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...neighborhoods that killed more than 160 people. Shi'ite militiamen retaliated by firing mortars at mosques and other targets in neighboring Sunni suburbs. And tensions were further inflamed by an incident in which U.S. troops, searching in Sadr City for a kidnapped American soldier, fired on a van that refused to slow down in response to a signal, killing four civilians. The incident, which highlighted the ongoing U.S. campaign against elements of Sadr's army who they see as responsible for much of the sectarian violence, makes life even more difficult for Maliki...
...returned to power in Wednesday's election, it will pass a law prohibiting the wearing of niqab and full-body burqa in public. Holland's 1 million Muslims have lived under an air of suspicion from the wider society since the 2004 murder of controversial film-maker Theo van Gogh by a Islamist radical. That killing and the subsequent arrests of extremists plotting terror attacks have understandably raised Dutch concerns over violence committed in the name of Islam, but they don't justify the over-kill and subtle bigotry behind the promised ban. Opponents of the move note that only...
...mankind's selfish quest for wealth has almost certainly destroyed its only habitat. When are we going to grasp how grave our situation is? We should rise up against the real enemies - power-hungry politicians and money-hungry exploiters who rape our earth in the name of development. Johan Van Der Merwe Hilton, South Africa The Dance Of The Veils Re columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's essay "Nothing to Hide" [Oct. 16], on the controversy surrounding former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's request that Muslim women remove their veils in his office: The political and religious debate between Islamic...
Sanchez isn’t alone in her frustration with the Board’s committee, according to Robert Van Meter, executive director of the Allston-Brighton Community Development Corporation...
...defense. The win was the first of Kessler’s collegiate career. Kessler had a solid outing, saving 21 shots, and frustrated the Bears’ offense all game. She did not allow a goal until 12:38 into the third period, when Brown’s Sasha van Muyen scored. Sophomore forward Sarah Wilson struck first for the Crimson, putting a shot past Bears goalie Shipe O’Hara at 6:56 in the first period. It was the first of two goals on the day for Wilson. Olympians Chu and Cahow performed well for Harvard, each...