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...Crone said, “[is that] in a region with considerable need, Dubai is well positioned to become a regional center for both education and healthcare. It in itself has an excellent infrastructure and is an open society with regards to accepting individuals of all race, color and creed...
Then there are the apparent attempts by some missionaries to camouflage their faith as a kind of Islam: inviting prospective converts to "Jesus mosques," publicly reciting the Muslim creed, "There is no God but God, and Muhammad is his prophet"; or allowing themselves to be regarded as Muslim mystics, or Sufis. Such techniques are rationalized as part of "contextualization," the necessary presentation of new ideas in a familiar idiom. But Ibrahim Hooper, of the Washington advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations, claims, "They know it won't work to just say, 'We want you to become Christian, and here...
...that allows dissent, even thrives on it. Many consider this dissension a sign of weakness, and regard the G.O.P., which tolerates little disagreement, as a party of strength. That view is wrong. The Democratic Party is the party from the heart of America. We represent Americans of every nationality, creed and religion. Could we do better? No question. Can we do better than the Republicans and Bush? Without a doubt. CHARLES TRANBERG Madison...
...necessary. Perhaps first and foremost, Harvard students are adept at adaptation and so it would come as no surprise to learn that the procrastinators of today had become the planners of tomorrow. Until then, though, my only plan is to live up to the procrastinator’s creed that Harvard has, for better or for worse, taught me all too well—to put off until tomorrow what I can get away with today...
Chicago fans of the rock group Creed filed suit against the band last week for breach of contract after an awful December concert. The suit claimed vocalist SCOTT STAPP "left the stage on several occasions...rolled around on the floor in apparent pain...and appeared to pass out." Calls to Creed's management last week went unreturned. But after the show, Creed e-mailed fans, saying, "We hope you can take some solace in the fact that you experienced the most unique of all Creed shows." If the 15,000 fans covered by the suit get back...