Says Sheik Reda Shata, the imam of the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge: Day after day, he must find ways to reconcile Muslim tradition with American life. Little in his rural Egyptian upbringing or years of Islamic scholarship prepa…
Says Ehab Elmaghraby , an Egyptian man who the U.S. detained and then deported after 9/11. He's settling his lawsuit --for $300,000 -- only because he is ill he said. His preference? "I wish I come to New York, to stay i…
Manicurists to the King. Apparently gay. And respected enough to have a lovely tomb, with artwork that shows them embracing, some 5000 years ago. Archaeologists were taken aback. It was extremely rare in ancient Egypt for an eli…
Exactly what if feels like to listen to a moderately interesting speech: UPDATE: This email amused me: Gloriosky, you're channelling the chaps who carved the wall art in the ancient Incan or Mayan Temples! Quick, tell us how …
Oliver Stone's movie "Alexander" is getting such abysmal reviews that it can't all be chalked up to red-state homophobism . But if the movie weren't so horribly long and boring, it might be a laugh to see t…
John Kerry's long avoidance of interviews had gotten to be awfully conspicuous, and he finally submits. Time's Karen Tumulty receives the favor of his responses . Let's see how he does. Much of the time he robotically…