Word: englands
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...Muslim immigrants, who have the confidence and cash to build stone-and-glass symbols of Islam's growing strength in places like Europe. Simply importing traditional mosque architecture "doesn't express loyalty to your current surroundings," says Zulfiqar Husain, honorary secretary of an innovative new eco-mosque in Manchester, England. "It almost expresses that you want to be separate from the society you live...
...Bigotry stemming from the system of segregated schools throughout Northern Ireland, and in particular those under the control of the Christian Brothers, has and will continue to be the source of religious intolerance. Peter Hughes, BURNHAM, ENGLAND...
...coming to Harvard has made her realize that she loves the East Coast. I can’t help but think that, although Harvard may indeed have “the cutest houses ever,” it is impossible for most students to make any judgment on New England at all, let alone the entire East Coast...
Although we will technically live in Massachusetts for four years, the majority of us will never experience the area in its own right. Bracing ourselves against the icy February winds and trudging through the snow to class somehow cajoles us into thinking we know New England life. Sure, we can complain about the weather along with the rest of the locals—but that is where the similarity ends...
...brick buildings in the Yard as sparkling snowflakes land on their roofs, it’s easy to think of all of Massachusetts in the same picturesque way. But while this image certainly can be scenic, what we see on campus everyday represents a very select part of New England. The overused term “Harvard bubble” comes to mind—although we know the quickest way from CVS to Felipe’s, the rarity with which we engage with the rest of the region makes it presumptuous to claim knowledge of anything past Brattle...