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...Brother isn't watching them pray as well? John Chi Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S. Converts to Islam Re "Allah's Recruits" [Aug. 28]: it was interesting to read about Westerners like Jamal Harwood who have converted to Islam. Western countries offer the freedom to convert. But in Saudi Arabia, the heart of Islam, with the sacred city of Mecca, it is against the law for Muslims to convert. I believe in freedom of religion, but I fear converts more than those born into Islam because, as you pointed out in the article, converts are often more susceptible to extremism...
...prospect of war between the United States and Iran. It's not hard to see why: Iran is the fourth-largest supplier in an already tight world market, and its threat to respond to any attack by closing the Straits of Hormuz - the maritime bottleneck through which oil from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States must pass - could send oil markets into shock. But oil futures fell to just under $64 a barrel this week, from close to $77 a month ago, suggesting that oil markets are not expecting a confrontation with Iran any time soon...
Significant commitments announced during the past fiscal year, which ended on June 30, include a $100 million donation from homebuilding magnate Eli Broad and his family to finance genomics research; $20 million from Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal to fund a program for Islamic studies; and the $50 million University Professorship Challenge, a matching fund established by six alumni...
...years, which is the European average. Washington D.C. is the unhealthiest place to live, with a combined life expectancy of 72 years, on par with the Gaza Strip. Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and South Carolina, all have combined life expectancies under 75 years—lower than Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Middlesex County, which includes Cambridge, fares well; men here can expect to live 76.8 and women 81.4 years. The study seeks to raise awareness that America faces huge national health challenges. “Messages about these factors aren’t getting to people who need to hear them...
...relaunching the Arab initiative, reaching out to the Israeli public, saying, Look, it is Beirut Plus now. There is movement by core Arab and Muslim countries [Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan], saying, Look, if we solve the Palestinian issue, it is one major step forward in bringing peace and stability to the region...