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...Morning After Nov. 1, 2004 ----------------- The God Gene Oct. 25, 2004 ----------------- The Vote Battle Oct. 18, 2004 ----------------- Visions of Tomorrow Oct. 11, 2004 ----------------- The Tragedy of Sudan Oct. 4, 2004 ----------------- CBS Controversy Sept. 27, 2004 ----------------- America's Border Sept. 20, 2004 ----------------- Struggle Within Islam Sept. 13, 2004 ----------------- World of George Bush Sept...
...desperation hung over the Administration as it tried to assign blame for the 48 harrowing hours of bombing in Baghdad. Some officials continued to insist that most of the insurgents were Saddam loyalists. Others said the sophistication of four nearly simultaneous attacks indicated the work of foreign fighters--Islamic radicals from outside Iraq, perhaps representing al-Qaeda or the related terrorist group Ansar al-Islam. Several Administration officials told TIME that Hizballah, the Lebanese Shi'ite militia, is becoming more active in Iraq. Pentagon officials leaked word that captured insurgents had claimed that Iraqi General Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri...
...pseudonym) because of his encyclopedic knowledge of Afghan culture?she calls him "a history book on two feet"?and his valiant role in protecting the country's literature from the Taliban by secreting ancient texts behind false shelves. But Seierstad quickly concludes that Khan's progressive views on Islam stop outside his apartment door. Inside, she reports, the atmosphere is a microcosm of the worst excesses of the previous regime. "The women were glad the Taliban era was over," writes Seierstad. "They could play music, they could dance, paint their toenails?as long as no one saw them and they...
Dubowski plans to continue traveling with the film, including to Christian theological seminaries across the South of the country. He is also collaborating with a gay Muslim director on a film tentatively titled In the Name of Allah, which discusses homosexuality in Islam...
...illuminated in Foreign Cultures courses make clear that tolerance is for the most part exclusive to modern-day Western society. Aztec religious philosophy, outlined in gory detail in “Mesoamerican Civilizations,” called for the ritual sacrifice of war prisoners. “Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies” must confront uncomfortable realities: suspected adulteresses are stoned to death where Sharia is enforced, women and homosexuals are brutally persecuted throughout the Middle East and Africa, and the president of Nigeria has explained that widespread killings “could happen at any time irresponsible...