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At the King Abdel Aziz University in Jidda, bin Laden, according to associates, was greatly influenced by one of his teachers, Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian who was a major figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that has played a large role in the resurgence of Islamic religiosity. Bin Laden...
David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Department Chair, does not classify himself as a fan of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, deeming it a fairly harmless show. But he got a close-up view of, or at least a close encounter with, Millionaire. For a celebrity edition of...
Noise, in a word, says it all. The Noise movement began in the 1930’s as musique concrete, an attempt to blur the lines between music and ambient sounds, and to incorporate those noises we encounter on a daily basis into music. Today noise often shares a sound...
In a home-schooling setting, students miss out on experiencing the diversity of teaching and learning styles they would normally encounter in a public school. Every teacher has something different to offer, and the exposure to varying points of view is a critical element in the development of tolerance. Knowledge...
The word that keeps coming back is hunger. Scholars talk about it, but so do preachers and parishioners. The reason that preaching is enjoying a revival in churches where it was a dying art, say religion scholars, has to do with appetites that are harder to satisfy outside church, as...