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...human beings who were involved in politics. His series of drawings on the postmortem body of Stephen Biko serve as both a mournful elegy—“Elegy” is, in fact, the title of the piece—and an electrifying portrait of a secular martyr. Stopforth’s work is filled with this sort of synthesis—combining beautifully crafted pieces with deeply provocative political ideas. His 18 years in the United States have functioned to expand his awareness of the relationship between the political and the artistic realms. In talking about...
...resurrection of Jesus Christ. On this day, they believe, three days after his crucifixion on Good Friday, Jesus rose from the dead. Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians.In this season of Lent, I was reminded of the absence of visible Christian faith at Harvard. As secular student organizations across campus planned Passover seders last week, there was at best little talk of Easter celebration, and at worst disrespect. Last Tuesday, Harvard’s Owl Club hosted a “Catholic Schoolgirl” themed party. “Want to show off your spring...
...many different religions at Harvard, Winston says she “had to learn a way to express my faith in a way that didn’t make people feel threatened.”‘SELF-DIRECTED’ LEARNINGOther Harvard homeschoolers came from more secular upbringings as part of a movement that encourages personal exploration and expression.Aidin E.W. Carey ’07 says that her mother decided to homeschool her after hearing about a new educational philosophy focused on “self-directed” learning. “The idea is that kids...
...market in Gaza City, said business was down 80% because, without international funding, the bankrupt government can't pay some 160,000 civil servants. "If they don't get salaries, they don't buy anything," he observes. And while Hamas continues to observe a cease-fire, gunmen of the secular al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades - the military wing of the deposed Fatah party - vowed last week to continue cross-border attacks. A member of the equally militant Islamic Jihad, who called himself Abu Aziz, told Time his cadres will continue firing homemade Qassam rockets into Israel, even though the Israeli military...
...results that “traditional party identification labels of ‘conservative’ and ‘liberal’ are antiquated, and don’t fully represent students.” Instead, the conductors of the study argue that a new typology combining religious-secular identifications with conservative-liberal ones is more effective...