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Islam did not impose itself by the sword. In a statement in which the Arabic is extremely emphatic, the Koran insists, "There must be no coercion in matters of faith!" (2: 256). Constantly Muslims are enjoined to respect Jews and Christians, the "People of the Book," who worship the same God (29: 46). In words quoted by Muhammad in one of his last public sermons, God tells all human beings, "O people! We have formed you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another" (49: 13)--not to conquer, convert, subjugate, revile or slaughter but to reach...
...such people," he says. "It is up to God to forgive her." In turn, Attiya worries about people like her brother and uncle?but it is her own intolerance that troubles her most. She lashes out in one of her poems at those who "brandish religion like a sword." She says, "The mistake made by intellectuals and the learned class, including myself, is that we avoid meeting religious people. I myself am very rigid and I don't like meeting them." Coming from the same family helps keep Attiya and Aslam from open conflict?but their troubled country lacks such...
...American band the Strokes hit London earlier this year were astonishing in their almost insane effusiveness. "They're Lou Reed, television and the Ramones rolled into one!" gushed London's Guardian. Britain hadn't so completely surrendered to a group of Americans since Lord Cornwallis handed over his sword at Yorktown...
...eliminate these conditions in countries like Afghanistan, so that the incentives for harboring terrorists like bin Laden are miniscule compared to the advantages of having America as a friend and ally. And we cannot be simply a military ally, exacting promises of peace at the point of a sword. In the 21st century we do not frighten our enemies more than they are already frightened, we cannot punish them more than they have already been punished. They know about war, famine and death—indeed, they know nothing else. So we must teach them compassion, peace and prosperity...
Last year pharmaceutical manufacturers spent $2.5 billion marketing drugs of all kinds to consumers. A spokeswoman for the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association says such ads "empower" patients by informing them of treatment options. But, as doctors will tell you, they are a double-edged sword because they drive up demand for drugs. And that's particularly dicey in the case of drugs like those used for ADHD, which the DEA puts in the same category with morphine, cocaine, Demerol and Oxycontin...