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Ramadan listed "mutual respect of human rights, basic freedoms, rule of law and democracy" as values common to Christianity and Islam. But instead of claiming that Islam is misunderstood, why don't Muslims openly oppose Islamic nations that do not share those ideals? And even if Islamic radicals make up only a "marginal minority" of the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, that is still an enormous number of fanatics willing to die and take as many infidels with them as they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 18, 2006 | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

Such lessons also teach students to show respect for others as well as to be punctual, responsible and work well in teams. Those skills were badly missing in recently hired high school graduates, according to a survey of over 400 human-resource professionals conducted by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. "Kids don't know how to shake your hand at graduation," says Rudolph Crew, superintendent of the Miami-Dade school system. Deportment, he notes, used to be on the report card. Some of the nation's more forward-thinking schools are bringing it back. It's one part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

Students, University employees, and union representatives met last night for a community forum that aimed “to address racism in the Harvard workplace.” The Harvard Coalition for Respect and Equality for Workers, the Student Labor Action Movement, Fuerza Latina, and the Latino Men’s Collective gathered in Emerson Hall for the event...

Author: By Brenda C. Maldonado, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: After Latino Layoffs, Forum Eyes Racism | 12/8/2006 | See Source »

...nothing but complete respect for Ryan Petersen,” Hadfield said. “He ran an impressive campaign, and he’ll make an excellent UC president...

Author: By Alexandra Hiatt and Rachel B Nolan, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Petersen, Sundquist to Lead Council | 12/8/2006 | See Source »

...awaited fourth and final installment of the Arab Human Development Report compiled under the auspices of the United Nations Development Fund. The AHDRs, including earlier reports dealing with youth, education and freedom, are the work of scores of Arab intellectuals, scholars, writers, diplomats and development specialists who command wide respect in the region and internationally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Holding Back Arab Women? | 12/7/2006 | See Source »

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