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...Magid knows, no terrorist has tried to infiltrate the mosque, but he always worries that one might. ADAMS prides itself on being an extremist-free zone. Newcomers who mutter thoughts of jihad quickly discover they are not welcome. During Ramadan, guest speakers for evening prayers were carefully screened to make sure they preached religious tolerance...
...revitalized Harvard Interfaith Council (HIC) met for the first time this year on Thursday, drawing about 100 people to discuss religion over chocolate fondue. Among the crowd were guest speakers Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 and Dean of Harvard Divinity School William A. Graham, as well as leaders of the Harvard Baha’i Association, Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF) and Dharma. Representatives from The Pluralism Project, a Harvard-based research endeavor focused on religious diversity, also participated in the event. “To have them all in one room, you realize...
...Eliot Spitzer is going to be here tonight, and later, he's going to indict me." --STEPHEN COLBERT, on the New York attorney general's appearance as a guest on his show...
...gold medal at the International Ballet Competition. But Mikhail Baryshnikov's defection from the Soviet Union quickly overshadowed Bujones' feat--and the pair's later clashes at the American Ballet Theatre led Baryshnikov, who became the group's artistic director, to fire Bujones in 1985. A sought-after guest artist, he danced with 60 companies in 33 countries, partnering with Gelsey Kirkland, Natalia Makarova and others, and most recently headed the Orlando Ballet in his native Florida...
...social meritocracy” is a somewhat dubious description of punch, which is often arbitrary and, yes, introduces an odd incentive structure with membership as the reward for sociability, wit, and audacity. And yes, there is a clear power structure at work, with male members controlling a guest space populated by male and female guests hand-picked at the door. None of these facts are particularly pretty. Some of them seem to fly in the face of what most Americans believe about gender, merit, and discrimination. In my experience, members of clubs do discuss these issues frequently and seriously...