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Daoud Tawil. Suha Arafat ( Arabic: سهى عرفات; born Suha Daoud Tawil (Arabic: سهى داود الطويل) on 17 July 1963) is the widow of former Palestinian National Authority president Yasser Arafat .
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Feb 10, 2013 · Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem. Yasser Arafat's widow has said she tried to leave her husband hundreds of times and that had she known what marriage to the Palestinian leader would be like, she ...
- Harriet Sherwood
Feb 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...
In 1990, Arafat, a Sunni Muslim, married Suha, who converted to Islam. At the time, Arafat was 62 and Suha 28. The secret marriage came as a surprise to most Palestinians because Arafat had always said he was “married to the Palestinian cause.”
Nov 7, 2013 · Suha Arafat, wife of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, speaking in Doha, Qatar, Thursday. Fadi Al-Assaad / Reuters. Yasser Arafat's widow issued a plea for justice Thursday after...
Nov 22, 1993 · SHE MARRIED THE MOVEMENT. By Sharon Waxman. November 21, 1993 at 7:00 p.m. EST. TUNIS -- Sure, she knew she was marrying a movement, the Palestine Liberation Organization, not a man. She knew she...
Jan 19, 2015 · The legacy of the late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will continue, his widow, Suha has told BBC HARDtalk in a rare broadcast interview.
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