Harvard faces Penn tonight; closes in on Ivy League crown

Edit Boston Herald 11 Nov 2016
Linebacker Luke Hutton was staring into the shadow-filled confines of venerable Harvard Stadium this week with tonight’s big game at Penn — and the potential for an Ivy League title — on his mind ... It’s the most fun,” Hutton said ... Harvard (7-1, 5-0), the last remaining unbeaten team in league play, will be chasing at least a share of a fourth straight Ivy League title tonight at Penn (5-3, 4-1)....

It took a special gentleman to put smiles on our faces: Whit & Whimsey

Edit Cleveland 11 Nov 2016
It was nice to see faces in the whole room light up even as the weather was dreary ... Roger Hassler was presented with the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow Award by Will Koran, club chairman of the Rotary Foundation, in the presence of fellow Medina Sunrise Rotarians, Buckeye Schools Superintendent Kent Morgan and Mallory Severance, at the community room of Carlson's Funeral Home in Medina ... BHS will host the 18th Dash ... for the walk....

Tipu Jayanti a low key affair in old Mysore districts

Edit Deccan Herald 10 Nov 2016
Tipu Jayanti was a low-key affair across the districts in Mysuru region on Thursday. The jayanti celebrations remained uneventful in spite of protests by the BJP workers and the Hindu activists ... Chamarajanagar district administration had decided to celebrate the jayanti on November 19 ... Writer Karimuddin said those opposing Tipu Jayanti should read the holy Koran and understand the message given by the Prophet....

Indonesia doesn’t need sectarian politics

Edit Indonesia News 09 Nov 2016
00 strong protest in Jakarta against an alleged insult of the Koran got out of hand last Friday. The rioting was the worst unrest since the protests of 1998 that ended the Suhart ... ....

Europe’s Populists Cheer Donald Trump’s Ascent to the Presidency

Edit Time Magazine 09 Nov 2016
Populist leaders in Europe have been reveling in Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in the U.S ... France’s far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen praised the President-elect on Twitter before his victory was even secured ... Is this Brexit day in the US? I hope so ... Wilders has pledged to close mosques, ban the Koran and secure the country’s borders if his party is elected in the 2017 parliamentary elections....

Trump's astounding win: How our pundits see the path ahead

Edit Canada Dot Com 09 Nov 2016
After an ugly campaign, replete with lies, insults and stunning revelations, Americans have finally chosen the next president ... What now? The Citizen's panel of election-watching pundits, which has followed the race for months, weighs in. The panel ... Ok panel, what's the first thing Donald Trump needs to do, even before he takes the oath of office? Robert Sibley ... Americans – and the world at large – are counting on you to do exactly that....

There is no such thing as western civilisation

Edit The Guardian 09 Nov 2016
The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention ... But here’s the important point ... “Perhaps,” he added, “the interpretation of the Koran would now be taught in the schools of Oxford, and her pulpits might demonstrate to a circumcised people the sanctity and truth of the revelation of Mahomet.”....

Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama faces marathon grilling after protest

Edit DNA India 08 Nov 2016
... palace, reportedly after tear gas fired by authorities triggered an asthma attack.The protest involving tens of thousands of hardliners was sparked by accusations governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian and a member of Indonesia's ethnic Chinese minority, insulted the Koran while campaigning in elections for the Jakarta governorship....

Israel's Arab soldiers who fight for the Jewish state

Edit BBC News 08 Nov 2016
It is dawn in the Negev desert and Mahmud Kashua is saying his first prayers of the day - a gun by his side. Mahmud is one of a growing number of Israeli Arabs who have volunteered to serve in the army of the Jewish state ... "It's our state and we have to give back, to help as much as we can to the state which protects us." ... His parents and fiancee are there to see him swear on the Koran as he is given his own gun....

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall spend a second day on the #RoyalVisitUAE (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) ... The Prince began the day visiting Bu Tinah Island, which is located off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The Marawah Marine Protected area is the largest of its kind in the Arabian Gulf ... The Prince then presented facsimiles of a Koran manuscript held by the University of Birmingham, one of the oldest in the world, to Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi....

INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy

Edit United Nations 08 Nov 2016
7 November 2016 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks in the east African nation as it continues to make significant strides in its peace process after two decades of lawlessness and conflict ... Can you explain how the process was arrived at? ... Shown here, copies of the Koran are laid out ahead of the 2012 inauguration ceremony for members of Somalia's Parliament....

INTERVIEW: Architecture around Somalia’s electoral process is finitely more robust than in 2012 – UN envoy (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
7 November 2016 - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is mandated with many tasks in the east African nation as it continues to make significant strides in its peace process after two decades of lawlessness and conflict ... Can you explain how the process was arrived at? ... Shown here, copies of the Koran are laid out ahead of the 2012 inauguration ceremony for members of Somalia's Parliament....

PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Parliamentary Debate on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill (Prime Minister's Office of Singapore)

Edit Public Technologies 08 Nov 2016
Madam Speaker, I support the Bill. Since the opening of Parliament in January, we have had a full programme ... One that is responsible and does the right thing, serves the people, safeguards our stability and success and leads the country to greater heights ... The Elected President sits at the apex of our political system and of our country ... Ahok responded in a YouTube video and accused them of lying and misinterpreting the Koran....
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