M. Shahid Alam: Islam Now, China Then: Any Parallels? (The Palestine Chronicle)
The author of this article has many questions to ask and answer: Is the ?insanity? slowly raising its head across the Islamic world really unique? Is this ?insanity? a uniquely Islamic phenomenon? Is this a uniquely contemporary phenomenon? Is this ?insanity? unprovoked?...more...Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Islam Now , China Then : Any Parallels? ?History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present, and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history that we make today.?...more... Double amputee duped by conmen (The Scotsman)
POLICE are searching for two conmen who targeted a wheelchair-bound pensioner just weeks after he lost his second leg to diabetes....more... Exhibits: First Friday Gallery Hop (Tallahassee Democrat)
The following galleries will be open from 6-9 p.m. today for the First Friday Gallery Hop. Two trolleys will leave at 6 p.m. from Chez Pierre Restaurant, 1215 Thomasville Road, for a three-hour tour of many of the participating galleries and museums. Tickets cost $5 per person and go on sale at 5 p.m. outside Chez Pierre. For details, call 224-2500 or visit www.cocanet.org....more... |