Hashem, in fact, was indicted in April 2005 in Milan, but left Italy before resurfacing to run operations in Tunisia.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Terror��s North African front

Even some conservatives seemed embarrassed at the death sentence on Hashem Aghajari.

BBC: Hashem Aghajari

Students and others demonstrated in Tehran after judges in Iran passed a death sentence on Hashem Aghajari, an academic who had proposed a Shia Muslim reformation.

ECONOMIST: Resolution of sorts

"This is Shuaiba, " smiles Hashem Maoula, the plant manager.

FORBES: Desert Storm

Make sure to stop by Hashem, the finest falafel cafe in the country bar none (it has a picture of King Hussein dining here on its wall, if you need any further recommendation) and Habibah, a hole-in-the-wall baker selling Palestinian knafeh, a syrupy vermicelli-like pastry that locals swear by.

BBC: Secret Amman