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...West is waging political war-fare on the Muslim world, author Imam Imran Hosein said last night in a Harvard Hall speech on the sacred aspects of marriage in Islam...
...title of "Imam" is given to a person who is very knowledgeable about Islam or a prayer leader, according to organizers of last night's event...
...special branch of the Revolutionary Guards known as the Quds (Jerusalem) Force, headed by Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi. The foreign ministry typically provides diplomatic cover, material support and logistical assistance. The Quds Force, which has its headquarters in Tehran, is said to use bases like the Imam Ali department in northern Tehran to train Iranian and foreign recruits...
...Only Allah can bring the rain and only Allah can stop it. In dealing with Pharaoh, Allah sent signs ... in direct connection with his rebellion and his transgression ... It's just as evident and clear today." -- Imam Jamil al- Amin (formerly H. Rap Brown), who suggests that the floods are punishment for the killing of innocent Muslims during the Persian Gulf...
True to its title, the album contains no guest duets by visiting pop royalty. All the voices -- the doo-wopping backup singers, the chanting imam, the heavenly choir -- are Lennox's. And in seven of the eight videos made of songs in the set, Lennox is seen alone; her only company is her image in the mirror. There's plenty of variety in Lennox's music (long-lined ballads, driving Euro-pop, plaints in the French style), but the tone is consistently, nicely rueful. The sunniest tune, with a piano chirping in a Caribbean accent, is called Walking on Broken...