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...have the time to talk about them, but I hope you have the time to read them,” she said, pointing to a stack of academic books and turning to Unz. “I really admire Mr. Unz in his commitment to education reform...but responsible advocacy is informed advocacy...
...certain fixation on the past took hold alongside a deep uneasiness with the present. Religious reform did not take off. The Muhammad Abdu project to renew Islam the way Martin Luther reformed Christianity ended at the turn of 19th century in disarray, opening the way to more extreme versions of the religion. Efforts to modernize the Arab language and bridge the gap between the spoken vernaculars and the written classical did not materialize. Public spheres--such as a free press, trade unions, civil societies--for debating matters related to the common good were not established. And most important, Muslims...
...until more progress was made on a two-month-old peace accord. The government has yet to enact key provisions that would upgrade ethnic Albanian rights in the country. TURKEY New Moves Ankara edged a step closer toward membership in the European Union when parliament passed a package of reforms allowing more individual and political freedom. Thirty-four amendments to the 1982 constitution include permitting broadcasts in the Kurdish language and limiting use of the death penalty to acts of terrorism. The measures require presidential approval, and their implementation could take up to a year. ZIMBABWE Legal Invasions Harare...
...introduced plans for University reform, highlighting the need for a targeted approach to undergraduate education, University unity, science programs and globalization...
Since 1993, he has been a member of Temple Sinai in Washington, D.C., a 1,500-household Reform synagogue that has been called the nation’s most powerful congregation—its members include “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, New York Times bureau chief Michael Oreskes and Harvard’s Marvin Kalb, executive director of the Shorenstein Center for Press and Public Policy’s Washington office...