Word: divisionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since the 7th century, when the death of the Prophet Muhammad precipitated the division of Islam between Sunnis and Shi'ites, the Shi'ites have stressed martyrdom as a way of atonement. About 20% of the world's 750 million Muslims are Shi'ites and they...
"He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." So goes the infamous putdown of academics. Well, some professors at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa really can. The scholars and their students have come to the rescue of a local General Motors carburetor assembly plant where 200 workers were about...
The Harvard women's cross country team finished 13th out of 16 teams in the NCAA Division 1 Championship meet at Bethlehem, Pa. yesterday.
(6 of 11) AT&T International, the company has already struck a deal with N.V. Philips' Gloeilam-penfabrieken of The Netherlands to sell switching equipment throughout the world. Says Gerrit Jeelof, head of Philips' Telecommunications Division: "It was a natural marriage between two of the most desirable partners...
Before the battle, per that charming custom, past champions trooped through the ring, showing their beautifully squashed old faces. Beau Jack, Kid Gavilan, Jake LaMotta, Gene Fullmer, Carmen Basilic, Carlos Monzon. The last four are former middleweights, who must wonder about the state of the 160-lb. division.