Just one town in the United States is named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist. Elkader, Iowa, is home to probably just two Muslims, gay men who run a local Algerian restaurant.
Zimbabwe is in freefall: the country once known as Africa's breadbasket can't feed itself, and it's got the highest inflation in the world -- reportedly nearly 8-thousand percent
Zimbabwe is in freefall: the country once known as Africa's breadbasket can't feed itself, and it's got the highest inflation in the world -- reportedly nearly 8-thousand percent
Just one town in the United States is named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist. Elkader, Iowa, is home to probably just two Muslims, gay men who run a local Algerian restaurant.
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Going undercover in Zimbabwe
The World
January 21, 2008
Zimbabwe is in freefall: the country once known as Africa's breadbasket can't feed itself, and it's got the highest inflation in the world -- reportedly nearly 8-thousand percent
Global Politics
Elkader, Iowa: Town Named After Algerian Jihadist
The World
January 02, 2012
There's a town in Iowa that's probably the only town in the US that's named for a jihadist. It's El Kader, and it honors a 19th century Algerian.
Lifestyle & Belief
Elkader: An Iowa town named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist
The World
January 03, 2012
Just one town in the United States is named after an Algerian, Muslim jihadist. Elkader, Iowa, is home to probably just two Muslims, gay men who run a local Algerian restaurant.