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...York Times John Kifner fell into the same trap in a lengthy article on "Iran: Obsessed With Martyrdom" that appeared last December. "Clearly something different is afoot here," he noted with the accuity of a seasoned observer of the Middle East. "Different" means they are not like us. "Different" justifies all sorts of cultural and journalistic imperialism, to state the point strongly...
...movements afoot in Washington to restrict publication and dissemination of scientific research findings are matters of deep concern among members of the academic community. Similar concerns also arise over government restrictions on the activities of foreign scholars...
...country, the judgment brought more applause and, in some states, outright relief. According to Scott Thomson, executive director of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, teachers and administrators, uneasy about their rights of search, "have been looking the other way" when they sensed that something wrong was afoot...
None of that swayed Deaconess Diana McClatchey. "I wonder if you are really aware," said she, "that there is a struggle afoot to make it possible for a generation of young women to find a place for themselves in the Christian tradition." These women would be driven into under ground churches meeting in homes or completely out of the faith, she argued, if the church "retains the atmosphere of an exclusive men's club on ladies' night...
Something was obviously afoot. China's leader, Deng Xiaoping, 80, who usually chooses to operate behind the scenes, uncharacteristically commanded center stage at National Day celebrations three weeks ago. Then, for an unprecedented nine days in a row, the low-profile leader appeared on the front page of People's Daily. In most of the articles quoting him, he pointedly asserted that his "open-door" policy on foreign trade would continue and that the capitalist system in Hong Kong would be preserved for at least 50 years after China reassumes control of the British colony in 1997. Finally...