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...widely used to embalm bodies in ancient Egypt. The presence of the cat bones might have added weight to the relics' authenticity, as black cats were traditionally thrown on the fires that burned those accused of witchcraft in medieval times. DNA tests revealed however that the animal was of non-European origin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How St. Joan Was Sniffed Out | 4/8/2007 | See Source »

...fill gaps across the entire workforce. But Europe has generally been resistant to the idea. The main concern is that it would encourage illegal immigration (a problem that Canada, which shares its border with the world's richest country, doesn't have). There are an estimated 11-13 million non-European illegal immigrants in the E.U. But the European Commission is hoping to slash that number as part of a push to harmonize immigration policy across the E.U. One goal is to crack down on illegal migrants while also working with the African countries many of them come from. Non...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Many Faces of Europe | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

Bose’s anecdotal examples of larger trends are particularly fascinating. For example, he shows the richness of Indian Ocean commerce by following non-European merchants and traders as they exchange pearls and cloves. A later chapter centers on the travels of poet Rabindranath Tagore to exhibit the abundance of cultural exchange and interconnectivity found in the Indian Ocean...

Author: By Andrew A. Durtschi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: As the Indian Ocean Globalized | 11/6/2006 | See Source »

...Muslims living in foreign lands. Host countries should conduct a survey of Muslim noncitizens. If any complain they are not happy, the host country should ship them back to their native country free of charge. Jeannie V. Didal Davao City, the Philippines From what I have been told, most non-European and nonwhite minorities in the West experience derogatory treatment. It is doubly insulting when those victimized are from Muslim countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. In addition to discrimination at home, the arrogant foreign policies of most Western countries produce a sense of injustice among many Muslims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Daily Hell of Baghdad | 9/16/2006 | See Source »

...From what I have been told, most non-European and nonwhite minorities in the West experience derogatory treatment. It is doubly insulting when those victimized are from Muslim countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. In addition to discrimination at home, the arrogant foreign policies of most Western countries produce a sense of injustice among many Muslims who believe they have no proper recourse-politically, socially or economically. The resulting sense of powerlessness breeds anger that finds its way into extremism, violence and terrorism. Instead of blaming Islam, look at the root causes of the boiling anger and remove them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

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