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...DIVORCED. Pakistani cricketer and politician IMRAN KHAN, 51, and his wife, British socialite JEMIMA, 30; in London. Jemima, daughter of late billionaire Sir James Goldsmith, converted from Judaism to Islam and went to live modestly with her husband in Pakistan while he pursued his political career. Jemima's return to London with their two sons last year and her recent appearances at celebrity events sparked rumors that she'd had difficulty adjusting to her new life and that the marriage was in trouble. Imran called the divorce a "mutual decision," and said, "my home and my future is in Pakistan...
...same direction. Cultural issues like gay marriage and abortion and school prayer now coexist with an even more pressing and divisive one: a war whose necessity is increasingly disputed and whose context, like it or not, is seen by some as a clash between faiths. However often Bush defends Islam as a religion of peace, his case for war now rests less on high-fiber geo-political arguments than on the suggestion that the 3rd Infantry Division be used as an instrument of God's will to share the gifts of liberty with all people. Kerry, in contrast, has avoided...
...appeared to invoke a divine mandate as he promises to "rid the world of the evildoers." But at the same time, he explicitly rejects the notion that he is waging a holy war. "This is not a clash of religions," he said recently in Colorado. "The faith of Islam teaches moral responsibility that ennobles men and women and forbids the shedding of innocent blood. Instead, this is a clash of political visions." That was not the first time Bush had trod carefully to avoid a tone of Christian triumphalism. He has consistently referred to Islam as a religion of peace...
...success of the Congress Party resulted from people voting against the economic policies of the then government. Many Indians, however, are bent on portraying the victory as a defeat of Hindu nationalism. Just as Americans are being called enemies of Islam, the majority Hindus of India are said to be intolerant of the minority Muslims, despite much evidence to the contrary. Some in the Congress Party have been exploiting the Muslim vote by spreading the canard of Hindu intolerance. It may sound unbelievable, but apart from a small lunatic fringe, most Hindus raise their voices against discrimination toward Muslims. Rajendra...
...book, Origins of the European Economy: Communications and Commerce, AD 300-900, which was 10 years in the works, McCormick challenged the long-standing theory that the unexpected rise and advance of Islam led to the downfall of the Roman Empire...