Word: prayerfulness
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...automobile at the head of the procession of saffron-robed Buddhist monks [protesting their oppression] in Saigon suddenly choked to a stop at an intersection. The occupants of the car lifted its hood as chanting priests began forming a circle seven or eight deep around the vehicle. Prayer beads in his hand, a phlegmatic, 73-year-old monk named Thich Quang Duc sat down cross-legged in the center of the circle. From under the auto's hood, a monk took a canister of gasoline and poured it over the old priest. An expression of serenity on his wizened face...
...Qaeda becomes apparent. The group has announced a new leader, Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, which the U.S. believes is a pseudonym for Egyptian explosives expert Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Despite a large-scale presence of security forces on the streets of Baghdad and a ban on vehicle traffic during prayer time, a suicide bomber Friday killed more than ten people at a Shi'ite mosque...
...have any rituals on tour? Rest, humidity and prayer. In New York, I have a steam room with a bed in it. Everything is waterproof...
...learned the hazards of gloating, he maintained a deliberately somber mien as he saluted American troops for the allies' most dramatic victory in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003. He didn't allow himself a public grin until half an hour later, at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast. While Washington slept, Iraqis had announced that an American air strike had killed Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi, who competed only with Osama bin Laden for the title of world's most wanted terrorist. Speaking live for six minutes on the network morning shows, the President said coalition and Iraqi...
...Cambridge Queen’s Head after a 17th century Inn which enjoyed John Harvard’s custom, will open in February of 2007. And some Yard basements are being renovated for the Harvard Foundation, the new Women’s Center, and religious groups that require daily prayer space.I want to thank President Summers, who contributed most of the funds for our construction projects, and Dean Kirby, who supported all of our efforts in the College. The many students who served so effectively on our advisory and planning boards—both those relating to academics and student...