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...HALF AN HOUR AT ABOUT 2 P.M. LAST Friday, the main attraction at Six Flags New Jersey was not the Nitro, the "tallest and fastest roller coaster in the East," or the Superman Ultimate Flight ride. Within sight of the front gate, not far from the faux Revolutionary battlements of Fort Independence, a succession of blue tarps had been stretched. Prostrated on them, facing Mecca (and, unintentionally, the Cannonball Lemonade Stand) were hundreds of men, heads to the ground in sajda, Islamic prayer's gesture of submission to Allah. As hundreds more entered the park and took note, many...
...website ad had been an attention getter. "Insha Allah," it enthused. "The New Jersey theme park, Six Flags Great Adventure, is set to be transformed as 'The Great Muslim Adventure Day' ... ENTIRE PARK FOR MUSLIMS ONLY ... Alhamdullilah [Praise be to God], tickets are selling fast!" It promised a "special dolphin show," leading into a talk by a well-known Islamic scholar, and the comic stylings of "Allah Made Me Funny: The Official Muslim Comedy Tour." Was this for real...
...Jersey native Kyle Kovacs, one of the top-notch freshmen O’Connor mentioned, helped the Crimson squad...
...press room below the floor of Madison Square Garden, Prital S. Kadakia ’06 takes a breather between tasks. The New Jersey native says he has been working 19-hour days for the past week...
...title of the article on New Jersey Governor James McGreevey [Aug. 23] should have been "What a Wimp!" He is not a hero or victim, as he would like to be portrayed. He could have been open about his homosexuality. Instead he chose to marry, run for Governor and have a secret life. He might have succeeded if he had not created scandals with some of his choices while in office. The people of New Jersey, both gay and straight, should feel betrayed. DANIELLE QUINN Middletown...