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Moreover, the protesters are attacking a fundamental value of the state itself. Denmark, as a liberal democracy, holds free speech as a basic value: violence and burning flags (which contained, let it be pointed out, a cross of the Christian faith) are not paths to peace, let alone assimilation. Burning the flag is not only offensive to Danes, it represents an outright rejection of integration by Islamic citizens and can bring nothing but further problems to Muslim relations there...
...friends-of alike ate, mingled, and compared yarmulke couture. Soccer ball-patterned and pleather options were discussed; no consensus was reached on which would best suit attendee Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz. Mark D. Lurie ’07 and his tablemates, sporting yarmulkes in tasteful basic black, almost made up for the sartorial impasse with a collaborative effort to generate “the Jewiest quote ever!” As the evening—by all accounts a resounding success, according to Hillel and Chabad event co-ordinators—drew to a close and Andrea...
...reproach or censorship from government. A democracy thrives only with a vibrant marketplace of ideas that allows citizens to frankly discuss their convictions without fear of censorship. Instead, these riots show a widespread refusal to allow socially or religiously unpopular speech, which suggests a deeply ingrained incompatibility toward basic democratic freedoms. Some moderate Muslims, especially those in Europe, have spoken out against the Middle Eastern violence. Their support for free speech seems to go hand in hand with their religious moderation, indicating that intolerance coincides with extreme religious dogmatism. But until a majority of Middle Eastern Muslims prioritizes freedom over...
...carries on an affair with his brother. However, “Gone Too Soon” by Sameera Haque ‘06 was nothing more than a trite rendition of the story in which a child discovers that her mother has cancer. While the story’s basic foundation is potent enough to have made a good performance through a strong delivery, the monologue was unoriginal and a little bland. It should have brought tears to the eyes, but instead, it seemed unrealistic—perhaps because Haque gave the 11-year-old character the personality and maturity...
Jefferson's Secrets By Andrew Burstein Basic Books...