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...what extent was the student action-and the Ayatullah Khomeini's endorsement of it-in accordance with Islamic law? Experts differ. Zaki Badawi, Egyptian director of the Islamic Cultural Center in London, argues that "the demand for the return of the Shah to face trial in Iran is in agreement with Muslim law." Islam holds that "no one is above the law and law is supreme. If a crime is committed by a ruler, an emperor, he is as liable to punishment for it as the meanest and commonest of his subjects." As a precedent, one Cairo expert notes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: An Ideology of Martyrdom | 11/26/1979 | See Source »

Shale drillers know where to find their fuel, but they differ on the best way to get it out. Essentially, shale rock must be "cooked" at 900° F so that the kerogen can be vaporized and extracted. Two processes have been developed to do this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Energy: Tapping the Riches of Shale | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...major national issues--Kennedy from his 17 years in the Senate, and Carter from his years as President. The candidates and the press have a responsibility to rescue this campaign from the muck and to present voters with a clear choice. Contrary to popular misconception, Carter and Kennedy differ on a number of critical issues--inflation, energy, health care, defense spending and political control of corporate power, for example. These differences and others should be systematically explored in the coming months...

Author: By Celia W. Dugger, | Title: Never the Twain Shall Meet | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...across the city," the beaming mayor told campaign workers who packed the Copley Plaza ballroom, adding. "We will always differ as a people, but we will no longer divided as a people...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin and William E. Mckibben, S | Title: Mayor White Wins 4th Term, Trounces Timilty Across City | 11/7/1979 | See Source »

...does all this differ from the nurturing of scientists in other advanced nations? Britain has a long tradition of scientific achievement and freedom-and, on a per capita basis, has scored well in the Nobel competition. But it could probably better its scientific output by making its educational system less rigid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nobel Prizes: That Winning American Style | 10/29/1979 | See Source »

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