Word: notionalism
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...depth of either the Shi'a anger at the Saddam regime or the Sunni rage born of loss of power. There is a strong sense of Iraqi identity among both Shi'as and Sunnis, but as strong allegiance to sect and ethnicity in every election has shown, a shared notion of what Iraqi identity means and how each community sees the future of Iraq is fast disappearing. As happened in Bosnia, in Iraq mixed marriages and shared memory of coexistence will not be enough to stop internecine violence...
...orgy of anti-Sunni violence in the 24 hours following the attack, al-Sadr's fighters gradually responded to their leader's call. In a few places, his supporters were even credited with protecting Sunni mosques. For the more optimistic observers, those events seemed to confirm the notion that it is better to have al-Sadr inside the Iraqi political tent, trying to hold it up, than to leave him outside, threatening to put it to the torch. "This shows that Muqtada is a constructive force in politics," says Salah al-Obeidi, a senior al-Sadr aide. "This...
...bags that include condoms and dental dams, which sends the message that, now that you’re at college, you should be having sex. The recent bill passed by the Undergraduate Council (UC) offering support for the distribution of condoms in every freshman dorm only adds to the notion that at college, sex is just another extracurricular activity. Soon, when freshmen go down to the basement to do their laundry, they will be able to pick up a couple condoms along the way because hey, it’s college, baby; they’ll need them...
...Warren has a problem with stripping in general. According to Kyle E. Hausmann ’06, Warren undressed while juggling two big knives and an ax during a psychology class presentation. “I was trying to demonstrate John Piaget’s notion of cognitive dissonance,” Warren explains. Fortunately, he was wearing circus pants underneath, and was not arrested for his class presentation. Warren never parts with his favorite prop, which he endearingly calls his “prayer wheel.” He claims he can ride while drinking his coffee, listening...
Nearly all states have a statute that allows judges to jail material witnesses to major crimes. "Somewhere in the deep core of American law is the notion that judges have a right to aggressively enforce court orders," says Stanford University law professor Robert Weisberg. "Witnesses are, in that sense, like defendants. People may think that one is the good guy and the other is the bad guy, but they both need to be in court for the legal system to work." Even if the jailed witness changes testimony on the stand--and prosecutor Goldberg says she can't remember...