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...what should he do while he's there? John Esposito, a respected Islam scholar at Georgetown University, says the Pope can't confine himself to meetings with Christian leaders. "He must address the Muslim majority." Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a professor at George Washington University and one of the 38 signatories to the October letter to Benedict, says the Pope should deliver an "earnest expression of commonality"--even if it's only the widely accepted observation that Judaism, Christianity and Islam all claim descent from the biblical figure of Abraham. Father Richard McBrien, a theologian at Notre Dame, says that...
Rather than focus on differences, the true dialogue between the Pope and Islam, and between secularized societies and Islamic ones, should emphasize our common, universal values: mutual respect of human rights, basic freedoms, rule of law and democracy. Though most of the media attention is directed at a marginal minority of radicals, millions of European Muslims are quietly proving every day that they can live perfectly well in secular societies and share a strong ethical pedestal with Jews, Christians and atheist humanists...
Such treatment is a product of the respect Tanner earned in his very first year in Cambridge...
...He’s been a wonderful ambassador for the Ivy League,” said Penn coach Al Bagnoli after last Saturday’s matchup. “He’s a kid that you’ve got to respect his toughness, and you’ve got to respect his ability and his overall talent...
...musicians, and designers. But although Matthews says she has faced some difficulties so far in assembling a staff and putting together a structure for the magazine, she says that her age has not been the cause of those frustrations. The aspiring media mogul says she knows how to command respect both from her peers at school and her new peers in the business world.“I don’t think it’s a problem,” Matthews says. “I know what I’m doing.”She pauses...