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Pundits termed the ruling "satanically subtle" in instant text messages announcing the results of the controversy-laden trial. But the court may simply have been giving deference to a former Supreme Court Justice who not only brought the current case against Musharraf's eligibility but was actually running for the presidency himself. (Last week, the courts ruled in favor of Musharraf's nomination, dismissing three petitions against it on technical grounds...
...center will allow us to ‘take back the mic’ and to answer the questions everyone has about Islam and Muslims.” “We can no longer afford to let the extremists define us. We can no longer allow Osama bin Laden to define Islam for the world,” he said. There had been uncertainty about whether the event would even take place on Friday, Hankins said. Organizers did not receive permission from the city until a nine-part inspection of the center was completed Thursday afternoon. As congregants streamed...
...Times that the bookstores thriving today are those that become more diversified with “a really vibrant cafe, a smart selection of books, and really great non-book items.” My first job was in one such diversified bookstore that sold local music and hummus-laden bagels alongside Rushdie and Stephen King. Opened by two aging hippies, the bookstore was a patchouli-scented downtown institution with walls buried under rainbow flags and Che Guevara posters. The store has survived thanks to its role as a watering hole for the local hippie community. Unfortunately for me, this...
...short walk down Commonwealth Ave. and a right turn on Thorndike, one stumbles upon a bakery small enough to be a hobbit’s home. Classic breads like French and sourdough are their staples, but rustic fruit tarts and specials like challah and large, egg and butter laden brioche also stack the racks. Travel can often be procrastination, whether on a large scale (the responsibility-avoiding bohos hopping through Thailand) or on a small scale (taking the 96 to Davis for brunch). The most minor trip away from Harvard can seem like the greatest escape. Once witnessed, the grand...
...folks who provided the intellectual rationale for Bush's war in Iraq, many of whom are now itching for a war with Iran. Norman Podhoretz, the neocon paterfamilias, has written a trifle called World War IV: The Long Struggle Against Islamofascism and loves to posit Ahmadinejad and Osama bin Laden-a far more dangerous character-as the heirs to Hitler and Stalin. "They follow the path of fascism, Nazism and totalitarianism," he writes. This is incendiary foolishness. Terrorists have the ability to wreak terrible damage intermittently, but they don't represent an existential threat to the U.S. Ahmadinejad commands...