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...those who follow Iraq from afar, the daily stories of sectarian slaughter are perplexing. Why are the Shi'ites and Sunnis fighting? Why now? There are several explanations for the timing of the outbreak of hostilities, each tied to a particular interpretation of how events unfolded after the fall of Saddam Hussein: flawed American postwar policies, provocation by foreign jihadis, retaliation by militias like al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, the ineptitude of Iraqi politicians and, lately, Iranian interference. But the rage burning in people like Muslawi and Hussein has much deeper and older roots. It is the product of centuries...
...Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. Although the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad had the backing of the U.S., in many Arab eyes it represented the expansion of Iran's influence. Sunni Arab leaders have begun to ratchet up their rhetoric against Shi'ites in general and Iran in particular. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2006 said, "Most of the Shi'ites are loyal to Iran and not to the countries they are living in." After a storm of protest from Iraq and elsewhere, Mubarak claimed he had been referring only to matters of religion. In the predominantly Sunni Palestinian...
...culture. He had noticed that the public education system, an antiquated remnant of British imperialism, failed to teach children about African cultural achievement. Gsann credits this educational deficit—coupled with the lack of prominent domestic musicians—with leading Tanzanian youth to listen to American music, particularly violent American rap.Gsann and his brother formed X Plastaz so that Tanzanian youths would have access to hip hop that was truly African. X Plastaz lyrics cover everything from women’s rights to unemployment. It’s hip hop without the bling, the violence, or the expletives...
According to FiCom member Vivien G. Wu ’08, who describes herself as an “unofficial member” of the Bacchus Society, the group applied for a student group grant because the UC party fund had not been instituted for that particular weekend...
...speech focused on the issue of Hitler’s genitals—namely, his reputed lack of a testicle. Mailer’s idea for this affliction of Hitler derived from a popular World War II British marching song and from Hitler’s particular way of standing. “He was always protecting his genitals with his hand,” Mailer said. Mailer also defended his accusation that Hitler was born of an incestuous relationship between his father and his father’s niece (who was also his father’s wife...