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...Kaliammal, her husband's ultimate choice will never be known for certain. He was buried as a Muslim, but she wants to move the remains to a Hindu grave. Kaliammal's appeal, one of several involving alleged conversions to Islam, is pending before a higher court, though no date has been fixed for judgment. "My husband never once told me he had secretly converted to Islam," says Kaliammal, showing off a wall in her apartment dedicated to her husband's mountaineering achievements for the glory of the Malaysian nation. "He was always a Hindu and drank alcohol and ate pork...
...Shari'a bylaws for turning investors off. The specter of violence, too, acts to dampen foreign interest in Indonesia. The indigenous terror group Jemaah Islamiah-an organization linked to al-Qaeda that is blamed for hundreds of bombing deaths in Bali and Jakarta since 2002-doesn't have broad appeal among Indonesians, and its infrastructure has been battered by a number of recent arrests. But in January, clashes between police and alleged jihadis in the central Sulawesi city of Poso resulted in 16 deaths...
...Thus opens “Secrecy,” a documentary on government security classification made by two Harvard professors from disparate fields—one, a professor of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) and one a scientist and historian. The film’s unique appeal drew a crowd of over 60 members of the Harvard History of Science Colloquia to a special preview screening in the Science Center on Tuesday. SECRETS AND LIES “Secrecy” was made by Arnheim Lecturer on Filmmaking Robb Moss and Pellegrino University Professor Peter L. Galison. It explores government...
...they eventually meet and marry. Rather than opening the chapter with a laundry list of “The Scholar’s” academic accomplishments, Barrett showcases the emotional impact of a scholarly approach to Islam and its potential to broaden the religion’s appeal. Abou El Fadl instantly becomes a character far more complex than his title suggests. A journalist by training, Barrett relies heavily on dialogue with the family members, colleagues, friends, and even enemies of his characters so as to paint a clear and accurate picture. This is one of the book?...
...tone runs the gamut from dense and discordant to light and uncomplicated, changing even as the songs progress. Like the rest of Explosions in the Sky’s work, “All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone” is experimental, and thus does not appeal to all audiences. You won’t find yourself humming it, nor will it provide any hooks that inevitably get stuck in your head for days. The album’s transitions are so fluid that songs seem to bleed into one another, and you find yourself wondering where...