Tag Archives: struggles

In Algeria, a Tug of War for Young Minds

June 23, 2008 – 11:22 pm

From IHT by Michael Slackman.
First, Abdel Malek Outas’s teachers taught him to write math equations in Arabic, and embrace Islam and the Arab world. Then they told him to write in Latin letters that are no longer branded unpatriotic, and open his mind to the West.
Malek is 19, and he is confused.
“When we were in [...]

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Allez! Henin

June 10, 2007 – 12:47 pm

From both Henin perfect again in third straight title and DeSimone: Henin’s personal journey.
An hour after clutching her fourth French Open trophy, Justine Henin cradled other precious cargo in her arms: her 6-week-old niece.
Talking and laughing with friends and relatives in a lounge just off center court, Henin slowly rocked her brother’s baby, then gently [...]

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