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...first become interested in semiotics [the study of symbols and signs]? Ramiro Gomez, BERLIN To have my feet on two levels - one on high culture, and the other on low culture - I was looking to find an approach able to take into account both aspects of our cultural life. For me, that was semiotics...
...expansive portfolio, but Prawoto isn't aiming for one. He favors a slow, deliberate approach, taking up to a year to understand a client's requirements and produce appropriate designs. "I consider myself a midwife giving birth to homes that look like their parents," he says. "Too many architects are obsessed with showing themselves, whereas I want to show who and what is living there." And if the original occupants include trees, so be it. At a Prawoto house, they are often left standing, their branches stretching through holes cut in the roof...
...broader ideological struggle between radical Islamists and the West are just a few examples.Annapolis will last only a day, but peace is a continuous process of reflection and compromise; a willingness to sacrifice for the sake of peace cannot be engendered overnight. While some American politicians may prefer to approach this process in periodic bursts that suit particular policy ends, student activists must push for a commitment to sustained and ongoing dialogue. They must educate their peers not only about Annapolis—critical as an awareness of the conference and the opportunities it presents undeniably is?...
Indeed, while home to a relatively small Christian minority, Iran is seen at the Vatican as a key player in the broader context of inter-faith relations. Religious experts say that Catholicism and Shi'a Islam have a surprisingly similar structure and approach to their different faiths. "What you have in Iran is a strong academic tradition, with both philosophical and mystical aspects - in many ways like Catholicism," says Father Daniel Madigan, a Jesuit scholar of islam, and a member of the Vatican's commission for religious relations with Islam who helped arrange for Khatami's visit. There is also...
That shared fear is the reason that all the parties will take up their seats in Annapolis, and why it won't be a mere photo op. But to avoid becoming the peace conference to end all peace, Rice must sustain this new approach to addressing conflict in the Middle East...