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...Muslim rulers far more congenial than the Byzantines. The Christians had never allowed the Jews to reside permanently in the city, whereas Umar invited 70 Jewish families back. The Byzantines had left the Jewish Temple in ruins and had even begun to use the Temple Mount as a garbage dump. Umar, according to a variety of accounts, was horrified to see this desecration. He helped clear it with his own hands, reconsecrated the platform and built a simple wooden mosque on the southern end, site of al-Aqsa Mosque today...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Islam's Stake: Why Jerusalem Was Central To Muhammad | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

This hackneyed film is not worth seeing in the theaters, perhaps not even worth renting. One of Joe Dirt’s favorite mottoes is “Life’s a garden, dig it.” I suggest you dig a deep hole, dump Joe Dirt inside and bury...

Author: By John PAUL M. fox, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grime and Punishment | 4/13/2001 | See Source »

...plant in northern France to a nuclear storage facility in Gorleben, Germany, was held up for two days as thousands of anti-nuclear protesters clashed with police in an effort to stop the shipment. The protests ended early Friday when the six waste containers were delivered to the Gorleben dump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

...Dump Faulty Fridges Replace worn-out home appliances with the most energy-efficient models...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Warming: What You Can Do | 4/9/2001 | See Source »

...outlook for the garbage-dump people of Boa Vista is a fly-blown, post-apocalyptic scene of desolation at the edge of the world. Their shacks are built of cardboard, driftwood, old iron and fraying plastic. Near-naked children play tag among the filthy debris. Only one in three will survive beyond the age of five. Most of the Boa Vista squatters have no formal identity papers. They have to beg, steal or barter for food and clothing. Motorists who drive along the potholed road below the cliff-dwellers look the other way. "Yes, we know about Boa Vista," said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hell, With a View | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

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