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Summers’ remarks mirrored his now-famous Memorial Church address at the first Morning Prayers session of the fall 2002 academic term. That speech came against the backdrop of the faculty-led divestment drive and an effort by the Harvard Islamic Society to raise funds for a charity with...
Now Buddhists, too, feel under siege. In recent weeks militants have been targeting not just soldiers, police and government officials but also ordinary Buddhists in what is apparently a campaign of vengeance for the Tak Bai killings. The militants are driving a wedge between communities that used to live in...
Security specialists fear that opportunistic terrorists might tap that expertise. Since 9/11, Southeast Asia has become a fertile recruiting ground for Islamic extremists bent on carrying out attacks like the October 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people. Though hundreds of militants have been arrested since, the regional network of...
Mullah Mujahed, a veteran Taliban commander who has taken four bullets in his career as an Islamic warrior, is in a surprisingly good mood for a guy sharing a Kabul jail cell with a hungry rat. A burly figure with black locks and a black beard, Mujahed prays in a...
Israel is trying to bolster Abbas without openly embracing him. In a speech to Likud activists last week, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon backed away from long-standing demands that, as a starting point for peace negotiations, Palestinian leaders disarm militant organizations. Instead, Sharon hinted, he is willing to resume talks...