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...promised Dutch ban is only the most recent and bizarre in a spate of assaults by European democracies that appear to be targeting the veil as a proxy for what they see as a dangerous spread of Islamic culture in Western Europe. In Britain, former Foreign Minister Jack Straw last month groused that the niqab created unnecessary barriers between people, and prevented communication because meaningful exchange "requires that both sides see each other's face". Prime Minister Tony Blair later added that it created a divisive "mark of separation." Wearing the hijab in schools is against the law in certain...
...Terriers launched 11 power-play shots on four opportunities in the first two frames, including a five-minute major assessed to sophomore defenseman Jack Christian for hitting from behind...
Harvard managed to kill a five-minute major penalty when sophomore Jack Christian was put in the box for hitting from behind 14:30 into the first. The Terriers had several close chances, but Tobe countered with quick saves each time. And for its part, the Crimson struggled to mount any sustained attack...
...enemies - power-hungry politicians and money-hungry exploiters who rape our earth in the name of development. Johan Van Der Merwe Hilton, South Africa The Dance Of The Veils Re columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's essay "Nothing to Hide" [Oct. 16], on the controversy surrounding former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's request that Muslim women remove their veils in his office: The political and religious debate between Islamic fundamentalists and the West regarding female modesty cleverly sidesteps the root responsibility as being in Islamic religion or, as Alibhai-Brown says scornfully, in females themselves, "as carriers of original...
...Terriers (3-2-4, 3-2-3 Hockey East), however, will present no easy task. The perennial Hockey East powerhouse has always given Harvard trouble—including a 5-3 defeat in the teams’ most recent meeting. Signs are that Terriers coach Jack Parker is not taking the Crimson lightly. He was spotted watching Harvard this weekend. —KARAN LODHA