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Moslem doctrine accounts for much of the intractability of the Middle Eastern situation. The Koran specifically sanctions religious war: "When ye encounter the infidels, strike off their heads until ye have made a great slaughter of them." The Grand Sheik of Al Azhar in Cairo, a leading center of Islamic learning in the Middle East, has flatly said, "The struggle against Israel is jihad, and if all Moslems did their duty and took a weapon, there would be no problem." Moslem theology distinguishes between dar-al-Islam (the region already conquered for Allah) and dar-al-Harb (the region...
There is a sharp aesthetic contrast between Radio Man and The Sheik, who hands out in front of Harvard Book Store. Radio Man is huge. The Sheik is short; Radio Man is hairless. The Sheik's beard hangs down to his knees; Radio Man is into music, The Sheik is primarily verbal. In fact, it is rumored that The Sheik was a candidate for tenure at the University at one time, and never fully recovered from being turned down...
Recovering Economies. The outcome represented a substantial victory for Saudi Arabia and its oil minister, Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, who had vigorously opposed even a token price boost. The decision was also good news for the U.S. and other industrialized countries-although their problems with energy and OPEC are far from over, and may get considerably worse in the months ahead...
There are many men, like Ieukea, who speak a truth that is louder than words. Prince Mephisto, the middle Eastern Sheik foresook his kingdom to come to America to fulfill his life's burning ambition--to beat America's greatest matmen. The Prince uses extra-professional tactics which some whimpering idiots claim to be unethical. Before a match, for example, he sometimes goes into a trance and puts a spell on his hapless opponent. Other times he makes balls of fire emanate from his fingertips. He has been known to burn the eyes out of the sockets of his helpless...
Fears of a run on the pound have subsided. Though investors are generally not buying sterling, they are not selling it either. As Sheik Hisham Nazer, Saudi Arabian Minister for Economic Planning, said recently of his country's large sterling balances: "The British are not worried about them...