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There's a phrase in the Quran, ahl al-kitab, - which roughly translates as "The People of the Book" or "people of an earlier revelation" - that refers to Jews and Christians as people, like Muslims, who belong to a faith that is rooted in a sacred text. Karen Armstrong, in...
Konglish words, spoken in Korea, are recognizable to native English speakers, though the meanings can be confusing: "Apart" is apartment; "interior" refers to interior design. Sheng, a youth-culture language spoken in Kenya, is a hybrid with Swahili. It is cool and cosmopolitan, so it is popular in the city...
Catalano said the majority of drug- or alcohol-related arrests are of people not affiliated with the University—HUPD refers most student cases to the Ad Board. “There are times that the Administrative Board is the more appropriate response,” he said.
The trick Rabbo was playing is based on the fact that the word “Semite” refers to descendents of the biblical figure Shem, the son of Noah. Arabs as well as Jews are supposedly descendants of this figure. There is a difference, though, between the etymology...
The “half a life” of the title refers, most obviously, to the 40-odd years of Willie’s life described in the novel. On a more figurative level, it refers to the bisected personality of Willie as he goes from country to country...