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...consistent style. By focusing on 16th century peasant revolts and utopian movements, the group was able to make some subtle points consistent with its modern-day beliefs. "A life free of enslavement to money and commodities is a better life," declares the leader of a 1630s Anabaptist community in Antwerp. The real Luther Blissett, now retired to Watford, has expressed irritation at the identity theft but never tried to stop it. Now he can relax. Bui and his co-authors have dropped the Blissett banner and regrouped as Wu Ming (Chinese for "without a name"). They have become full-time...
...tailers, typing key words (like opals and antique) into any Internet search engine will lead you to thousands more sites. Some of the biggest turn out to be the Web presences of bricks-and-mortar stores. Rare Jewels in Nashville, Tenn. (at www.rarejewels.net) specializes in estate jewelry. Adin in Antwerp (at www.adin.be) features one-of-a-kind antique beauties. And the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (at www.momastore.org showcases a small but stylish selection of earrings, necklaces and watches...
...Belgium The Belgian government picked a fight with the wrong man. Lebanese-born political activist Dyab Abou Jahjah is charismatic, good-looking, articulate and brash - and he may have a point. Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt accused Abou Jahjah and his Arab European League of inciting the street riots in Antwerp that followed the murder last month of 27-year-old Moroccan schoolteacher Mohammed Achrak by a 66-year-old mentally ill Belgian man. But Abou Jahjah turned Verhofstadt's allegations into a trial of Belgian attitudes toward the country's 400,000 Muslims. Are Muslims second-class citizens? What will...
...allegations in 1982 but the investigation was dropped in 1987, with evidence and statements from alleged victims destroyed. BELGIUM Race Riot Police charged Dyab Abu Jahjah, the head of an Arab militant group, with conspiracy to cause disorder, criminal damage and wounding a police officer during rioting in Antwerp. Police also held 20 youths of North African descent after two nights of rioting in the country's second city. The violence began after schoolteacher Mohammed Achrak was shot dead, allegedly by his 66-year old neighbor, whom authorities charged with the murder. Prosecutors said he was mentally unstable. AUSTRIA Party...
...plans to spend more than $1 billion on its European expansion over the next five years. "When Ralph invests, it's for the long term," says Ron Baron, CEO of Baron Funds, which has $137 million invested in Polo Ralph Lauren. First up: new stores in Manchester, Glasgow and Antwerp, as well as in London and Paris. To start, the company will focus on just half of Lauren's many offerings, including the top-of-the-line collections for men and women, children's wear, men's sportswear and Ralph Lauren Blue Label, a new women's casual line that...