Word: mannered
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...fact, Iraqis may not vote themselves free from sectarian violence, and Iranian people, if liberated, may not want to give up access to nuclear resources. The U.S., after several years of failure, should have learned that those issues have to be dealt with in a pragmatic, case-by-case manner. Hanting Teng Taipei...
...fundamental questions. When violence is countered by violence, regression is fighting regression. It is a double step backward. The question is not what we are willing to kill for but, as Gandhi said, what we are willing to die for. Nineteen young men answered that question in a terrible manner on 9/11; the passengers of Flight 93 answered it in a diametrically opposed, compassionate and extraordinarily caring manner. Both answers need to be analyzed and discussed and the results taught to every one of our youngsters. That is the only way we will eventually create a better world. Michel Mortier...
...nearly 40 novels and a dozen story collections, [Mahfouz] has dealt with the social and political upheavals Egypt has experienced during his lifetime. His main contribution, says Sasson Somekh, a visiting professor of Arabic literature at Princeton, is the 'creation of a new Egyptian style' that combines the narrative manner of classic texts such as The Thousand and One Nights with contemporary subject matter ... Retired in 1971 from his post as an adviser to the Minister of Culture, he spends most of his time in cafés, drinking coffee and exchanging gossip. HE IS ALSO KNOWN...
...dead, but that many Asian democracies are immature and fragile, with political systems incapable of guaranteeing smooth and legitimate transfers of power. Even if General Sonthi keeps his promise and returns power to civilian hands, the damage is done. Neither the dictatorial style of Thaksin's rule, nor the manner of his departure, are worth celebration. Sukma believes the Thai coup will embolden "antidemocratic forces" across the region. "They are all laughing at democracy now," he warns. Democracy might yet have the last laugh, but in much of Asia that day remains a long...
...There was a touch of blame-the-victim in some Muslim reaction, too. Dalil Boubakeur, rector of the Mosque of Paris and president of the French Council of the Muslim Religion, told TIME that Redeker had made "grave errors" in treating questions of religion in a "purely subjective manner." But, he said, "we have to respond with arguments, not threats of violence. I deplore the situation...