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...That sentiment is echoed around the Muslim world. In many of the scores of countries that are predominantly Muslim, the latest generation of activists is redefining society in novel ways. This new soft revolution is distinct from three earlier waves of change--the Islamic revival of the 1970s, the rise of extremism in the 1980s and the growth of Muslim political parties in the 1990s...
...dancers had just as good of a time laughing over missed beats and stumbled steps. “At the root of it, it’s a traditional, cultural, fun, social, rhythmic, musical activity that I love,” says Fallon. O’Brien resonates this sentiment. “Dancing is just a whole new world,” she says. Corcairdhearg strives to introduce this other world to Harvard.With the luck of the Irish on their side, green really may be the new crimson...
...Monday, holding a bullhorn and propping up several handwritten signs thanking P-I reporters for 146 years of service and declaring, "Journalism Is a Passion that Never Dies." Half an hour later, reporters and local press did gather to share solace. "It's a simple sentiment," Bernton said beforehand. "Let's not end this with us huddled in one corner and them in another." If the Times succumbs to the same fate as the P-I, however, there may not be many corners left to huddle...
...anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. "My brother has been here for a year and a month; keep him here for another year and a month but don't hand him over to the Iraqis," Salam says, as other Iraqis gathered around him and echoed his sentiment. "He will be tortured at the hands of the Iraqis. They are corrupt and will make us pay bribes so that they don't torture...
...that have remained committed to bringing about positive social change? It’s a strange way to come about a point, I know, but Michelle Obama has made clear that women—arms and all—can be complex, capable, and still whole. This is a sentiment missing from current mainstream hip-hop, and one that could easily be echoed by its female artists. Blessed be the day when Beyoncé and Sasha Fierce are one and the same.—Columnist Ruben L. Davis can be reached at rldavis@fas.harvard.edu...