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Dates: during 1990-1999
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President Hosni Mubarak has asked his Interior Minister to resign, despite the latter?s good record in the fight against Islamic extremists. But the massacre highlights an intractable problem for the authorities. ?The government have made it very clear that they will not negotiate with the militants,? says Radwan. ?They?ve been using harsh measures up to now, but it hasn?t stopped such attacks ? which are easy for even only a handful of people to carry out.? Radwan believes the most important factor undermining popular support for the militants has been Egypt?s tourism-driven economic recovery. Which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lax Security Blamed for Egypt Massacre | 11/18/1997 | See Source »

...accept her "woman's place" within the walls of her house, never straying outside to the wild world that tempts her mysteriously. Garcia Lorca's complaints against the oppression of women come through sharply in some of the ideas which Yerma herself embodies: when Juan suggests that she resign herself to being childless, she reproaches him, saying, "Men have another life--their flocks, their orchards, their conversations! Women only have their children and caring for their children...

Author: By Y. SUSANNAH R. mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dark, Small Magic in a Quiet Space | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

ESPN first broke the story of the coach's resignation on the evening of Oct. 8, but by then, Smith had already told his players--past, present and future. That night, hundreds of North Carolina students were camped outside the Dean Smith Center, chanting, "We love Dean! We love Dean!" As one would expect from a man who wears a tie even in practice, Smith showed up two minutes early for his 2 p.m. press conference. He tried to make it sound routine when he announced, "I have decided to resign as head basketball coach at the University of North...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEARS FOR THE TAR HEELS | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...ladies, perhaps it isn't that your man is an "asshole" when he refuses to listen to you or to get another bag of potato chips. After all, his "culture" can only listen to or do one thing at a time. So just resign yourself to grabbing another bag yourself, and settle back on the futon while he belches...

Author: By Kamil E. Redmond, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Defending' Stereotypes | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

Opportunities are available in both public and private schools, and they will be there in the future: half of the nation's 2.5 million teachers in the public schools alone are expected to retire or resign in the next ten to fifteen years. With the increasingly diverse student population, minority teaching candidates are especially in demand, as well as bilingual teachers, and teachers of science, math, and special education...

Author: By Dena Rakoff, | Title: TEACHING | 10/17/1997 | See Source »

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