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...London blasts exposed fault lines, not only between different ethnic identities but between generations and economic classes. In an effort to find a common front, 22 Muslim leaders and scholars issued a joint statement last week. They called the London attacks "utterly criminal, totally reprehensible, and absolutely un-Islamic." Sir Iqbal Sacranie, who heads the Muslim Council of Britain, an umbrella group with some 350 affiliated institutions, traveled to Leeds to talk to worshippers in one of the city's biggest mosques. Yet the visit, designed to heal wounds, was not a complete success. The Guardian reported that young...
...taken it upon himself to dramatize texts’ suggestions about the postmodern subject who has absorbed high and low—Vergil, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, comic books, and Fascist propaganda—all in one breath. The question is how much we can care about a protagonist who, in the course of 450 pages, does little but indulge in his ruminations...
...Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Add another stunner to Sir Richard Branson's growing portfolio of former hideaways turned luxury hotels. The latest is the Kasbah Tamadot (virgin.com/kasbah), an 18-room property 50 minutes south of Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco's High Atlas mountains. Branson, who bought it in 1998, spent years renovating the building. Today...
...retained this same sense of urgency and outrage even in the face of decades of disappointment. Taking her latest class of students on a tour of Mehrauli recently, she showed them the mosques, bath houses and orchards of the last Mughal Emperor and a tomb that British resident Sir Thomas Metcalf converted into a summer house and terraced garden. "Oh, God, oh, God," she repeats softly at the sight of one poorly executed renovation after another. "We've lost so much already," she laments. And yet, as always, Thakur determines to keep fighting. "It's a fantastic opportunity...
Let’s hope he appeases the rambunctious Sir Bob, after...