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...known trouble: earthquakes have crumbled the university's minarets, Napoleon's artillery have chipped its walls, and a succession of foreign masters have ruled Egypt. Al Azhar has survived them all-even Saladin, who destroyed its library and exiled its faculty. The university's 32-man Senatus is the highest religious and educational authority in Islam; its rector is the nearest thing to a Moslem pope...
...those screeching vehicles labelled S. P. Q. R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)-, known also as "tram-ways," sat Fascist Deputy Armando Casalini with his 14-year-old daughter. As the trolley car moved off, a well-dressed young man answering to the name of Giovanni Corvi jumped on the rear platform, drew a revolver, fired three fatal shots at Casalini, who fell forward and remained motionless despite the pathetically desperate invocations of his frightened daughter. The assassin, having completed his ghastly deed, turned, jumped off the car, fell, picked himself up and made off, chased by an angry mob. Several shots...
...resolution has been adopted by the Senatus of Edinburg University to celebrate the tercentenary of the foundation of that institution. The celebration will take place at the expiration of the present session upon the 16th, 17th and 18th of April next...