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...Kerimov is, like Putin, a graduate of Leningrad University. He and his colleagues are hardly wild-eyed secessionists. "I hated Maskhadov, Basayev, Khattab," he said, referring to Aslan Maskhadov, the President of independent Chechnya, and his most controversial commanders. "Now I am ready to pray to them." Other lecturers just want to leave. In 1944 the Soviets deported all Chechens to Central Asia. Thousands died, and the survivors were allowed home only in 1957. This time, said Kerimov's colleague Said Yushaev, the Russians want to force Chechens to go, "like the [Jewish] diaspora...
...Sunday at Yuen Long in the New Territories, visitors can watch a day-long traditional festival in honor of Tin Hau, the Taoist goddess of the sea, even though it is 11 days before her birthday. Amid dragon dances and fortune-telling, fishermen from across the city gather to pray for calm waters and heavy nets. Call Grayline Tours...
...season of false hope, fleeting triumph and eventual, inevitable failure. It is a vengeful God indeed that has created a team with Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra and Manny Ramirez that will not win the World Series. But of course, we will still watch them. Indeed, we will root and pray for them. Because, after all, this could be the year...
...season of false hope, fleeting triumph and eventual, inevitable failure. It is a vengeful God indeed that has created a team with Pedro Martinez, Nomar Garciaparra and Manny Ramirez that will not win the World Series. But of course, we will still watch them. Indeed, we will root and pray for them. Because, after all, this could be the year...
...surprising that a class full of mostly non-Muslims was familiar with the Qur'anic term. After all, Americans are taught about Islam in high school. They are taught that Muslims pray in a funny way and that the Muslim mission is Jihad. Of course, this leaves a lot of gaps--gaps that the American media eagerly fills...