Word: rubbed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that predominates in Saudi Arabia, as well as among the jihadists of al-Qaeda, denigrates Shiites as apostates. Within both Shiism and the Sunni tradition, however, there are a variety of different approaches to theological, legal and political questions, and they have coexisted for centuries. Members of both sects rub shoulders during the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca...
...website that concocted a photomontage of Pope Benedict XVI in a Nazi SS uniform, following disclosures that he had served briefly in the Hitler Youth. Italy prohibits publicly insulting religion - but whether the law protects Islam hasn't been tested. To many Muslims in Europe, that's a particular rub. Laws touted as evenhanded appear to tilt in favor of the home team. Dutch film director Theo van Gogh, before he was murdered by a radical Islamist in Amsterdam, was a poster boy for unconditional free speech. He said Muslims had sex with goats and that a Jewish writer with...
...Winning isn't everything. It's just as important that we rub it in. Medal counts are a great, quantifiable way to say 'Yes, we're in an unpopular war, we're bitterly divided, and we're embroiled in scandal, but if you get all up in our bobsled grill, we'll bring the $%@# hammer down.'" --STEPHEN COLBERT...
...Anyway, my guess is that, for much of the nation, the appearance of new bin Laden tapes is cause for increased anxiety-an ugly little reminder that our war on terrorism has thus far failed to rub out the man that the White House once upon a time identified at its chief target. But for me, tapes like this come as something of a relief...
...drinking didn't violate any laws. Maybe that's the point - being a heavy drinker in Britain isn't something you're supposed to fret about. The papers have made historic references to Westminster politicians who liked a drink - with the implied message "at least they didn't rub our faces in it." I certainly don't recall the tabloids savaging then Conservative Party leader William Hague in 2000 when he boasted that he used to down 14 pints of beer in a day. Another difference may lie in the fact that Moss issued a vague apology...