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...Raas, in which dancers hold striped sticks, clacking them together while moving in parallel lines or circles. The night ended with a bang, as a cheer rose from the crowd when a strobe light shut on and Bhangra music, a fusion of traditional Punjabi music with a pop background beat, pulsated through the dance floor. “When everyone is so tired, they all just go crazy,” said Abby Swenson, an MIT junior...
...goal is "training the young generation according to Islam so they can play a role in Pakistan's social and political life." But what about the country's economic life? The vice chancellor of the university--as at most other Pakistani universities--is a retired general lacking an academic background. There was a time when Arab Muslim countries led the way in advancing knowledge in literature, astronomy and mathematics. Islam was not considered inimical to such advancement. Sadly, Muslims have been in a deep slide since then...
...wasn't until a patternmaker in his office suggested he use his name on the label that Tahari the brand was born. "I came from a broken, poor background, so nobody in my family ever wanted to be associated with this name. But then someone told me it was a beautiful name," he says...
...Villiers intends to drum up interest by promoting plotlines and player drama--reality TV for the country-club set. "We have the most phenomenal characters of any sport, but we're not doing a good enough job telling the story," he says, his entertainment background evident. (His staff even calls him E.T.) To pitch tennis to the public, De Villiers hired marketing ace Phil Anderton, a veteran of Coca-Cola and the Scottish Rugby League, where he garnered the nickname "Fireworks Phil" for the countless fan-friendly ideas he brought to the sport (yes, including fireworks...
...humor or emotional exposition are left unexploited by unimaginative direction. The show’s opening 20 minutes comprise a series of one-on-one conversations, during which the cast’s other 17 members stand blankly on stage. I found myself wishing for some kind of background interaction, some unheard whisper or small gesture. Instead, the cast turned itself into a set piece.I was also surprised that the choreography (by Mimi B. Owusu ’07, Chrissy M. Fitzgerald ’07, and Megan M. Powell ’08) is so muted...