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Bearing the brunt of the nasty, possibly racist whispers was the 52-year-old Pakistani-born Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, the son of a Muslim convert to Christianity and a man praised for his intellect. The slurs alleged he had bought his first bishopric, lied about his age, misrepresented his academic qualifications and - horrors - was even once involved with the Catholic Church. None turned out to be true except the last charge. Nazir-Ali has admitted to being a practicing Catholic while at St. Paul's School and during a year at St. Patrick's College in Karachi...
...times haven't changed that much. Another one of the criticisms of Nazir-Ali was that he was too willing to discuss his candidacy during a bbc interview. Still, the race has many months to run before Carey leaves the job in October. And appointing Nazir-Ali as the 104th Primate of All England might be tempting as an inclusive gesture to the Anglican Communion - and, since he is an Islam expert, a pragmatic one. "This may indeed influence the choice," says Austin. "But the bishop is worthy of the job anyway." Nevertheless, by the end of week, Nazir...
Archbishop Williams and Bishops Jones and Nazir-Ali support female priests, but the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, has been lukewarm to cold on the issue, and this could affect his chances for the top job. On the other hand, it may not hurt that Chartres, a cerebral member of the Church of England's An-glo-Catholic wing, is highly regarded by Prince Charles, who likes his traditionalist approach and asked Chartres - not Carey - to confirm Prince William. Also with a friend in the top job, Charles might find it easier eventually to marry Camilla Parker Bowles. Divorced couples...
...burka's reach across Afghanistan. More recently, Rabbani allowed to an interviewer that "wearing a head scarf is enough in the cities." But in the Northern Alliance stronghold of Faizabad, his acolytes make sure that all women are completely covered. "Rabbani is better than the Taliban," says Farahnaz Nazir, a women's rights activist in the Northern Alliance town of Khoja Bahauddin. "But he is still very conservative. He does not believe that women are equal...
...burka's reach across Afghanistan. More recently, Rabbani allowed to an interviewer that "wearing a head scarf is enough in the cities." But in the Northern Alliance stronghold of Faizabad, his acolytes make sure that all women are completely covered. "Rabbani is better than the Taliban," says Farahnaz Nazir, a women's rights activist in the Northern Alliance town of Khoja Bahauddin. "But he is still very conservative. He does not believe that women are equal...