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- ALLAH AND THE OCCIDENT - Der Spiegel
The sun sets behind the Yanidze complex in Dresden, the mosque-inspired former home to a tobacco factory. The history of Islam in Germany is believed to date back to the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. In the fabled tales of "1001 Nights," al-Rashid is said ...
- Star power meets philanthropy (Asbury Park Press)
Famous names have become affiliated with preventing domestic violence, curing breast cancer, fixing smiles and saving farms from development.
- Johnny Temple, Brooklyn Book Festival - Gothamist.com
This Sunday's free Brooklyn Book Festival is a one-day-only explosion of authors, publishers, poets and scholars, all gathering for discussions on four stages about anything and everything related to books, which are those heavy things people drag ...
- Author speaks to young Brock Elliott readers - Manteca Bulletin
Author speaks to young Brock Elliott readersManteca Bulletin, CA - 9 minutes agoIn poetry, he wrote about two whales - "White Wings and Black Sail" was done under the his pseudonym, Tom Kelly - that impressed students and colleagues. ...
- Wake Forest students celebrate Chinese Moon Festival - WFU News Service
Wake Forest students celebrate Chinese Moon FestivalWFU News Service, NC - 4 hours agoThe Moon Festival will feature dance, vocal and instrumental performances, a tae kwon do demonstration, a riddle contest for children, Chinese poetry ...
- Visiting writer focuses on opposing forces - PSU Collegio (subscription)
Visiting writer focuses on opposing forcesPSU Collegio (subscription), KS - 1 hour ago"I'm one of those wackos who writes poetry and fiction, and it was nice to hear someone who does both and has been successful with it. ...
- McCulloch to practice pediatrics in Minden, Arcadia (Minden Press-Herald)
Webster Parish resident Dr. Catrell Jose McCulloch recently announced his plans to practice pediatrics in Minden and Arcadia. McCulloch will begin rotating September 2 between the Minden office of Dr. Michael Ulich, located on Fleming Lane and the Arcadia office of Dr. Melinda Willis.
- Poetry review: Fady Joudah's 'The Earth in the Attic' - Orlando Sentinel
Poetry review: Fady Joudah's 'The Earth in the Attic'Orlando Sentinel, FL - 2 hours agoAn excerpt from his sequence Pulse reminds us: "On the night of the accident/that flipped a military truck/Cracking many teenage bones, there was a wedding. ...
- Albertans snag top nominations - Calgary Herald
Albertans snag top nominationsCalgary Herald, Canada - 2 hours agoWeyman Chan of Calgary was nominated for Noise from the Laundrey in the poetry category. - Ronnie Burkett, formerly of Calgary, was nominated in the drama ...
- Weekend calendar - Middletown Press
Weekend calendarMiddletown Press, CT - Oct 1, 2008MIDDLETOWN - Broad Street Books, 45 Broad St., has the First Tuesday Poetry Series, which presents a featured poet followed by an open mic. ...
- Joan Griffith/Laura Caviani Release Sambanova on September 21st - Jazz Police
Jazz PoliceJoan Griffith/Laura Caviani Release Sambanova on September 21stJazz Police, MN - Sep 21, 2008Sambanova is Joan Griffith’s first release in over a decade, a showcase of her compositions that infuse the poetry and rhythms of traditional Brazilian ...
- Agony & ecstasy in schools - Calcutta Telegraph
Calcutta TelegraphAgony & ecstasy in schoolsCalcutta Telegraph, India - 12 hours agoMeanwhile, other schools organised fancy dress, dramatics and recitation competitions along with the cultural shows to mark the birthday of the first Prime ...
- Bravo's 'Housewives' franchise spreads to Atlanta - MSN MoneyCentral
NEW YORK (AP) - How do the ladies of "Real Housewives" measure success? In New York co-ops, gated McMansions, fairy-tale weddings, Rolex watches and shameless social climbing. The act of living large  or aspiring to that much-cherished goal ...
- Redrock serenade tells Zion Canyon's many stories - Salt Lake Tribune
Red Rock Rondo is a group of six musicians who will perform Sept. 6 an original suite of music about Zion Canyon. Two decades ago, Phillip Bimstein traveled from his Chicago home to camp in Zion National Park for two weeks. "Something magnetically ...
- Osama bin Laden set to become published poet - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
ELEANOR HALL: He's one of the world's most wanted men but Osama bin Laden is now also about to be a published poet. His poems were discovered on audiocassettes in his Afghanistan compound after the 2001 attacks, and an American academic, who's ...
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