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...THERE BOOKS BY SCHOLARS OF ISLAM THAT YOU FIND PARTICULARLY INSIGHTFUL? John Esposito at Georgetown has done a number of books. I've read excerpts of a lot of them. [Reza Aslan's] No God but God, I've read it. Here at the State Department, we've hosted several events, trying to educate our own employees. We've had three scholars and one cleric come and speak about Islamic culture and traditions, and we had a huge turnout...
...could have been so different. Dayan Jayatilleka, a former visiting scholar of South Asia Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington D.C., says he was amazed in the days after the tsunami to see soldiers donate blood for Tamils. "I thought, 'My God. There is hope. Underneath all this hate and suspicion, there is a humanity to us.' It was a magical moment. Then it was gone...
...times of war, the President has a great degree of latitude granted by the Founding Fathers. Sullivan's assertion that President Bush thinks he is above the law or is another King George is beyond ludicrous. Any President would have reacted the way Bush did after 9/11. Thank God the President has discharged his responsibilities in carrying out the global war on terrorists. We are all safer for it. Robert Guertin Jamestown, North Carolina...
...supporting character, the Prioress is rarely examined with such poignancy; but the delivery of McLoughlin’s admission that “God has renounced us” alone is worth the admission and braving the cold weather...
...Perhaps the best parts of the opera are the exchanges between Blanche and Mother Marie which combine good acting, challenging music, and meaningful conflict between the human spirit and God. Such emotional depth is rarely found in a modern work...