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Focuses on the armed conflict between clans in Ugrak, Turkey. Reference to the conflict between the Tanguner and Tekin families; Origin of the armed family conflicts; History of the Kurds.

The article describes the author's experience of her clan ideology, and ethnic violence during the Somalian Civil War in 1991 and mentions the oral histories and accounts provided to the author by Somali women who fled the civil war.

The article reports on the division between royal clans in Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines on the approval of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Topics mentioned include a declaration of support signed by leaders of various sultanates on April 12, 2015 for the BBL, Mindanao provinces that the BBL seeks to include in the projected Bangsamoro, and a statement made by Sulu Princess Jacel H. Kiram through e-mail regarding the Sultanate of Sulu's support for the BBL.

The author discusses the political and social aspects of individual freedom, and argues against the idea that governments with limited powers have citizens with more freedom. Left versus right political philosophies in the U.S., the social aspects of civil rights, and political theologians such as Friedrich Hayek are mentioned, as well as the social effects of government policies regarding legal and interpersonal interactions. Clan or familial-based governance, patronage in government, and social aspects of individualism are discussed, as well as the influence of religious groups, corporations, and criminal organizations on governance.

The article discusses the growth of political clans in the Philippines. It mentions some of the famous political clans in the country like Aquino/Cojuangco, Binay and Estrada. It questions the qualifications of those people belonging to political clan which make them confident that they are qualified for the posts. It also publishes a letter from the chief of Staff of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV about the issue of back-channeling with the Chinese on the Panatag Shoal row.

The article reports on the death of 11 people following the two days clash between rival clans in Metlaoui, Tunisia, which started from rumors that the Gafsa phosphate complex will only offer jobs for certain tribes.

The article reports that T. S. Thakur, Chief Justice of India, plans to gather information about the family members of his colleagues that are involved in the legal sector. Topics discussed include the goal of Thakur for publicizing details about judicial clans, the conflict of interest associated with work between family members in the Supreme Court of India, and the repeal of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) in October 2015.

The article focuses on a claim by Charlotte Rodrique, a leader of the Oregon Indian tribe, that the armed group who occupied his ancestral property opposed to federal land is not welcome and needs to leave. According to Rodrique, cultural artifacts could be accused the group of desecrating one of sacred sites.

The article discusses a family feud in Saudi Arabia that is roiling banking and social circles there. The Gosaibi clan is accusing Ma'an al Sanea--who married into the clan-- of having robbed Ahmad Hamad al Gosaibi & Bros. of millions of dollars. Bankers are writing off substantial volumes of loans made to either side. Sanea's firm, the Saad Group, has been the target of lawsuits.

This article discusses the difficulties faced by the new government in Somalia. With the help of the United Nations and the United States, Islamists, who had controlled much of Somalia, have been forced from power and driven out of the country. The success of the new government will rely on cooperation among the many clans that make up the Somalian people. Clan leader, Ali Mahdi Mohammed, believes that clan animosities will make it difficult to establish a central government.

The article reports on the success of the Jogbahn Clan in protecting their land from encroachment by palm oil producer Equatorial Palm Oil PLC (EPO) in Liberia.

The article reports that political dynasties will continue to dominate the electoral system in the Philippines with the emergence of new political families in the May 2013 elections. It states that the senatorial race, there are four candidates who had come from the bloodlines of former presidents. It also mentions that emergence of new political dynasties such as boxing icon and Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee, who will run for governor of the province.

A United Nations commission on rights abuses in the Syria conflict offered grim new details on Friday of the government's repression, including the uprooting of extended clans and villages forced to flee into neighboring countries by security forces bent on crushing armed resistance. The three-member commission, which released its first incriminating report on rights abuses in Syria last November and an update two weeks ago, told a news conference at the United Nations that it now had a fuller picture of what had been happening inside Syria based on refugee flows from the year-old uprising. ''There are people coming out in greater numbers,'' said Karen Koning AbuZayd, a panel member. While refugees in the early stages of the conflict often crossed borders by themselves or with a few others, she said, ''People are now coming out in whole groups.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO forces said Saturday that they had captured a man they described as a high-ranking member of the Haqqani network, the brutal Pakistan-based clan the United States considers one of the biggest threats to bringing stability to Afghanistan. Afghan forces, meanwhile, announced Saturday that they had killed a Taliban leader in the north responsible for the stoning deaths of a young couple last year that led to an international outcry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's clan members and allies appeared in court because of their attempt to escape from the country due to illegal possession of foreign currency on January 14, 2011. Former Security Chief Ali Seriati notes that Ben Ali did not want to flee and hope to stay to guarantee security in the country which was on a popular revolt. Seriati reveals that fake passports were made for Ben Ali's immediate family at the presidential palace.

SANA, Yemen -- After more than four months of insurrection, this tormented country may seem to be more divided than ever, with rival rallies still seizing the capital every week and fierce gun battles raging in the north and south. But the protest sit-ins occupying Yemen's major cities have brought Yemenis together in remarkable new ways, creating makeshift communities in which the old barriers of tribe, region, clan and gender are crumbling. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MANILA -- Members of a powerful political clan in the southern Philippines whose leaders have been charged in the massacre of 57 people last November are implicated in dozens of other killings dating back decades, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released Tuesday. Some of the 56 earlier killings detailed by the New York-based rights group occurred with the knowledge, if not the complicity, of members of the police and the military, according to the report. No one in the Ampatuan family, long a dominant political force in Maguindanao Province, was charged in the earlier killings, whose victims included political opponents and their relatives, public officials, people whose land the family wanted and members of the Ampatuans' own organization who disobeyed orders, the report said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the success of the first membership information session of Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) in Quebec. According to Rodney Thomas, council membership registrar, the session was aimed at educating the community on the history of MCK memberships. The session offers information on how membership is determined through kinship, clan and matrilineal system. It also notes that the move is the first step to the amendments of the membership law of MCK.

The article presents the author's views on political dynasties in the Philippines. He states the politicians running for presidency in the May 10, 2010 election belonging from powerful clans including Senator Benigno Aquino, Senator Manny Villar, and former President Joseph Estrada. He mentions the political system existing in the government that only protects personal interest which results to violence and worsens the condition and governance of the country.

It was a scene that revealed both its medieval origins and its contemporary significance. On one side of the concrete schoolyard sat the Rajabi clan, wearing their finest kaffiyeh headdresses. On the other side were the Ajnounis, similarly decked out. These ancient Hebron families had been feuding in the lawlessness of this city, leaving nine dead in recent months. Yet here they were last week, brought together by the newly installed Palestinian security forces, and being obliged to reconcile. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reviews the motion picture "Sordid Lives," directed by Del Shores.

The article focuses on the developments of the family-business dynasty of the Parker-Kennedy clan in Orange County, New York. The great grandson and current head of First American Corp. Parker Kennedy is already 60 years old but neither of his grown kids work for the company. Meanwhile, his the legendary father of Kennedy, Donald Kennedy has retired from the board. The Highfields Capital Management gained five of the 17 seats including Patrick Stone.

The article discusses a study on the conflict involving government forces and Islamic separatists in Mindanao region in the Philippines. The study released by the Asia Foundation concludes that clan violence complicated the conflict. If clan violence were addressed, the study says, the peace process would have better chances of success. Islamic separatists have been fighting for self-determination of the region since the 1970s.

The article discusses the growing popularity of mission statements among rich families. Such statements give a clan's proclamations on everything from inheritance and philanthropy to religion, education, and the purpose of wealth. The purpose of mission statements is to help keep the peace in wealthy families. Advisers say the cost of hiring a consultant to create a family mission statement can range from $15,000 to $100,000.

The article discusses the government and politics in Somalia in the aftermath of the ouster of Islamists. The transitional federal government is taking up issues like good governance and reconstruction. The change, says the author, is due to the presence of thousands of Ethiopian troops in the country. However, the issues haunting the people include security, future of remaining Islamists, role of religion in politics and unity of rival clans.

The article reports that elders in Kismayo, Somalia demanded Islamists to leave the city as fighting between Islamists and forces supported by Ethiopians is increasing. Leader of the Ogaden subclan, Muhammed Arab said that 36 elders of various clans and subclans met with Islamist leaders and tried to convince them that fighting against the forces will not be fruitful. Somali Islamists are supported by fighters from countries, including Yemen, Pakistan and Syria, reports Ethiopian officials.

The article presents information on the ethnic conflict among rival forces in Somalia. According to the residents of Baidoa, Somalia, they saw columns of Ethiopian tanks moving toward the front lines that can heighten the internal problems of Somalia. Somalia has been put in crisis since 1991, when the central government collapsed. It led to a long and nasty inter-clan war.

The article reports that 32 people were brutally killed and many were wounded in a fight between the followers of rival commanders of two Pashtun clans, in the western province of Herat, Afghanistan on October 22, 2006. It was reported by Ismail Khan, the former governor of Herat. Killing of Arbab Basir, a factional commander, and three of his men in a clash with Amanullah Khan, another Pashtun commander, led to the fight.

The article reports on the protest against the new administration appointed by Islamists in Kismayo, Somalia. The protestors took to the streets on October 6, 2006, to protest against the new administration consisting a new governor, mayor and directors of the airport, port and city's security. The Islamists arrested many protestors. The demonstrators alleged that the Islamists, who captured Kismayo on September 25, 2006, did not share power fairly among clans.

The article reports that the Pritzker clan, the first family of fortune and philanthropy in Chicago, Illinois, has been riven by accusations of betrayal, self-dealing and conflicts of interests.

Reports on the involvement of the late Harold T. Segerstrom's family in the music trade in Orange County, California. Names of Harold's children; Musical instruments played by Harold's wife Jeannette Segerstrom; Affiliation of the Segerstrom clan in the Pacific Symphony Association, an organization based in the county.

Reports atrocities in Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting from a gunfight between clans with anti-aircraft weapons and mortars. Number of casualties, most of which were civilians.

Focuses on the battle raging between Pakistani troops and surrounded Islamic militants in Wana, Pakistan, a tribal area near the border with Afghanistan. Information on the area; How the fighting erupted unexpectedly during a government raid; Speculation on which terrorist the Pakistani forces had surrounded; Details of the fighting; Increased efforts by the Pakistani army to find militants; Pressure from the U.S. government to locate terrorist Osama bin Laden; Background on the independent ethnic Pashtun tribes; Willingness of local people to join the fight.

Reports on the excavation of the remains of the members of the Medici clan, a powerful Renaissance merchant family that ruled Tuscany by a team of Italian and American scientists in Florence, Italy. Number of members of the Medici clan to be excavated; Use of the remains to analyze the lifestyle of rich and famous; Performance of CAT scans and X-rays intact mummies.

Focuses on the importance of frequent visits to relatives in middle-class children. Percentage of poor and working-class people spending a social evening with relatives; Organizing principle for several working-class and poor families.

Discusses how the extraordinarily strong family bonds in Iraq complicate everything that Americans are trying to do in the country. How members of these tight and bounded kin groups see the world; View of nepotism by Iraqis as a moral duty; Comments of Iraqis; Loyalty to the tribe; Concept of preserving the dynasty; The practice of cousin marriage; Views of sociologists; Prevalence of clan traditions.

Pays tribute to Ninian Brodie, clan chief in Scotland, who died on March 3, 2002.

Focuses on Dale Vincent Bogle of Oregon, patriarch of a clan with numerous current or former convicts. Bogle's nickname; Arrests and convictions of relatives; Comments of his daughter, Tracey Bogle; How the Bogle clan is an extreme example of the phenomenon that crime often runs in families; Statistical evidence of links between prison inmates and incarcerated relatives; Details of an Oregon program which attempts to break the cycle; Overview of the Bogle clan and their run-ins with the law.

Traces the political influences and contributions of the Clinton clan to the United States government.

Focuses on the condition of Krisnappan Chettiar's mansion in Kadiapatti, India, which tells the story of a trading clan. Description of the Chettiar community; Different clans that make up the community; History of the clans; The Chettiars' reputation in commerce.

Reveals that a sum of $1 million was paid and a 80-year leasehold was signed with the Polish Government in the 1950s to form the American Embassy. From whom the leasehold was obtained; What the Czetwertynski clan seeks; Complaints made by the clan.

Reports on the dominance of clans in the Palestine society and how it is hampering the efforts of the Arafat-led Palestinian Authority to transform the state to democracy after its agreement with Israel. Note on the influence of some key clans; Cases of clan intervened settlements; Clans regarded as symbol of peace and harmony; Views of noted educationist Ziad Abu-Amr and Palestine Authority's attorney general Ibrahim Amro on the power of clan.

States that single Kenyan women in 1998 are taking stands against their clans to protest the idea of being property. The value of Francesca Kinyua, who is educated; Suggestion that Kinyua's generation may be the first to take on the age-old custom of wife-purchasing on the grounds that it is demeaning and heightens the potential for abuse.

The article reports that the kinship activities among women should be considered as a distinct kind of work. Micaela di Leonardo, an anthropologist from Yale University states that women's kinship activities, along with participating in the labor market, tending chores at home and caring for children and the elderly are one of the major types of work engaged by women. Kinship activities involve keeping in touch with relatives by writing letters or arranging gatherings.