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...kind of person is prone to explore religious conversion? And what is the attraction of Islam? The three British converts arrested two weeks ago have three things in common: all are men, all are described by people who know them as friendly, regular guys, and all are in their 20s. But the similarities pretty much end there. According to accounts from friends, Don Stewart-Whyte, who changed his name to Abdul Waheed, converted six months ago, giving up drugs and alcohol. He grew a beard, shaved his head and started wearing traditional Islamic dress. Friends say Brian Young...
...rules get looser by the day, Islam provides a detailed moral map covering everything from friendships to protecting the environment. And for Western youths, taking up Islam can also serve as an outlet for rebellion. A majority of converts, especially in Western Europe, are in their late teens or 20s. "Islam is a kind of refuge for those who are downtrodden and disenfranchised because it has become the religion of the oppressed," says Farhad Khosrokhavar, a Paris professor and the author of several books on Muslim extremism. "Previously--say, 20 years ago--they may have chosen communism or gone...
...advanced degree in architecture and industrial design, extensive travel experience and an avid interest in extreme sports, he is just the man to create an environmental design blog that is everything hip and urban. TreeHugger attracts about half a million visitors a month, mostly students and designers in their 20s and 30s, and posts an average of 16 entries per weekday. Using the latest in blogging technology, including an interactive broadband channel TreeHuggerTV, Hill is making every effort to get his message of "green" living out to the world. In addition to TreeHugger, Hill maintains a user-generated environmental blog...
...seems extraordinary how the Hizballah men could have repulsed the Israeli attack, especially as the village lies less than a mile from the border. Perhaps the difference lay in experience - the Hizballah men lolling around the village were in the late 20s to mid-30s, at least a decade older than most of the Israeli troops they were fighting. All of them would have been combat veterans of the 1990s, when Hizballah fought a resistance campaign against the Israeli army occupying south Lebanon. Perhaps most of all, they relied heavily on their Islamic faith, accepting the will...
...They are drinking and smoking at the bar with iron determination. Empty glasses lie on their sides on the beer mats and are swiftly retrieved and refilled by the only two women in the room, one middle-aged with cold eyes, the other a pretty blonde in her early 20s. Raymond Chandler might have described her as "stacked...