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...world??s fifth wealthiest man, Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, is donating $20 million to Harvard to expand Islamic studies, the University announced yesterday. The donation will be used to launch a University-wide Islamic studies program and to endow four senior professorships, according to a press release. The gift will also fund a new initiative, the Islamic Heritage Project, which will digitize classic Islamic texts and make them available via the internet. Alwaleed, who is the nephew of the late King Fahd, became the center of controversy shortly after the September...
...around itself, yet the narrative entanglement revealed by the narrative peak lacks any sort of clear solution.But this uneasiness sets “Syriana” apart as striking and provocative. The movie raises questions about politics, war, and the Middle East through the lens of the world??s—particularly America’s—addiction to oil without offering easy answers. Such abstractions and complexities seem to authentically reflect the atmosphere of the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world, where political and moral tensions temper our economic relationship with other nations.Written and directed by Stephen...
...Johnny Carlevale & The Broken Rhythm Boys at 11, Thru the Keyhole Burlesque at 11:05, Sean Mencher Combo at 11:50, and Raging Teens at 12:40 a.m. T.T. The Bear’s Place. $12. (MFK)Mr. Brownstone with Heather. The self-titled “World??s Drunkest GnR Tribute” brings “unmitigated debauchery” to their performance. Paradise Rock Club. 8 p.m. Tickets available through Next Ticketing. $12 in advance, $14 day of show. (JDMC)Sunday, Dec. 11thPretty Girls Make Graves, The Double, and Tangiers. Indie rock group Pretty Girls...
While grabbing hot chocolate and marshmallows to beat the cold, students have also been known to take advantage of another dining hall commodity—the trays. With tray in hand, head over to the imposing steps of Widener and have a sledding experience that only the world??s largest university library can provide...
...fight against AIDS. Bono founded an organization Debt, Aids, Trade in Africa in 2002 to raise awareness and instigate change in these particular areas. Summers kicked off the question and answer session asking Bono what the singer thought the key message “for the world??s political leaders” should be. “The war on terror cannot be won without the war against poverty,” Bono answered. Bono then addressed his interactions with politicians and the problems he has had reaching some people. “I had some difficulty meeting...