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Expectant parents have loads of decisions to make, from whether to find out the baby's gender beforehand to planning the birth. But recently some have taken up another debate, over a cut that used to be nearly as routine in the U.S. as that of the umbilical cord: circumcision...
A few wars notwithstanding, Venice's relations with Islamic empires were deep and their influence enduring. The city's world-renowned Murano glass industry employed techniques learned from Anatolian workshops, while Venetian bookbinders and cartographers imitated their Arabic counterparts. One of the exhibit's showcase pieces - a hallowed marble throne...
The returnees have found a nation that has learned to live on its wits and prosper in the global economy, just like the nations of southeast Asia. In Asia, it's often been said - though never proved - that economic success leads ineluctably to political openness. That hasn't happened in...
But even with his strong views, Harris is open to both listening to and accepting others. He has to be, considering his family, which he describes as “ranging from Dennis Kucinich on the right to Leon Trotsky on the left.” Harris, who agreed with...
Assistant Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Rachel L. Greenblatt is skeptical of the suggestion that having an ethnicity-based interest in a certain department precludes meaningful study of that field. “For the majority of heritage students, is the concentration really so close to their background...