Although he dropped most of his inherited names, he retained Arafat due to its significance in Islam.

Although Nasser and his Arab allies had been defeated, Arafat and Fatah could claim a victory, in that the majority of Palestinians, who had up to that time tended to align and sympathize with individual Arab governments, now began to agree that a ' Palestinian ' solution to their dilemma was indispensable.

Although hesitant at first to take sides in the conflict, Arafat and Fatah played an important role in the Lebanese Civil War.

Although the group was initially a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ), it always opposed Yassir Arafat and opposes any political settlement with Israel ; for this reason, it has never participated in the peace process.

" Although he developed a friendly relationship with the former Palestinian president and Fatah head, Yasser Arafat, recalling him saying "' Zakaria, buddy, I love you, we're marching to Jerusalem!

Although Albert Johnston was born in Kentucky, he lived much of his life in Texas, which he considered his home.

Although the possession of a common language shows that its speakers have lived together and have a common history, peoples also change languages.

Although details of their physiology were not mentioned on screen, the space slug, ( a giant worm-like creature that lived on asteroids in the vacuum of space ), and the Mynock, ( pesky bat-like vermin that would attach to spaceship hulls and chew through power conduits to feed off the raw energy ), are said to be silicon-based organisms in Star Wars Expanded Universe sources.

Although Jews had lived in Poland since before the reign of King Casimir, he allowed them to settle in Poland in great numbers and protected them as people of the king.

Although the historical characters may have lived in an earlier period ( such as the Song or Tang dynasty ) most stories are written in the latter Ming or Qing period.

Although associated closely with Rotterdam, he lived there for only four years, never to return.

Although short lived the MLF was representative of London's Ladbroke Grove centered alternative and literary community of the period.

Although it was an accepted part of Hadrian's personal history that he was born in Spain, his biography in Augustan History states that he was born in Rome on 24 January AD 76, of a family originally Italian, but which had lived in Spain for many generations.

Although he lived with a mistress — Bertha of Burgundy — and was excommunicated because of this, he was regarded as a model of piety for monks ( hence his nickname, Robert the Pious ).

Although his home is not identified, scholars conclude that Habakkuk lived in Jerusalem at the time he wrote his prophecy.

Although he was born and died in Oslo, but lived all of his life at Snarøya in Bærum.

Although he lived in Champaign-Urbana, he had come to Boston for medical consultation.

Although Riefenstahl lived for almost another half century, Tiefland was her last feature film.

Although she lived before left communism became a distinct tendency, Rosa Luxemburg has heavily influenced most left communists, both politically and theoretically.

Although he accepted an invitation from President Lyndon B. Johnson to revisit the White House in 1964, Nurmi lived a very secluded life until the late 1960s when he began granting some press interviews.

Although Julian lived in a time of turmoil, her theology was optimistic, speaking of God's love in terms of joy and compassion as opposed to law and duty.

Although they had lived peaceably with most Americans in the New Mexico Territory up to about 1860, the Chiricahua became increasingly hostile to American encroachment in the Southwest after a number of provocations had occurred between them.

Although born in Albany, Fort lived most of his life in the Bronx, one of New York City's five boroughs.

Although Hals ' work was in demand throughout his life, he lived so long that he eventually went out of style as a painter and experienced financial difficulties.

Although very little is known about Menelaus's life, it is supposed that he lived in Rome, where he probably moved after having spent his youth in Alexandria.

Although Caesarean sections were performed in Roman times, no classical source records a mother surviving such a delivery, – the earliest recorded survival dates to 1500 AD – and Caesar's mother Aurelia Cotta lived to serve him as an advisor in his adulthood.

Although born on Earth, Kirk for a time lived on Tarsus IV, where he was one of nine surviving witnesses to the massacre of 4, 000 colonists by Kodos the Executioner.

Although she had a studio in Helsinki, she lived much of her life on a small island called Klovharu, one of the Pellinki Islands near the town of Porvoo.

Although he was born in South Carolina and reared in Georgia, he offered his services to the state of Alabama, which had appointed him to West Point and where his mother still lived.

Although the pause in the advance of general business activity this year has thus far been quite modest, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the softening process will continue into the first quarter of 1961 and possibly somewhat longer.

Although they are not perfectly stable, a relatively modest effort at station keeping can allow a spacecraft to stay in a desired Lissajous orbit for an extended period of time.

Although the Pixies produced relatively few albums, whose sales were modest, they had a significant influence on the alternative rock boom of the 1990s.

Although women were required to wear veils in many churches through at least the 19th century, the resurgence of the wedding veil as a symbol of the bride, and its use even when not required by the bride's religion, coincided with societal emphasis on women being modest and well-behaved.

Although the Spanish takeover of the Louisiana territory ( which was not completed until 1769 ) had only modest repercussions, the British takeover of Spanish Florida resulted in the westward migration of tribes that did not want to do business with the British, and a rise in tensions between the Choctaw and the Creek, historic enemies whose divisions the British at times exploited.

Although it is described as a modest building, the chapel is considered to " complete the ensemble " of the castle.

Although the California Zephyr ran at full capacity and turned a modest profit from its 1949 inception through the late 1950s, by the mid-1960s the train was profitable only during the late spring, summer, and fall.

Although modest economic gains were being made, emigration still continued.

Although ecotourism is intended for small groups, even a modest increase in population, however temporary, puts extra pressure on the local environment and necessitates the development of additional infrastructure and amenities.

Although modest about his own abilities and generous in his praise of other cricketers, Bradman was fully aware of the talents he possessed as a player ; there is some evidence that he sought to influence his legacy.

Although approved for social phobia and posttraumatic stress disorder, sertraline leads to only modest improvement in these conditions.

Although they enjoyed only modest success compared to contemporaries such as The Who and The Rolling Stones, Faces have had considerable influence on latter-day rock revivalists.

Although moved by Vaughan's musical prowess, she was attracted to his charmingly modest personality.

Although Sky had received a modest amount of acclaim, including being produced by Rolling Stones producer Jimmy Miller, the band broke up without having any chart success.

Although the original videos were only a modest success outside of Texas, Barney became a major success when the character and format were revamped for the television series and were picked up by the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ), debuting as Barney and Friends in 1992.

Although her income was modest during the last years of her life, she was widely honored for her publication of Ulysses and her support of aspiring writers during the 1920s.

Although he was a ruler of modest historical significance, Marko became a major character in South Slavic oral tradition.

Although he directly profited from a number of commercial deals, cattle sales, and land grants, he was modest in his dealings compared with most of his subordinates.

Although of modest size, they are capable of inflicting significant damage: during one study of the threat display, a grey reef shark attacked the researchers ' submersible multiple times, leaving tooth marks in the plastic windows and biting off one of the propellers.

Although boastful by nature, he learns to be more modest as his bragging causes the other children to become irritated.

Although Carleton concentrated most of his modest force at Fort St. Jean, he left small garrisons of British regular army troops at Montreal and Quebec.

Although Cornelius Vanderbilt always occupied a modest home, members of his family would use their wealth to build magnificent mansions.

Although it garnered modest sales, it is among the most successful and recognized arcade shooter ports of the 2000s.

Although inferior in electrical terms to antennas specifically designed for given frequency bands, or optimized for directionality, its all-around performance, relatively modest size, low cost, and the fact that it does not require any complex electronic matching to operate with a standard shortwave transmitter, have made it popular in professional shortwave communications.