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...even deeper, and has a long history. Armstrong, in "Muhammad", notes that during the time of the First Crusades, many Westerners believed that Muslims were idol-worshippers (actually, the Prophet tore down the idols in Mecca). And Dante, in "The Divine Comedy," placed Muhammad in the Eighth Circle of Hell with the schismatics (even pagans such as Plato and Aristotle got relatively better treatment, with placement in the more scenic Limbo). Much more recently, the novelist Fay Weldon ("Affliction") wrote this about Islam: "The Koran is food for no-thought. It is not a poem on which a society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The People of the Book | 11/27/2001 | See Source »

...greatest players in NBA history and an analyst for TNT's Inside the NBA half-time and postgame shows, sits by a corner monitor, mesmerized by the action--The West Wing action on NBC. "Prepare for my work?" he snarls, interrupted during a critical presidential plot point. "Hell, I played 16 years. I can tell you who can play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: It's Charles In Charge | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...replacement of the dovish Peres government with the hawkish Netanyahu one), the inevitable conclusion is that whenever Arafat smells peace , he feels the urge to loose his militants. If he had really been interested in peace, he would have continued to negotiate instead of letting all hell break loose just when a resolution was within reach...

Author: By Nir Eisikovits, | Title: A War of Two Worlds | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...both teams had an equal number of scoring chances,” Mazzoleni said. “They were more aggressive and assertive on the puck. It’s a game that if you don’t have the puck, you can’t score a hell...

Author: By Timothy M. Mcdonald, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boston College Tops Men's Hockey on Single Soft Goal | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...asks. So Saida teaches her girls the really important things--how to cook, sew and soothe a husband's ego. "Teaching my daughters how to make their husbands comfortable is the most important thing," she says, "because if a husband is not comfortable, then the woman's life is hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face for Afghan Women | 11/25/2001 | See Source »

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