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Boyle said that while the teacher was not particularly religious when he started the cell, claiming not even to know his way to the mosque, he became a devout follower of Islam within a year...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Photojournalists Discuss Iraqi Resistance | 3/23/2005 | See Source »

...most subtly nuanced elements of what ethnicity and nationality mean to individuals, rather than making sweeping cultural generalizations. The filming of quotidian events of the lives of his subjects represents the natural integration of Arabic and Western cultures; most notable is the Islamic basketball league in which the devout young Muslim Osama Dorios plays...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Osama' Director Barred from Entering U.S. | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...What's he like? He's personable and sociable, and loves to banter, even with opposition legislators. Tsang is a devout Roman Catholic?he was educated at a Jesuit school?and worships daily at St. Joseph's Church near his office. Favorite item of clothing: colorful bow ties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bow-Tied Bureaucrat | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...case of one exchange between a ghost and an explorer. After a ghost (a female) makes clear her desire for an explorer (a male), the latter objects to the flirtation, giving the excuse, “Well, you’re dead and I’m a very devout Christian.” The female ghost responds, “Well, maybe you could show me a res-er-ec-tion,” delivering wordplay so obvious it would surely make even the most tolerant punsters cringe...

Author: By Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTS TUESDAY: Classic Pudding Kitsch Still Reigns | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

...more than 100 Masters championships. As he recalls, "Everyone said, 'Yeah, you can do it! That'd be great!' And my wife stood there with her arms folded and her lip kind of out, shaking her head no way." Brunstad then informed his wife Judy, a devout Christian, that Channel swimmers Jim Bales and Dave Parcel had used their swims to raise significant sums of money for charity. "She said, 'Is that right? So this wouldn't just be for your personal glory?' And after that she got on board with a vengeance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Life Is But A Dream | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

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