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Book Review: Living Islam Out Loud: American Muslim Women Speak edited by Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur (Blogcritics.org) - Living Islam Out Loud is one of the best non–fiction works I have read in a long time. It is a collection of pieces by Islamic women living in the United States. Their stories reflect a diversity of experience — from growing up within the tradition–laden strictures of immigrant families, to Afro–American women who are children and grandchildren of Nation of Islam founders. A common ...

Grand jury to review fatal shooting of Bell (The Buffalo News) - NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly two months after five officers unleashed a 50-shot fusillade that killed an unarmed man on his wedding day, a grand jury will start reviewing the shooting Monday to determine if they committed a crime in the death of Sean Bell and the wounding of two other unarmed men.

THEATER REVIEW: Tony N' Tina's Wedding (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Have you been to a wedding lately? There's one going on at the Landmark Theater, and it's shorter and more amusing than most weddings. Just not as amusing as an actual play.

2007 Royal Rumble Pre-Review (Lords of Pain) - The Hardy's vs MNM - This focus of this feud has now switched. Before, we had the undercurrent of Jeff Hardy and Johnny Nitro feuding heatedly over the Intercontinental Championship.

Mayoral Agenda 2007 (Gotham Gazette) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he would do lots of things in his State of the City address last week. • retool 911 so it can accept photos of crime scenes from cell phones; • increase funding for a program that sends nurses to consult first time mothers; • expand the Civilian Complaint Review Board; • fill out forms for low-income New Yorkers so they can claim federal tax credits ; • lead a pack of ...

ASK MICK LASALLE, CHRONICLE MOVIE CRITIC (San Francisco Chronicle) - Dear Mr. LaSalle: Have you ever found yourself completely confused by a movie's plot and having to resort to something like the Internet Movie Database forum boards (imdb.com) for enlightenment before you write your review? Jon Caganek, Corte Madera [...

The Week in Review (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Westboro

SOAP OPERA REVIEW (Aberdeen American News) - By Nancy Johnson Syndicated Columnist All My Children: The Satin Slayer kept tabs on Babe and Kendall. Derek arrested Zoe (Zarf) on charges she/he is the Satin Slayer, but Zach doesn't think Zoe (Zarf) is guilty. Jeff wined and dined Erica, then comforted over her impending divorce from Jack.

Jan 18 - 23, 2007 (Philadelphia City Paper) - Legal wrangling has kept Nick Cassavetes' latest tied up thanks to the unresolved nature of its true-life inspiration, but his approach to the material is rendered in strokes too broad to ever capture any sense of reality.

Customer service is vital to the survival of small businesses (The Shreveport Times) - A former examiner suggests ways businesses can shore up their customer service.