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...their beards. Fazli's wife, Zaibi, stopped leaving the house, preferring to stay inside rather than replace her headscarf with the freshly mandated shuttlecock burqa that left only a mesh opening for the eyes. Then militants threatened to bomb their daughter's school. All in all, five out of seven subdistricts - some 68 villages - in this picturesque valley 100 miles (160 km) from the capital are under the control of an extremist group that has torched music shops, beheaded policemen and tried to blow up centuries-old Buddhist monuments...
...wasn't that long ago that U.S. citizens held views similar to those of today's Muslims. Fifty years ago, most Americans considered public breast-feeding indecent, the comedy of Lenny Bruce criminal, George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" punishable and Henry Miller's now classic Tropic of Cancer obscene. Likewise, prior to the 1960s most people openly prayed. In my travels to Muslim countries, I found the younger generation to be just as hip as most of our teenagers. Once they come to power in 30 years, their idea of what's indecent will be closer to ours. Jeffrey...
...comparison, the Terriers unleashed nine of their 40 shots on the power-play, and Richter withstood seven shots during three Terrier power-plays in the third period...
...apiece with 5:56 left in the game. Junior guard Andrew Pusar hit a big three-point shot to bring Harvard back to within one, and on the ensuing possession, drove to the basket and found sophomore forward Pat Magnarelli inside. Magnarelli, who finished with 12 points and seven rebounds, made the layup and got fouled for an and-one attempt to take the lead.Magnarelli missed the free throw, however, and Holy Cross went back to its bread-and-butter, finding Clifford inside and then shutting off the driving lanes for the Crimson on the defensive end. That...
...Kyle was huge for us in the net, and that gave us the chance to win the game,” Donato said. Richter attributes much of his success to the strength of the defense. The blueliners blocked 19 shots overall, batting away eight in the first period and seven in the second. “The D-men and the forwards kept a good job of keeping them outside and letting me see the puck, the way they’ve been doing all year long,” Richter said. “It definitely helps, and they...