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...understand the state of bullfighting in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, you need look no further than Las Arenas. The striking, late 19th century arena with faux Moorish arches, located near Barcelona's central Plaza de España, once pulled in thousands of bullfighting aficionados for the traditional - and gory - Sunday corrida (the Spanish word for "bullfight"). Today, it is being converted into a shopping mall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spain's Catalonia Moves to Ban Bullfighting | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...Laden's strategy to launch a global Islamist revolution aimed at ending U.S. influence in Muslim countries, overthrowing regimes there allied with Washington and putting al-Qaeda at the head of a global Islamist insurgency whose objective was to restore the caliphate that had once ruled territory stretching from Moorish Spain through much of Asia. (See pictures of Osama bin Laden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eight Years After 9/11: Why Osama bin Laden Failed | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...penultimate opera and is widely considered his greatest tragedy. The work represented the great composer’s return from his first retirement and was an immediate success. “Otello” recounts the Shakespearean story (“Othello”) in which a Moorish general is convinced that his wife has become unfaithful and decides to kill her. In one of the program notes, the Stage Director notes that, “Verdi’s ‘Otello’ takes Shakespeare’s play to the next level, bringing the audience deeper...

Author: By Diego H. Nunez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Constraints, 'Otello' is Impressive | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...long have we endured this operatic tyranny. For too long have we sat complacent while our dining hall, our sacred home, has been overran by illegitimate musical usurpers in their faux-moorish Bastille. For too long have we been denied the basic rights of interhouse guests and leg-room during meals. And tonight another grievance. Before the clock struck half past eight, our beloved Brain Break, which fed us when we were hungry and strengthened us when we were weak, has been stripped of her prize asset: hot water to make...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb | Title: Lowell D-Hall Puts Up The Velvet Rope | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...decorative tiles and - if you're feeling flush - a rug or two. When retail overload hits, head deep into the market and get a table at the delightfully clandestine Azadeghan teahouse for a pot of brew and a plate of sweets. Try the nabat (saffron rock candy) or the Moorish zulbia (twirly, deep-fried dough in syrup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Golden City | 9/3/2008 | See Source »

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