Word: garbs
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...spiritual Muslim leader based in France, the Aga Khan eschews the beard and black garb of traditional Islamic clerics in favor of a clean-shaven look and a coat and tie. In speeches across the world, he has pressed for more pluralistic attitudes to combat what he dubs the “clash of ignorances”—a retooling of professor Samuel P. Huntington’s “clash of civilizations...
...hard to find positives in such stories. Yet it is better that they come to light than that they remain the dark secret of the Haredi. In Bnei Brak, police say one rapist in ultra-orthodox garb is stalking preteen girls, cornering them in dark hallways or in parks. It took weeks before religious elders alerted the police to the sexual predator, who has yet to be caught. But authorities say it is a sign of changing times that the Haredi children, and their parents, did not endure these crimes in silence...
...different coverage—or no coverage at all. But in the States, on another event that happens, I’ll [also] see completely different coverage. So, you are constantly questioning your perspective on things. 9. FM: Can you talk a little bit about the exhibition of Egyptian garb collectors you did when you were 18?JN: They were actually photographs that I had done at Harvard, and one of the organizers of a big conference on population and development had asked me to put together an exhibit of photographs. So they were blown up and taken over...
They entered the shack in twos. Despite the 100-plus degree temperature, all were covered from head to toe in garb ranging from burkas to more modern clothing paired with headscarves...
...Women in full Islamic garb would knock on the door, Mustafa said, and offer to clean his house. Even when he said no, they persisted, he said...