Word: chieftains
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Abraham, the Jews have traced their lineage through the female, and many cultures worldwide are dominated by women. Jamaica is a veritable matriarchal society that has the potential to become a model for the world. It boasts a national heroine: "Nanny," leader of the insurgent Maroons, military tactician and chieftain, who outsmarted the British in the 18th century. Ehrenreich's compelling "grandma hypothesis"--that children do better with a grandmother figure on the scene--is alive and well in Jamaica. VALERIE FACEY Kingston, Jamaica...
...mistaken impression that they and the natives are speaking the same language. This is not the case. Language at Home is in fact a complex dance of syntax and connotation. For example, a simple expression like "I see what you mean," when uttered by a local or tribal chieftain, may have a radically different meaning than when spoken by a person from a more developed area. In our native country, this phrase would ordinarily mean "I understand your ideas". If a local chief uses this phrase, however, it is more likely to translate as "Your ideas do not interest...
...holiday meal-may be suspended without notice. In most cases, resistance is futile. Visitors should also be prepared for severe infringements on privacy. Unlike in our native land, where citizens have a right to avoid interrogation without a lawyer present, interrogation at Home by a local or tribal chieftain is not considered at all invasive. Visitors should proceed with caution...
...Prince of Egypt have focused on questions of assimilation and dual identity. But Exodus cuts directly from the infancy story to Moses' fateful moment of outraged ethnic solidarity and justifiable homicide. Pursued by Pharaoh, Moses flees to the land of Midian. There he meets Zipporah, the daughter of the chieftain Jethro (also called Reuel and Hobab), as she draws water from a well. Soon he takes her as his wife, and they have two sons. Nahum Sarna, in his book Exploring Exodus, notes the story's similarities to an Egyptian tale circulating at the time of Rameses...
...should the Taliban, who roundly condemned the U.S. action against Bin Laden, be so upset at the terrorist chieftain? The Taliban is deeply dependent on financial aid from Saudi Arabia and on political and military support from Pakistan, and both nations are leaning on the ruling militia to rein in Bin Laden. The Taliban also wants to be recognized by the U.N. as Afghanistan's official government, especially now that it's squaring up for a confrontation with Iran. Bin Laden doesn't exactly have that many places to rest his head, so he will probably be persuaded to speak...