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...mosque attended by Muslims from different parts of the world look like? The boldest of the new mosques try to answer such questions but are also powerful statements of intent. "Islam wants to proclaim itself," says Hasan-Uddin Khan, an architecture professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. "These new mosques are saying, 'We are here, and we want it to be known that we are here...
...Singapore, the architects of the Assyafaah Mosque, which was finished in 2004, cater to the country's multicultural population by creating an aesthetically neutral space, sleek and futuristic, where the island's Malay and Chinese Muslims can both feel comfortable...
...Infrastructure problems are even worse in eastern Indonesia, the least developed part of the country. The governor of Gorontalo, on the eastern island of Sulawesi, says most foreign investment is going to agriculture and fisheries - not power plants and ports - because poor infrastructure made it difficult for the province to attract funding in those areas. "We have to give [foreign investors] more priority when they invest outside Java because the infrastructure is not ready," he recently told a group of foreign journalists...
...totaled $5 billion, with an extra $1 billion earmarked for 2007-2010. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen told the conference that the challenge now was far more than just killing terrorists, and involved security, governance, social and economic progress, and regional integration. "Afghanistan is not an island," he said. "Its challenges are interlinked with the region through ethnic, religious and political bonds." (See TIME's special report on the G-20 summit...
...When she’s on the mound, we’re just really confident behind her,” Bock said. “We have a really confident mentality at the plate or on the field.”Next up for the Crimson will be Rhode Island, who the team will take on at home.“It’s important to play at home before our first Ivy League game at home,” Bock said. “Getting a game on our field since fall will be huge...