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...latest project for his cousin is not another bar, however, but a mosque that is being privately funded. "Yes, people are surprised that a woman has been chosen, because some think that Islam is all about male power," says Fadillioglu, who aligns herself with the liberal side of the faith. "There is nothing about covering in the book," she explains, when quizzed about why many Muslim women here do not cover up and are passionate in their freedom not to do so, while other women, including the Prime Minister's wife, are equally insistent on wearing a head scarf...
...only woman in a statistics group for a final project. Each of the men in my group would self-identify as progressive liberals and none of them would consider themselves sexist. However, when it came time to split up the work for the project, I was chosen to draw the poster. "Well, one of us has to do it, and since you’re the girl, why not you?" was the justification. That was more than enough for my taste, but later that week, during the presentation itself, my professor patted me on the shoulder and called...
Save the female president of the Campus Debate Society who welcomed the audience to the event, every participant in the evening was a man: the moderator, every candidate, and every student group representative chosen to question the campus politicians. Although each man was tactful and respectful—and the debate itself was by no means an overt display of sexism—one can’t help but notice that the lack of women taking part in the UC presidential election this year is a serious elephant in the room...
...right. James K. Power North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S. After receiving the third magazine cover in a row with a white background, I have to say: How boring. Half the fun of getting the magazine is guessing what will be on the cover and then seeing what Time has chosen. I understand the red and blue Venn diagram, but it looks terrible on my coffee table. I hope the Person of the Year cover will not be an abstract artist's caricature of somebody on a white background. If I want to see that kind...
...Ignatieff told The Crimson last year. “I’ve been out of the country a while, and it seemed time to put something back.” At the end of the leadership convention, Ignatieff said of Dion, “We have chosen a great leader,” according to the Toronto Star. “We have chosen a man of principles, a man with a vision, a man with courage, a man with conviction. And he will have my support...