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...streets after Friday prayers in Sudan's desert capital to vent their anger at an English teacher jailed because her class named a teddy bear Mohammed. A crowd of about 1,000 young men streamed out of mosques to gather outside Khartoum's presidential palace, later marching to the British Embassy and burning newspapers bearing images of 54-year-old Gillian Gibbons. The crowd demanded that the teacher be executed following her conviction on charges of blasphemy. Gibbons was sentenced to 15 days in prison; she had faced a maximum of 40 lashes or a year in prison under Sudan...
...British officials are working behind the scenes to expedite the release of the former deputy head teacher, who remains behind bars. Riot police looked on as the protesters marched from the palace to Unity High School, where Gibbons had taught, and then on to the British embassy. But the demonstration was isolated, and most of Khartoum remained peaceful. Many Sudanese families spent the afternoon in the city's small parks along the Nile River as usual...
...enemies of man"--is about not its resurgence but rather its authenticity. Enthusiasts claim the thujone-free brands, which contain less than 10 parts per million (p.p.m.) of the chemical, are made with the same relatively small amounts of thujone as the old brews. But scientists wrote in the British Medical Journal that absinthe bottled before 1900 packed up to 260 p.p.m. of thujone--which may not sound like much, but consider that only 15 parts per billion of lead in drinking water is enough to scare regulators. "They are playing pretend," study co-author Wilfred Arnold says...
...While some researchers, including British scientist and cloning pioneer Ian Wilmut, have suggested they would focus exclusively on reprogramming, HSCI Executive Director Brock Reeve said the institute would “continue to do work on multiple fronts...
...executive dean Lousie Richarson’s perspective on terrorism and nuanced advocacy of counter-terrorism efforts remains relevant.Richardson crafts a thorough history of terrorism that provides an even-handed portrait of modern terror’s roots, and memories of a childhood in Ireland amidst family stories of British oppression imbue her conclusions with a unique authority. Despite its strong foundation, though, “What Terrorists Want” strays from its persuasive path and succumbs to a political blame-game once Richardson offers recommendations on how to combat terrorism today. Nevertheless, “What Terrorists Want?...