Word: prays
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...only think about your future in heaven." But there is at least one aspect of the immediate future that Marwan does not want to contemplate: the collateral damage he may cause to fellow Iraqis. In the recent spate of bombings, many of the victims have been harmless bystanders. "I pray no innocent people are killed in my mission," he says. "But if some are, I know when they arrive in heaven, Allah will ask them to forgive...
...been talking of accommodation with the West. Ahmadinejad's bona fides are clearer: he is a member of the basij, a paramilitary force of Islamic militants. A message on his website reads, "In the name of God, I am proud to have been a basij teacher and pray to God that I continue...
...That Good Night" every night before I go onstage. I know it by heart now. In the last lines I see a tribute to my father, who's still with us: "And you, my father, there on the sad height,/ Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray." --As told to Kate Novack
...appears to be under way over Ramadan. At various points during the Muslim holy month, al-Qahtani claims to be either on a hunger strike, refusing all food and water, or fasting during daylight hours, as Ramadan requires. According to the log, the interrogators tell al-Qahtani he cannot pray--a religious obligation--unless he disregards another by accepting water. So he declines to pray...
...should have started a few days earlier, and the arguments I should have conceded. There are the times I should have held my tongue, and the times when I should have been honest. Rather than look at my Harvard career as the sum of my mistakes, I can only pray that I have emerged a bit wiser, perhaps a bit less dignified, but certainly fortified with greater knowledge of my abilities and limitations. And to those who have witnessed these tumultuous years, I offer my thanks, my apologies, and my hopes that you too have learned from my failings...