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...only hotel accommodation is in flimsy, prefab lodges. Donkeys porting bundles of firewood for sale roam the village. Given the rustic environment, Lotus Mountain markets itself as an ecotourism destination, but the Air Supply tunes blasting from loudspeakers placed at regular intervals along the slopes shatter the wintry calm of the setting-as do the parents who allow their children to color the snow yellow instead of making use of a nearby bathroom. "Skiing is a little more basic in China, because there are some visitors who have never even seen snow before," admits Ma Zhe, a ski instructor...
...spread the teachings of Islam to the West. Adeel Ahmed Qureshi Lahore Why are Muslims who question Islamic traditions, history and dogma often persecuted? If Islam is a religion of peace, then why is it necessary for politicians from all quarters, including the U.N., to get involved to calm the situation? Islam has become a political ideology, and Westerners need to stop appeasing its adherents in the belief that the problem lies with a few extremists. Gerry Pandarts Lincoln, England Cartoons Without Politics "Tumult in Toontown" [Feb. 20] noted that none of the three animated feature films nominated for Academy...
...likelihood, Hamas, now in control of most of the Palestinian parliament, will remain passively loyal to its 22nd clause, which calls for the destruction of Israel. Nonetheless, it will not embrace terrorism as its foreign policy and will remain generally calm and in a state of hudnah (truce), both with the Fatah opposition and with Israel. The future is in Israel’s hands; it is Israel’s responsibility not to panic now as it stands at a crucial crossroads prior to the March Israeli elections...
Instead, Israel must remain calm. Violence begets violence begets violence. Has anyone tried anything else recently? Let us remain calm and allow Hamas to politicize itself, perhaps re-examine its agenda now that it is a majority in the Palestinian parliament and responsible for the entire Palestinian population. Let us not panic before we are provided with the reason to do so. Let us not crush the opportunity for a change before it even surfaces. Let us be unlike ourselves, and just give peace a shot. At the end of the day, either we give it a shot...
...within minutes of each other at a temple and a train station in Varanasi, the greatest of all Hindu pilgrimage centers on the Ganges in northern India. Police say 21 people were killed and more than 60 injured. Fearing a violent Hindu backlash, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm and put security forces on high alert across the country...