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...with particularly fine meat because a toothless 18th century Nawab would otherwise not have been able to gnaw his way through it. If all these stories make you hungry, Collingham thoughtfully supplies several historically accurate recipes, ranging from the zard birinj, a rice dish eaten by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, to the Besan laddu, a sweet handed out to pilgrims at Tirupati, the most famous of Hindu temples. Although, as the author herself advises, you might want to stay away from the 12th century recipe for roast black rat from the court of King Somesvara...
...Miller ’08. In between musical performances, representatives from the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club took the stage to endorse the concert’s human rights agenda. Undergraduate Council President John S. Haddock ’07 and Iranian student activist leader Akbar Atri also spoke. But despite the diversity of political views of the speakers, the concert organizers identified themselves as nonpartisan and declined to comment on issues of military intervention. “This event does not come with an agenda,” said co-emcee Jack P. McCambridge...
...Miller ’08. In between musical performances, representatives from the Harvard College Democrats and the Harvard Republican Club took the stage to endorse the concert’s human rights agenda. Undergraduate Council President John S. Haddock ’07 and Iranian student activist leader Akbar Atri also spoke. But despite the diversity of political views of the speakers, the concert organizers identified themselves as nonpartisan and declined to comment on issues of military intervention. “This event does not come with an agenda,” said co-emcee Jack P. McCambridge...
...largest prison for journalists in the Middle East,” Iranians face stiff penalties for exercising their right to free speech. Since April 2000, nearly 100 newspapers have been shut down because bold journalists dared to challenge the regime. One of the most prominent among them, Akbar Ganji, is currently serving his sixth year in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. He was thrown in jail for publishing articles implicating the regime in a series of murders, but his resolute defiance has made him the most famous political prisoner in the country. Last May, Ganji went...
...army troops arrived March 4 in the village of Shinkay, 70 km north of Kandahar, to discuss construction projects with local elders, the soldiers felt comfortable removing their helmets. It was a near fatal mistake. They had barely settled down for a chat when a young man, shouting "Allahu akbar" ("God is great"), leapt to his feet and struck Canadian Forces Reserve Lieut. Trevor Greene, 41, a savage ax blow to the back of his head...