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...them a sense of purpose. There they are talent-spotted by jihadists for deeper indoctrination - and finally groomed for murder. In Leeds, the nexus for their slide over the edge appears to have been a youth outreach project that was an offshoot of the government-funded Hamara ("Ours," in Urdu) community center located in the rundown Beeston area. Khan did youth work there, as did another man, Naveed Fiaz, 29, who was arrested last week. Hussain and Tanweer regularly attended the youth center and played soccer there. Khan was described as an influential "father figure" to them. A local official...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hate Around The Corner | 7/17/2005 | See Source »

...Kuumba singer, a leading member of the Black Men’s Forum, founder of the California Club, and first class marshal. He has also spent time abroad studying in South Africa—where he hopes eventually to live—and has earned a language citation in Urdu-Hindi...

Author: By Stephen W. Stromberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Class Marshal Aims To Befriend Class of '05 | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

Optimistic and extroverted, Franklin came to Harvard in fall 2001, landing in Straus A. A neighbor dared him to attend the first meeting of introductory Urdu-Hindi—the language most commonly spoken on the Indian subcontinent. He ended up taking three years of the language to get a citation, which led him to accept a post-graduation gig in Bombay, India. He will study film and assist in tsunami relief there...

Author: By Stephen W. Stromberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Class Marshal Aims To Befriend Class of '05 | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...discussion also focused on the state of South Asian languages at Harvard. Some attendees complained about Harvard’s policy of offering Hindi and Urdu together, noting frustrations with having to spend half a semester on a language that they weren’t interested in for the sake of another...

Author: By Kyle A. De beausset, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: SAA Pushes South Asian Studies Changes | 4/19/2005 | See Source »

...becomes. Many Pakistanis are still bitter that Zia allowed Prime Minister Bhutto's body to be buried without a member of the family present. When news of Shahnawaz's death reached Pakistan, thousands went to the Bhutto home in Karachi to pay their respects. People burned stacks of an Urdu-language newspaper that suggested Shahnawaz may have died from alcohol and drugs. In Sind province, most business came to a standstill. Some defied the ban on entering Sind for the funeral rites. Said Malik Mohammed Qasim, secretary-general of one faction of the Pakistan Muslim League: "To attend a funeral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan: Test of Wills | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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