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...When you see a fellow biker, you should always nod,” Stith advised me. I eventually picked up on this custom and began gesturing to other bikers as they passed...
Silbert and Farrell each received custom-made sculptures by Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. The sculptures feature a magnifying glass in the center...
...Quraysh not only aided in the logistics of this attack, but also allowed Banu Bakr to massacre escaping members of Banu Khuza’ah at the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca. It was recognized throughout Arabia that by ancient custom, the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca was to be free of bloodshed, and tribes approaching it for protection were to be allowed safety. The actions of the Quraysh were in clear violation of recognized rights and responsibilities, both under customary tribal law, and under the Treaty of Hudaybiyah. Clearly, it was not the Prophet who unilaterally abrogated the treaty...
...Muslims is that the Prophet actually signed the treaty with the grudging acceptance of his followers in Medina. In doing so, he made compromises, such as not even mentioning God, of not signing his name as “the Prophet of Allah” (as was his custom in other treaties) nd of ignoring the property claims of Muslims driven out of Mecca by the Quraysh. Many Muslims in the Prophet’s time saw these concessions toward the Quraysh as humiliating, and yet the Prophet signed the treaty because his declared preference was for peace...
...soon enjoy equal opportunity for black actresses. Ironically, this equity that would have been easier to achieve in Hollywood's so-called Golden (read: Caucasian) Age, when actresses were not merely ornaments to stud stars, and women's roles were not appendages in macho movies. Then, the dream factory custom-made its shiniest vehicles to suit the likes of Garbo, Stanwyck, Crawford, Lombard, Monroe, Shirley Temple and two ladies named Hepburn - but not anyone of color, no matter how talented or glamorous she might be. That was the way things were. Hollywood relegated blacks, actors and actresses, to the corner...