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Complaints about barriers, literal and figurative, deluged Shahina Siddiqui, president of the nonprofit Islamic Social Services Association, as she surveyed women at mosques across the U.S. She is producing a booklet advising imams to "make mosques more sister-friendly" by, among other things, giving women a larger role in policymaking. "There are women who are more conservative, and they should be accommodated," says Siddiqui. But, she adds, "that should not be a barrier to those who want to participate in a more open space...
...ousted and a free press restored), the Philippines is no ordinary place to practice journalism. In fact, after Iraq, it is the second deadliest country in the world for journalists. It's a sign of just how treacherous the profession has become that fledgling reporters are routinely given a booklet titled Staying Alive, published by a nonprofit group called the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists. It contains helpful hints such as, "Vary your regular routes and routines so that it is harder to keep track of your activities." It also offers advice for bloody situations, suggesting: "If the journalist...
...minutes to the ridiculously short—three of the songs are 40 seconds or shorter, two of which cram just as many lyrics as any of the other songs, while the last, “You got the right,” is listed in the lyrics booklet simply as “(instrumental for movement making.)” These songs are to the typical punk rock song as the snapshot is to the short film; in their terseness, they explode with an intensity that is inversely proportional to their length...
...find trips to Office of Career Services frustrating. It’s not that the officers there don’t mean well. Interested in teaching? They have a nice little stapled booklet they give you. Interested in the corporate world? “Hello! How are you? Have a piece of cake.” Suddenly, you’ve been invited to luncheons and brunches with Morgan Stanley and Goldman-Sachs. It seems the only jobs that they can guide you towards are in investment banking, consulting, and the like...
Susan C. Merenda ’07 is one such student petitioning for a special concentration in dramatic arts. She is obviously passionate about studying theater, as dedicated as an MBB concentrator might be on exploring the brain. “When I look through the course booklet, I have no interest in classes that aren’t related to theater,” she says. “I currently am an English concentrator, and when I go down the department list, every single one where I go ‘oh that looks cool...