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About 150 prominent Arabic writers and academics were signing an online petitionappealing for an end to a growing conflict between Algeria and Egypt over two footballmatches.
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The appeal calls for reason and conscience to rise above what it calls pettinessand nonsense.
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The signatories blamed the media for fanning the flames of nationalismand criticized the Algerian and the Egyptian elite for failing to show leadership over the issue.
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It says those behind the violence in the World Cup qualifier last week whichAlgeria won represented only themselves and not their teams.
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In the ensuing row whichhas seen further violence, Cairo has recalled its ambassador to Algeria's,and the Egyptian president's son has accused Algerian football supporters of being terrorists.
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