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...George Papalimberis, a Greek immigrant and owner of the Custom Barber Shop on Brattle Street, a mecca for area professors and politicians, says he has never pulled a customer's tooth...

Author: By Charles C. Matthews, | Title: Clipping Hair in Harvard Square | 5/23/1984 | See Source »

...heritage and geography, Jerusalem is like no other place in the world. For Jews and many Christians, it is the holiest city; for Muslims, only Mecca and Medina, both in Saudi Arabia, are more sacred. In its 4,000-year history, Jerusalem has been the focus of national and religious wars, from the Roman conquest to the Crusades to the struggle between Arab and Jewish communities during the British mandate of 1919-48. Israel established its modern capital in the western part of the divided city in 1950, two years after the country's founding. During...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Is a Most Unwise Thing | 4/9/1984 | See Source »

While traveling abroad, devout Muslims must still say prayers five times a day while facing the holy city of Mecca. But a long trip with frequent stops could make them lose their bearings and point them in the wrong direction for worship. To prevent such a problem, Dallas Inventor George Shrime has applied science to religion and designed an electronic prayer guide. It points the way toward Mecca from any of 200 locations, beeps at worship time and displays the opening verses of the call to prayer on a liquid-crystal screen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Electronic Prayer Guide | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

Flocking to an adoption mecca...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newborn Fever | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

...later, after a pilgrimage to Africa and Mecca, Malcolm's perceptions changed slightly, and he tried to join the efforts of other civil rights leaders. In his autobiography, written with Alex Haley, Malcolm X wrote...

Author: By Carla D. Williams, | Title: The Legacy of Malcolm X | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

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