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Culture Vulture: Koranic misreadings By Claude Salhani From the Life & Mind Desk Published 8/9/2002 10:00 AM WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- A new controversy is percolating in North Carolina over the proposed reading of a book about the Koran -- the Muslim holy book -- by freshmen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The book in question is called "Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations," and is authored by Michael A. Sells, a professor of comparative religion. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks believed to be have been perpetuated by Islamist fundamentalists operating under directives from...

ABU DHABI, AMMAN AND BEIRUT POLITICAL observers and analysts see the recently exposed briefing to the Pentagon, which branded Saudi Arabia as a terrorist country, as the machinations of the Zionist lobby in the White House. Contacted in a number of Arab capitals, they said Zionist lobbyists in the US are targeting the Kingdom because of its steadfast support of the Palestinian cause and its total rejection of relinquishing or bargaining on Arab right to Al-Quds and the occupied territories. In Abu Dhabi, Muhammed Khalifa, executive director of Zaid Center, regretted the surrender of the US administration and the White...