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...enough to warrant a complete stranger yanking my t-shirt down and proceeding to shoot me a look of disdain that—at one fell stroke—dismissed me based on nothing more than the clothes I was wearing. But the Egyptian taboo against baring even the smallest bit of skin runs much deeper than mere cultural norms; it is rooted in religion. One does not need to travel to Cairo to witness it—the hijab, or headscarf donned by millions of Muslim women throughout the world, including close family members of mine, is increasingly visible...
...from three that will bring even more versatility to the Crimson’s perimeter game. The arc will likely be open to outside shots when opposing teams pack their defenses into the post, where Rollins, Tindal and Emma Moretzsohn will give Harvard a sizeable advantage. Tindal is the smallest of the three at 6’3. “They’re all power inside players,” Delaney-Smith says of her trio of frontcourt players. “They’re a little different from each other, so if you can stop...
...neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)--where up to 30 babies at a time spend their first days and weeks tangled in tubes and wires, struggling to keep warm and learning what full-term babies already know: how to breathe, suckle and swallow. Zachary Sean Noble is one of the smallest. Born three months early at 1 lb. 7 oz.--as light and fragile as a carton of eggs--he can breathe only with the help of a ventilator. As he sleeps, his tiny chest heaves and the translucent fingertips of his right hand open and close over his crumpled face...
This localized sexism feeds right into the more systemic subjugation of men in society. With one or two phone calls, any of these privileged girls can get her pick of the best e-recruiting placements. Do you have any idea how hard we have worked for even the smallest chance at being a secretary, nurse, or elementary school teacher? Damn hard. And no Dalton divas should get our spots...
...being serious about Sudan requires us to challenge our orthodoxies, not to engage in cookie cutter activism that brings the greatest of efforts to bear on the party with the smallest share of the blame. Even if we don’t have a silver bullet for Sudan, we should at least understand that the problem we face has everything to do with others’ bullets, and not just with our dollar bills...