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...drinking, gambling, premarital sex and improper dress. These are now being enforced by shari'a officials, who have publicly whipped men and women for adultery. Aceh's ulemas are pushing for even stricter punishments, such as amputating the hands of thieves. Irwandi publicly opposes such ideas, which he knows offend the Western donor countries upon which his province's frail economy partly depends. But the clout of Aceh's ulemas cannot be ignored either, and it is unclear yet whether he has the courage or inclination to stand up to them...
...national-unity government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, leader of the right-wing Likud bloc, and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, head of the Labor Party, is divided over nearly every major decision. Craven leaders, afraid to offend any large minority, conduct government by near paralysis. The present policy on the occupied territories rests on the hope that the civil order will eventually be restored and that the territories will return to the ''status quo,'' the endlessly uneasy but preferred state of affairs in a nation whose front door opens onto the abyss. For 21 years, Israel's leaders have been...
...studio system, it would be a very different film, if it had ever been made at all," he says. "Because it would have had to cost a certain amount of money, which would have meant it would have had to cast certain stars and a script that didn't offend too many people and wasn't too violent ? The whole thing would have gone in circles...
Andrew B. English ’07 Associate editorial chair Seeking a president who will not offend women, American Indians, “soft” social scientists, or people, the presidential search committee will appoint Kermit the Frog. Kermit will promptly be deemed sexist for calling his girlfriend...
Blanchett: It's absolutely excruciating to have to watch these things back. There's a great thing about the theater--that you get the chance to get out there and re-offend...