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...fighters and attack his family. He listened carefully to what the stranger offered. Hasan said he had government funding. He would take the children to a school in the town of Bacau, an hour's drive away, where they would be safe. The only requirement was that the children convert from Catholicism, which is practiced by most East Timorese, to Islam, the religion of their Indonesian overlords. "He said that they could convert back later, it didn't mean anything, that they only had to pretend so the Indonesians would give the money for them to go to school," recalls...
...order to prevail in Portland, Harvard will need to convert on its scoring chances early and often. Despite playing well on Wednesday, the Crimson squandered several opportunities that may have secured them the victory. Harvard will not have the luxury of wasting many chances this weekend, as Maine’s superb goaltending will put finishing ability at a premium...
...could bring the real God back to Harvard, we could convert the entire world, even the Muslims,” said Alemnesh Bulti, a member of the Joshua Project...
...We’re not trying to convert people, just that God will heal our land, heal our people,” said another participant who is not a member of the Joshua Project...
...College David P. Illingworth ’71 said last month, “There is nothing facing me right now that’s more important.” Illingworth also says administrators waited to address the problem until Radcliffe decided once and for all it would convert Rieman into an unusable space for dance after the lease ends. That decision did not occur until last spring. Nonetheless, for three years the College idly sat by while Radcliffe made its decision—which seemed the inevitable decision anyway...