Word: creed
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...recent years, the dominant image of islam in the minds of many Westerners has been one loaded with violence and shrouded with fear. The figures commanding global attention - be they al-Qaeda's leadership or certain mullahs in Tehran - preach an apocalyptic creed to an uncompromising faithful. This may be the Islam of a radical fringe, but in an era of flag-burnings and suicide bombings, it is the Islam of the moment...
...young can fully accept that—to those who are entering the industry for the first time, it’s a new page no matter what. Publishers should be forced to make this leap of blind faith into an uncertain technological world, because that faith, the creed of words, is so important...
Conceptualism remains vastly influential in contemporary art, leading to seemingly baffling pieces that scandalize or bemuse audiences still. (Martin Creed's 2001 Turner Prize-winning installation, of an empty room in which the lights repeatedly went on and off, is a famous example...
...Observers outside India have hailed the general results of this month's polls as a sign of stability and progress. Rather than vote along divisive lines of caste or creed, peddled by some candidates and parties, the electorate rewarded good governance and platforms that promised further development. The right-wing BJP is flailing desperately to recast itself as a more moderate political force; the CPI-M faces a long spell out in the cold. "All of us Indians have been shocked by how long the old ideas have lasted," says Bhalla. "But now we are graduating to a sort...
...away, Harvard’s Gumboots Dance Troupe aims to pay tribute to this particular period of struggle in South Africa’s history. Many former members of the group joined because of an affinity to the cultures of southern Africa, but the group has since maintained its creed while diversifying its participation, now attracting members from many different backgrounds.A MISSIONShazrene S. Mohamed ’04, originally from Zimbabwe, says she joined Gumboots her freshman year as a means of meeting other African students. Mohamed says that before coming to America, she did not know anything outside Zimbabwe...