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...basic spiritual duties of Islam are summed up in the so-called five pillars of faith. They are: 1) accepting the shahada; 2) the daily prayers to God while facing Mecca; 3) charitable giving; 4) fasting during the daylight hours of Ramadan, a 29-or 30-day month in Islam's lunar calendar;* and 5) making the hajj, or pilgrimage, to Mecca at least once in an individual's lifetime-if he or she is financially and physically able. Some Muslims argue that there is a sixth pillar of the faith, namely jihad. The word is frequently translated...
...ever noticed the contradictions of the two sides of the myth--why a woman who is Mother Earth would willfully castrate her sons, and why a pillar of strength would allow herself to be an instrument of degradation--is the subject of another 200-page treatise. Suffice it to say that the image has remained unquestioned even, as Wallace points out, by the occasional black woman writer or sociologist. Not only is the image inaccurate, according to the author, it is lethal...
...industrial Northeast has long been a pillar of the Democrats' national strength. The party maintained that stronghold in last week's election, despite some important Republican victories. One issue that tilted a number of races was resentment of widespread statehouse corruption...
...Douglas explained, Sollas was a pillar of British science in the early 1900s, but his position was being increasingly challenged by a rising young star in anthropology, Arthur Smith Woodward. Indeed, at one scientific meeting of the Geological Society, Smith Woodward actually derided a presentation made by the older man. Recalled Douglas, who was present at that almost forgotten confrontation: "Sollas said nothing at all', but I could see he was absolutely livid...
CRAIG BELING, senior linebacker. Beling stands out as a pillar of strength in Harvard's inexperienced defense. An All-League heavyweight wrestler in the off-season. Beling led the gridders in tackles last fall with 76. He's nicknamed "Subway," which should give you some idea about how he hits people--like a train...