Word: khans
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...London, the perplexities of finding a terrorist needle in the haystack of a long-settled, law-abiding group of immigrants are manifest. Nearby are four houses the police searched as part of their raids. Muslim elders are disgusted by terror. "Our younger generation is going astray," says Anwar Khan, a retired university lecturer, "getting brainwashed" by the siren song of jihad. The causes are familiar: poor and segregated education, discrimination, youth unemployment (in Luton it stands at 22%, twice the national rate), teens' yearning for belonging and purpose - and a belief shared by many of their parents that Muslims...
...third game, Oren and Khan both played well, trading points to an 8-8 tie. But once again Oren was able to outlast the older Khan and captured the third 10-8. With Khan fatigued, Oren closed out the match 9-3 in the fourth...
Oren dropped the first game of the match quickly to the higher-seeded Khan, who came in as the favorite and plays professionally. Down one game to none, Oren then fell behind in the second game 7-0, but he wouldn’t fold and battled back to take the game...
Oren made the trip to Seattle along with teammate and fellow freshman Siddharth Suchde. Suchde, who played at the No. 2 spot for the Crimson for most of the year, played well but couldn’t move past the semifinals. In that match, Suchde faced Khan and after winning the first game 9-0 and taking a 3-0 lead in the second, he couldn’t keep the momentum going...
...veteran Khan capitalized on Suchde’s fatigue and won the next three games 9-3, 9-0, 9-5 to advance to the finals where Oren awaited...