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...only modern nation forged primarily out of faith. The problem plaguing Pakistan remains that its founders never agreed whether it should be a relaxed country whose citizens happen to be Muslims or an austere Islamic state adhering to Shari'a law. This ambiguity is responsible for the ongoing tug-of-war between the country's religious extremists and Westernized moderates; Karachi embodies these contradictions. As sociologist Arif Hassan of the nongovernmental organization Urban Resource Center puts it, "For Karachi's youth, there are two choices: go to America or join the jihad...
...magic are the stuff of life. Despite his low profile to date in Britain, Rhodes' fabulist books have been translated into nine languages. And Timoleon Vieta is a very un-British novel. Not that it matters. It is funny, beguiling and sentimental, with a dark undertow that will tug at the memory at least until Granta publishes its next list in 2013. Rhodes won't be on it because he'll be too old. But here's hoping he keeps finding a reason...
Garner will need all his charm and resolve to referee the tug-of-war between the departments of Defense and State for influence over the reconstruction process. In addition, some international relief organizations are balking at the idea of working under military supervision. Garner reports directly to General Tommy Franks, so his outfit is essentially an arm of the Pentagon...
...rode was the pressing need for more padding under my duff. But I was happy to be among the few Westerners who have had a taste of Mongolia, the rocky, remote north-central Asian country with few fences and fewer roads-the realm of Genghis Khan and a political tug toy of China and Russia until well into the 20th century. Since the Alaska-size former Soviet satellite gained independence in 1990, it has opened to travelers seeking adventure in breathtakingly pristine country. A dearth of such conveniences as electricity and phones makes Mongolia a challenge, but that's part...
...shopping period” and the accuracy of enrollment predictions ever since students first started regularly adding and dropping classes, when Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, was president of Harvard. But according to Secretary of the Faculty John B. Fox Jr. ’59, the modern tug of war over preregistration dates to 1977, when a group of Faculty members, concerned about the disorder of shopping period, proposed a system of preregistration. This failed, in part because of student resistance. Since then, the issue has come up again every few years or so—most recently...