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...member of a modern, moderate, educated and liberal sector of society, I have learned to respect other people's rights and feelings. And as a Muslim, I was not only hurt but also surprised and disgusted by the cartoons of Muhammad. When the world is on the brink of dividing into two deadly blocs, the Muslims and the West, such cartoons only serve as a catalyst to widen the gap. Even moderate Muslims who are against terrorism can't tolerate any mocking of the Holy Prophet, no matter how the joke is intended. Komal Mehreen Karachi...
...playoff game against a team that went 2-11 against non-conference competition.All of a sudden, the “seeding watches” that have dominated most of the banter involving bored Ivy basketball fans would be halted momentarily to watch the league teeter on the brink of the play-in game.And all it would take is one—and only one—Yale win to make March meaningful again.With that, let’s get to this weekend’s action:PENN (18-7, 10-1 IVY) AT YALE (15-12, 7-5)It?...
...member governing body, “will focus our attention fully” on the review recommendations. Some recommendations of the curricular review, such as a proposal that concentration choice be moved from the end of freshman year to the middle of sophomore year, have been on the brink of a vote since the beginning of the semester, but legislation has yet to be presented to the full Faculty. The recommendations were on the agenda of the Feb. 7 Faculty meeting, but the meeting was consumed by professors’ attacks on Summers’ leadership. Another Faculty meeting, scheduled...
...member of a modern, moderate, educated and liberal sector of society, I have learned to respect other people's rights and feelings. And as a Muslim, I was not only hurt but also surprised and disgusted by the cartoons of Muhammad. When the world is on the brink of dividing into two deadly blocs, the Muslims and the West, such cartoons only serve as a catalyst to widen the gap. Even moderate Muslims who are against terrorism can't tolerate any mocking of the Holy Prophet, no matter how the joke is intended. Komal Mehreen Karachi...
...country in which neighbors are ratting one another out to bloodthirsty mobs drag itself back from the brink of civil war? Iraq has done so before. In the summer of 2004, when al-Sadr's fighters battled U.S. forces in several cities, Iraqi leaders warned of a potential Shi'ite insurgency. In the end, the Mahdi Army was cornered, and Sistani ordered the fighters to go home. But taking a beating from an overwhelmingly superior force of foreigners is one thing. It is hard to see either Shi'ites or Sunnis backing down from a more evenly balanced sectarian fight...