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...should realize that Indonesia is not a Muslim country, it's a democratic country." Inul, who says she prays daily, insists that her art doesn't clash with her Islamic beliefs and suspects the religious hierarchy castigates her because the real threats to Indonesia's fragile morality, particularly corrupt officials, are too dangerous to attack. "Why should they care about me when there are pornographic VCDs and prostitutes in the street? They choose me because I am an easy target...
Mentioning the name of Haman elicits boos and rowdy noise-making during the Jewish holiday of Purim. But the festival, celebrated this year on March 17, prompts raves, as well, mostly for the food and the excuse to make merry. The wicked and corrupt advisor to Persia’s King Ahasuerus, as told in Jewish scriptures, Haman failed in his plan to eradicate the Jews. But everybody wins with Haman’s namesake, the hamantaschen, a delectable triangular-shaped cookie filled with fruit jam (usually prune) or poppy seed. The Yiddish name means the pocket of Haman...
...sons have also masterminded cigarette-smuggling deals, which are worth as much as several hundred million dollars. The European Union is currently suing RJ Reynolds, charging it with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act because the company has allegedly allowed its products to be smuggled into Iraq, depriving the E.U. of millions of dollars in tax revenue. The company has strenuously denied the E.U. charges, which include a court filing that says Uday "oversees and personally profits from the illegal importation of cigarettes into Iraq...
...advantage of what Harvard graduates can offer. “The biggest player in this respect is the home country,” he says. “Once graduates have experienced the freedom of working and earning what you deserve, [they] look back at their countries that are corrupt and unconducive for any personal business activities [and] will never look forward to going back. Why [would they], when you know that your hard work and effort will be frustrated by an uncaring government...
...eliminating terrorism will bring forth moderate Palestinian leaders willing to conclude a peace deal with Israel is questionable - or at least conditional upon what Israel offers by way of a political solution. There is certainly a strong reform movement in Palestinian society that seeks to be rid of the corrupt and inept administration of Yasser Arafat. But its strongest element has been the West Bank and Gaza militants who waged the first intifada from 1987 to 1991; were sidelined as Arafat and his coterie of Tunis-based exiles took over following the Oslo agreements; and then launched the second intifada...