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...with the simplistic and largely negative characterization of Islam and the Arab world post-9/11, to which the government itself must plead guilty. Though few have gone as far as televangelist Pat Robertson, who called the prophet Muhammad “an absolute wild-eyed fanatic??a killer,” or Fox News personality Sean Hannity, who compared the Quran to Mein Kampf, the idea persists that there is something possibly threatening, and definitely unsettling, about Islam...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: The Sound of Silence | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...some will forever be associated with the “what is in the drinking water at that no-name school?” category. I think I can fairly say that the Evergreen College Geoducks—with apologies to any reader who is a Geoducks fanatic??belong in the latter...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: GIFT OF GAB': Mascots Come in All Shapes and Sizes | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

Directed by Liam Lynch Roadside Attractions 2 1/2 stars The title “Jesus is Magic” might evoke the idea of a religious fanatic??s film, something distributed by the likes of televangelist Jerry Falwell. However, this film, written by and starring former “Saturday Night Live” writer Sarah Silverman, is anything but reverent. The comedienne’s most recent endeavor—after small parts in “The Aristocrats” and “School of Rock”—is a filmed stand...

Author: By Isabel J. Boero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jesus is Magic | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...experience in choreography and dance, she laughingly replies, “My background is in the dance club, at a party.” She prefers to spend her rare moments of spare time watching movies, listening to music (“I’m a Michael Jackson fanatic??), and hanging out with friends like fellow CityStep director Katie O’Brien...

Author: By Jennifer A. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Leading Lady | 12/11/2003 | See Source »

Simply regarding bin Laden as a fanatic??albeit a well-organized and violent one—vastly underestimates his intentions, and consequently, his capabilities. The frightening reality is that he is an intelligent, rational geopolitical strategist. As all good geopolitical strategists do, Osama bin Laden has developed a clear endgame. But given the Bush administration’s willingness to alienate allies and Arabs through inflammatory rhetoric and unilateral action, I sometimes wonder when Bush will get around to doing the same...

Author: By J. BRENDAN Mullen, | Title: Osama's Real Endgame | 10/10/2003 | See Source »

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