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...days of the bush, and even from the convict era. They are wound tightly into our social history. One of these is the value set on "mateship"; another, related to it, is a much paraded dislike of elitism. Mateship--essentially, male bonding--began in the harsh world of the penal settlement. It continued in the hardly less tough environment of labor that was the lot of most men in the bush: shearers, station hands, shepherds. To have a mate was to survive; to betray that mate was to be a scab, less than a man; such was the hard calculus...
...opposite. As my friend suggested, Westerners believe that prayer is something best done in private, a matter for individual souls rather than state institutions. In the Islamic world, religion is out of the closet: on the streets, chanted five times daily from minarets, enshrined in constitutions, party platforms and penal codes. Sexual matters are kept discreet...
...Much depends on how you define jihadist groups. "European penal law wouldn't recognize al-Qaeda as an organization," says Manuel Cancio, professor of criminal law at Madrid's Autonomous University. "It doesn't have hierarchical structure or leaders or clear lines of authority. So in this case, it's hard to say: are we talking about one organization or two?" Joan Queralt, professor of criminal law at the University of Barcelona, agrees. "The Mafia is the Mafia whether it commits a crime in Italy or in New York," he says. "But each jihadist group is distinct...
...three-foot-tall puppets. When they find the microphones to be too short, Newell says, “Take that taxpayer position. That’s right: bend over.”When he’s not performing a show, Newell is willing to talk about the American penal system or “slave labor” in America with anyone who wants to listen. The topic of American injustices has kept him in Harvard Square for almost two decades, he says.Despite the issues of governmental schemes and illegal drug use that run through Newell?...
...Muslims feel just the opposite. For most Europeans, prayer is something best done in private, a matter for individual souls rather than state institutions. In the Islamic world, religion is out of the closet: on the streets, chanted five times daily from minarets, enshrined in constitutions, party platforms and penal codes. Sexual matters, however, are kept discreet...