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These days, the Arab world is too often associated only with despotism, terrorism and a rejection of all things Western. That notion is reinforced by media images of young, mainly Arab rioters setting the working-class suburbs of Paris afire. But in the center of the French capital, another view...
(2 of 2) Like other medieval scholars, Arabs believed that astrology was just as much a science as astronomy, and were convinced that the movement of stars and planets influenced an individual's life from birth. One of the small wonders of the show is a richly detailed horoscope, dating...
If anything encouraging came out of last week's atrocities, it was the outrage with which Jordanians responded--the latest sign that al-Zarqawi's murderous tactics may be forcing Muslims to confront the threat he poses to their societies. In the days after the bombings, thousands took to the...
The excerpt from Dr. Andrew Weil's book Healthy Aging was well presented [Oct. 24]. Weil gave a balanced view of nutritional advice on aging, and I was glad to see someone point out the dubious nature of the antiaging business. Most of what we spend on vitamin supplements and...
In the capital, Rice met with five prominent Sunnis of different political leanings: Deputy President Ghazi al-Yawar, whose base is among tribal leaders; Deputy Prime Minister Abd Mutlaq al-Juburi, a former Baathist general under Saddam; Ala Makki, a leader in the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Iraqi Islamic party, the...