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...Beyond the Veil, Gray almost novelistically traces his adjustment to the challenges and idiosyncracies he found in Saudi Arabia. Built with proceeds from the sale of Saudi Arabian oil, the hospital is "one of the newest and best-equipped in the world." Most of its patients, however, especially the desert nomads, have never seen a doctor before and believe no medical care can help them if Allah wants them to die. Better-educated Saudis, including numerous princes and princesses, rarely get medical care at home, preferring the better-known hospitals abroad. Gray's vivid anecdotes tell of other incongruities...
...girl who goes around with her face uncovered will be stared at, and it's a terrible experience. You become very conscious of the stares, and you begin to feel dirty. It is easier to wear a veil and avoid these problems...
...modern nuns like Sister Agnes Mansour [March 21] want to run the world, they ought to make it on their own and not on the back of the church. Now that they have given up the veil, they believe they can serve two masters...
...citation also lauded Schimmel's numerous translations and published studies in Islamic poetry and religion. Her most recent work is "As Through a Veil: Mystical Poetry in Islam," published last year...
...veil of secrecy traditionally surrounding, Commencement Day's Honorary Degree recipients has been partially lifted by a Boston Herald report announcing that Katherine Graham, chairman of the Board of Directors and executive officer of The Washington Post, will receive an honorary...