Word: misinterpreting
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...case of Abdul Rahman, the Afghan who was prosecuted for converting to Christianity and eventually found asylum in Italy: As a British-born Muslim with royal Afghan ancestry, I find it deeply disturbing that Rahman was treated unfairly because of a corrupt interpretation of Islamic law. Tribal leaders intentionally misinterpret Islamic law to maintain power. No one should be forced to accept Islam, for submitting to coercion is not the same as heartfelt acceptance. Such twisted and extreme misuse of Islamic law affects Muslims as much as it affects non-Muslims. Syed Ansar Khan Wimbledon, England Followers of other religions...
...would say. “Alert commanding officer.” And during her high school tennis matches, he would shout traditional military encouragements to her in Dutch. “Pain is good! Bleed more!” he would say. Sarvis feels that too many outsiders misinterpret military discipline. The army makes them think of drill sergeants and mindless marching. “It’s not just blindly following orders, and it’s not having someone else make up your mind for you,” she says. NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW DANGERSThere...
...It’s really a shame that this chilling website could affect the classroom,” Hale said, expressing concern that students might misinterpret a lecturer’s remarks...
...believe [the ads] deliberately misinterpret findings from our study to advocate against the scale-up of anti-retroviral therapy,” said HSPH Associate Professor Wafaie Fawazi, who co-authored the study and co-signed the critical statement with Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention David J. Hunter. “The general premise that vitamin regimens are an alternative to anti-retroviral therapy is wrong...
...Feldman said he does not believe any good will come of the votes. He said that he fears the press will misinterpret the votes as “a case of enforced political correctness.” He added that Summers has already committed himself to amending his leadership style, so a vote asking him to do so would only be redundant...