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...Zarqawi's attempt to mimic the sirah, or lifestyle, of the Prophet. Those who have seen al-Zarqawi in the past year say he constantly uses the written histories of the Prophet's life, known collectively as the Hadith, to copy the way he spoke, sat, walked, ate and slept, even the way he brushed his teeth (the Prophet is recorded as having used the twigs of a particular bush). He has taken to using musk-scented oils and requiring his closest aides to be similarly anointed because Islamic history says the Prophet favored those traditional Arabic perfumes...
...from oral examinations. An empathetic FM offers 15 things to say if you blank out. (FM is not responsible for the consequences) 1) I feel this oral examination is concentration-normative. 2) Karl Marx, Friedrich Hegel and Jessica Simpson walk into a bar... 3) My dog was stoned and ate all my books. He was very hungry. 4) How’s your marriage, Professor? Not having enough sex? Feel the need to take your frustrations out on undergrads? 5) I may not know the answer to that, but I can do a kegstand. 6) Can I just fight...
Ever wonder how your ancestors ate their food? You can find out this summer at New York City's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. On display from May 5 to Oct. 29 will be "Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005." The exhibition will explore the evolution of Western dining and culinary culture from the Renaissance to the present by showcasing more than 300 pieces of historical and contemporary cutlery from the institution's collection, like the 1966 French place setting above, as well as from the Tiffany Archives. The show will examine how etiquette trends...
...Palestinian Economic and Development Authority, which operates greenhouses abandoned by Israeli settlers in central Gaza, had to dump hundreds of tons of cherry tomatoes in nearby scrub bush. The crops were meant to go to Europe. But since Israel has virtually sealed the borders, citing security concerns, goats ate the tomatoes instead. Because the border closings prevent imports as well, anxious U.N. workers in Gaza City fretted they'd soon run out of food to hand out to even more anxious refugees. Walid Safiz, a 28-year-old vendor selling sundries at the Friday market in Gaza City, said business...
...CityStep party at the Signet, people who teach dance to children ate whipped cream off each other’s bodies. A classy affair in Harvard’s premiere arts-and-letters society, teams of teachers dressed up as “The 6 Stages of Mariah Carey (plus Kunle)” and “Dirrty Throughout the Ages...