-11-09 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 152 Thursday, November 9, 2000 LATEST NEWS+ Gulf states welcome Russian role in Iraqi settlement. -The Persian Gulf countries perceive positively Russia's versatile efforts to secure the settlement of the situation around Iraq, according to Vasily Sredin,

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 151

2000-11-08 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 151 Tuesday, November 7, 2000 LATEST NEWS Crude Rises Amid Iraqi-Export Reports. NEW YORK - Crude-oil prices rose on reports that Iraq had halted its exports from Turkey's Ceyhan port for 12 to 24 hours. December crude shot up 54 cents to

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 150

2000-11-06 Thread Mark Clement
Please forward as widely as possible. IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 150 Monday November 6, 2000 LATEST NEWS+ Iraq's Aziz protests US-UK violation of Iraqi airspace to UN. Text of report by Iraqi radio on 5th November Tariq Aziz, deputy prime minister and acting foreign minister, has

Join The Rebuilding of Baghdad Library Campaign

2000-11-06 Thread Mark Clement
Dear Sir/Madame Join The Rebuilding of Baghdad Library Campaign The National Mobilization Committee for the Defense of Iraq (NMCDI) in Jordan has initiated an academic book collection Campaign for Iraq. The goal of this campaign, which has been dubbed "the rebuilding of the Baghdad

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 148

2000-11-02 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 148 Thursday, November 2, 2000 __ LATEST NEWS+LATEST __ LAUNCH OF THE BIG BEN TO BAGHDAD BUS FILM The Arab Club of Britain announces the premiere showing of the

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 146

2000-10-30 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 146 Monday October 30, 2000 NEWS+++LATEST OIL PRICES MAY PLUNGE World prices for crude oil could continue to drop in the week commencing 30 October 2000. This is provided there are no new crises regarding Iraqi exports or politically in the Middle East.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 145

2000-10-27 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 145 Friday, October 27, 2000 NEWS++LATEST Arms-deal charges strike at one of Gore's strengths. Former US foreign-policy officials cast aspersions on his judgment. . Democrats see a late-election political ploy. From CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, October 27th,

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 144

2000-10-26 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 144 Thursday, October 26, 2000 All the news... Three more powerlifters test positive at Paralympics SYDNEY, Oct 26 (AFP) - Nine powerlifters have tested positive to banned drugs at the Sydney Paralympics with Thursday's announcement of three fresh doping

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 143

2000-10-24 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 143 Tuesday October 24, 2000 LATEST NEWS++NEWS US troops in Turkey, Bahrain, Qatar on heightened alert [B] By The Associated Press Washington--Oct. 23-- U.S. forces in Turkey, Bahrain and Qatar have been placed on a heightened state of alert because

Albright slips on Iraqi oil exports to U.S.

2000-10-21 Thread Mark Clement
Albright slips on Iraqi oil exports to U.S. WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, whose job it is to oversee U.S. foreign policy, is apparently unaware how important Iraq's crude oil is to United States. Albright said on Sunday that the United States did not

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 141

2000-10-20 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 141 Friday October 20, 2000 NEWS++LATEST+++ Oil prices: Market may be on its way back to September peak From MIDDLE EAST ECONOMIC DIGEST, October 20th, 2000 Oil prices were in mid-October threatening to return to their recent peaks before the 24

Subject: UK MP George Galloway coming to the US - please forward widely

2000-10-19 Thread Mark Clement
Message from Rania Masri: Dear all, UK Member of Parliament George Galloway is planning a trip to the US in late November. George Galloway is a vocal opponent of the sanctions on Iraq and is a spellbinding and fearless speaker. Galloway organized the Emergency Committee on Iraq in 1991 and

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 140

2000-10-19 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 140 Thursday, October 19, 2000 LATEST+++NEWS+ Syrian aircraft violates UN sanctions From JANES DEFENCE WEEKLY, October 18th, 2000 MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA A Syrian A320 carrying food, medicine and a delegation led by Muhammad Mufdi Sayfu, Syrian

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 139

2000-10-17 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 139 Tuesday October 17, 2000 LATEST NEWS+++LATEST++ Passengers never knew they were hostages From The Independent October 16th, 2000 Freed Britons offered counselling after ordeal as propaganda coup brings pressure to lift UN sanctions on Iraq THE

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 138

2000-10-16 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 138 Monday, October 16, 2000 LATEST+++NEWS++LATEST Riyadh calls for extradition of hijackers RIYADH, Oct 16 (AFP) - Saudi Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz called on Iraq Monday to extradite the two Saudi hijackers who seized a Saudi Arabia

Letter to the Editor protesting treatment of Palestinians - Published in Pittsburgh Post Gazette on October 16, 2000

2000-10-16 Thread Mark Clement
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20001016edlets6.asp Why Palestinians rage [Title created by Editor - also see note after letter] After reading the Oct. 2 editorial "Unholy Violence" and the Oct. 6 letter "The

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 136

2000-10-13 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 136 Thursday October 12, 2000 LATEST NEWSLATEST+++NEWS Iraq threatens to halt oil exports over UN money By Agence France-Presse Baghdad--Oct. 12--Iraq could suspend oil exports if the United Nations fails to convert into euros billions of Iraqi-owned

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 137

2000-10-13 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 137 Friday October 13, 2000 LATEST NEWS++LATESTNEWS+++ Russian airlines awaiting Foreign Ministry permission for Iraq flights MOSCOW (AP) _ Russia's Vnukovo Airlines is awaiting permission from the Foreign Ministry before launching regular flights to

Message for Heikki

2000-10-10 Thread Mark Clement
Dear Heikki, Thank you so very much for your warm greeting with the money for the video "Worth the Price?" I hope you received it already. Please let me know. It is my hope that the video will be useful in your work against the sanctions. With very best wishes, Mark

Breaking News - 10 October 2000, Web posted 1:00 AM GMT+2

2000-10-10 Thread Mark Clement
Breaking News - 10 October 2000, Web posted 1:00 AM GMT+2 SEPTEMBER 2000 CLASHES INFORMATION CENTER Palestine: http://www.addameer.org/september2000/ North America: http://nigelparry.com/september2000/ Throughout the West Bank and 1948 Palestinian areas, armed Israeli settlers and Jewish

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 134

2000-10-09 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 134 Monday October 9, 2000 LATEST NEWS+++LATEST Iraq's central bank ditches dollars Iraq's central bank has begun to buy European currencies, following Baghdad's decision to stop using the dollar, the INA agency reported.

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 133

2000-10-07 Thread Mark Clement
non-conventional programs and weapons. _ Dear Friends of Iraq, Mariam Hamza has been in the US since August 14 and will be here, with her grandmother, for several weeks still. She will be undergoing more tests soon to determine the status of

Inhuman and unnecessary - Letter to the editor opposing the sanctions published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 10/7/00

2000-10-07 Thread Mark Clement
http://www.post-gazette.com/forum/20001007lets9.asp Inhuman and unnecessary Pittsburgh Post Gazette. October 7, 2000. I would like to comment on the Sept. 19 editorial "Sanctions Must

IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 132

2000-10-05 Thread Mark Clement
IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 132 Thursday October 5, 2000 LATEST+++ (The editor apologises for today's late delivery - but that also means that the latest news is included..!) Emirates plane arrives in Iraq BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ In a first by a Gulf Arab state, the United Arab

This is a must read

2000-10-05 Thread Mark Clement
http://www.arabia.com/article/0,1690,News|30332,00.html It takes more than man to torment a nation "It's a war zone, it's a war zone, the only difference between what's taking place here and a real war is that it's a war from one side, Israel's side" By Ramzy Baroud October 04,

Eye Injuries from Israeli Bullets - The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees

2000-10-05 Thread Mark Clement
this is UPMRC's latest report The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees SPECIAL REPORT Eye Injuries from Israeli Bullets October 5, 2000 Ziad Ahmed Farrah clearly remembers being 100 meters away from Israeli soldiers at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem when one of them fired a

PROTESTS TO BE HELD IN CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA - ISRAELI PERPETRATED MASSACRE

2000-10-01 Thread Mark Clement
Al-Awda, Palestine Right to Return Coalition For Immediate Release *ISRAELI PERPETRATED MASSACRE *PROTESTS TO BE HELD IN CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA Demonstrations are planned in cities across North America to protest Israel's ongoing massacre of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Hussein Al-Athamy Coming to the USA

2000-09-30 Thread Mark Clement
Please ForwardPlease Post *** Hussein Al-Athamy and the Tchalghi Baghdadi [HATB] in the USA The guru of Iraqi Maqaam singing, Hussein Al-Athamy is coming to the USA to tour Cambridge, MA and Washington, D.C. Mr. Al-Athamy's powerful tenor voice and