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Fear of Islamic culture is encapsulated also in the Europe-wide debate over the veil. President Nicolas Sarkozy of France has promised to push ahead with a ban on the full veil, and Belgium has become the first European nation to hold a successful vote on the subject. A concerted effort has been made to tie the debate over Islamic dress to women’s rights within Muslim society. Politicians repeatedly invoke the need to “liberate women,” while some left-wing members of parliament have gone so far as to label the burqa...
...hold onto the assumption that feminists are man-haters, that there’s no way to be pro-women without being anti-men,” she says. “We need to show that it’s not just a women’s movement so that men can feel willing to sign...
...given night and your need for caffeine. No matter the number of trips to refill your mug though, you’ll undoubtedly have to make a mad dash to the restroom every two cups or so. Choose your own distance, going all five flights if you can hold it for that long, and sprint up the stairs to the restroom, catch your breath during the implied break, and then double your speed on the way back. If you’re working alone, this will also cut down on the chances of losing the laptop you?...
Most dangerous of all, this attitude turns those who hold biased views into victims of a politically correct culture in which they can’t express themselves, and so never get a chance to learn from a thoughtful response. All of a sudden, television networks are reminiscing about the good old days instead of focusing on real issues like the achievement gap between white and black youth, and who’s better off? Nobody has really changed their mind. All Stephanie Grace learned was that if you venture an opinion in an e-mail to a friend...
...Jeff and Kevin] are both excellent players who hold a bright future for the program,” senior defenseman Ben Smith said. “Kevin was really challenging the opposition, and both of those guys are starting to build some chemistry, and they’re starting to be really effective...