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...lashes-the same penalty imposed on a Muslim caught drinking alcohol. The equivalence of the two punishments exemplifies the time-honored logic of the Shari'a. The Koran forbade the drinking of wine, but did not specify a punishment; 80 lashes, however, was decreed for those who bore false witness. Making the analogy that drink leads to hallucination and to telling untruths, Islamic sages decided that the punishment for the two sins should be the same...
...united us both Black and White, even in the face of the ugly prejudice in society. He was an advocate of human rights, our rights, and set a precedent of standing up for our rights. When the pressure came down on all of us he bore the brunt of it to the extent of being fired. We united around Brother Sherman then because we know that he was part of us and he was taking on the attack meant for us all. Today we feel sadness in our hearts because part of us has passed away. Shop Stewards Committee...
...driver came down in a graceful are, the whizzing ball bore its way out over the Charles, and the opening of spring golf season was official...
Literature fascinated her but she found that the literature of the time bore little relation to her experiences and needs. At 19 Tillie started Yonnondio, a book about a poor family in the 1930's that struggled to survive. The story is not autobiographical yet her portrayal of the family and the neighborhoods in which it lived belie an understanding which could only have been born of experience...
...unmanageable she is. Says a company skipper who has been on the lakes since 1936: "Those thousand footers don't belong up here." Hall further defines the problem. "They need a lot of power to avoid getting stuck. But if they come barreling around the turns full bore, they wind up in the trees...