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A lb e rta C oo p erative Grocery
Anti-Islam Backlash,
Mideast Conflict Discussed
Every T hursday, the A lberta C ooperative G rocery, located at 1500
N.E. Alberta, will be having a F an n er’s M arket featuring organic and
environm entally-grow n produce and garden starts. C om e and take
advantage o f the opportunity to purchase your food direct from the
source. Learn w hat it m eans to grow sustainably, every T hursday
ffom2-7 p.m. Call 503-287-4333.
Muslim leaders shine critical light on the state of their nations
(A P) — M uslim leadersshined
a critical light on the state o f their
nations Tuesday, w ith S udan’s
president saying they risk being
“even m ore m arginalized” if they
fail to close social and econom ic
gaps with developed nations.
President O m ar el-B ashir also
called for reform o f the O rganiza
tion o f the Islamic C onference in
opening remarks to foreign m inis
ters and senior officials from the
57 M uslim nations meeting in the
Sudanese capital o f Khartoum.
E l-B ashir, w ho cam e to
pow er in a 1989 coup, said the
M uslim w orld had no choice
but to develop its capabili
ties “to bridge the historic
gap betw een backw ardness
and developm ent, w eakness
and strength.”
“ U nless w e do that,” he
w arned, “w e shall be reduced
to neglected num bers and a
q u a n tity that is even m ore
m arg in alized than w e are at
p resen t.”
A bdelouahed Belkziz, the M o
roccan secretary-general o f the
O1C, w arned that M uslim s run the
risk o f losing self-confidence and
ofself-im posed international iso
lation because o f an unfair linkage
o f Islam to terrorism .
“ M uslim s in the past had been
associated with poverty and ig
norance and accused o f lacking
dem ocracy and respect for human
rights,” he said. “N ow they face
the additional accusation o f be
ing followers o f a backward civili
zation and a culture that glorifies
death. In other w ords,
a culture o f ter-
ronsm.
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“The task o f countering these
challenges is m ade easier because
they are based on false and vi
cious accusations that are not
difficult to expose,” Belkzizadded.
The O IC, based in the Red Sea
port city o f Jiddah, Saudi Arabia,
is the w orld’s only pan-Islam ic
body and, in theory, represents
an estim ated 1.2 billion M uslim s
living from W est A frica to the Far
E ast an d from R ussia to the
C om oros Islands in
th e I n d ia n
Ocean.
T he 30-year-old body, how
ever, has been little m ore than a
forum for debate, and it needs
reform , el-B ashir said.
W hat M uslim s perceive as a
W estern backlash against Islam
after the Sept. 11 attacks in the
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United States should prom pt swift
changes needed to “ lead jo in t Is
lamic endeavors tow ard the hori
zons w e all aspire for,” el-B ashir
said.
T he O IC w as founded out o f
M uslim indignation over a 1969
f ire at J e r u s a le m ’s a l-A q s a
M osque, one o f Islam ’s holiest
shrines. A C hristian man from
A ustralia w as accused o f starting
the fire, but M uslim s held Israel
responsible since it controlled
the holy city.
The Israeli-Palestinian con
flict has alw ays been central
to the organization, and the
th r e e - d a y g a th e r in g in
K hartoum is likely to voice
solid support for the Pales
tinians and w ithering criti
cism o f Israel.
T he m eeting began a day
afte r P resid en t B ush urged
the P ale stin ian s in a long-
a n tic ip a te d sp eech to rep lace
the P alestin ian lead ersh ip w ith
th o se “ not co m p ro m ised by te r
ro r” an d to ad o p t d em o cratic
refo rm s th a t co u ld p ro d u ce an
in d e p en d e n t state w ith in th ree
y ea rs.
He also called on Israel to stop
building settlem ents in the W est
Bank and said the Jewish state will
ultim ately have to w ithdraw from
lands it occupied in the 1967
M iddle East war.
K a is e r P e rm a n e n te H ik e
T o help people leam to identify w hat N orthw est plants are poten
tially harm ful, K aiser Perm anente is sponsoring a free hike on
S aturday, July 27 called “ Sinister Plants o f the C olum bia G orge.”
T he hike starts at 8:30 a.m. at K aiser P erm anente’s R ockw ood
M edical O ffice, 19500 S.E. Stark St. and then carpool to the Gorge.
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N ew Seasons B arb equ e
T he N ew Seasons M arket in C oncordia will be having a delicious
barbecue to support Z enger Farm , a unique urban education center,
encom passing both farm andw etland. Funds w ill be used to expand
the existing sustainable farm and add an education and jo b training
center. The barbeque benefit w ill be held on S aturday, June 29 and
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African and Native American drumming, music, singing, dancing, children’s activities, interactive
cultural exhibits, and a panel discussion on “The delights and dilemmas of my culture,” are planned
during the Saturday, July 27 event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(N A PS)— O n the w eighty is
sue o f shedding pounds, men and
w om en d o n ’t see eye to eye. H ow
ever one survey found both sexes
are in agreem ent that advancing
years m ake it m ore di fficult to stay
at their ideal weight.
A c c o rd in g to th e n a tio n a l
s tu d y , s p o n so re d b y d ie ta ry
supplem ent m aker, M etabolife
International Inc., 91 percent o f
the respondents found losing or
m aintaining w eight becam e m ore
difficult as they grew older. A
w hopping 69 percent o f w om en
and 52 percent o f m en found it
“m uch m ore” difficult.
O nly tw o percent o f A m ericans
found w eight control easier as
they got older.
T he survey, called “ Battle o f
the B ulge,” revealed the sexes
have their own “specific dem ons”
in term s o f diet and lifestyle.
A sked about dietary villains,
53 percent o f w om en identified
sw eets as the bane o f a trim w aist
line. H ow ever, o n ly six p e rc e n to f
men claim ed to be victim ized by a
sw eet tooth. M en cited large por
tions (43 percent) and fast foods
(29 percent) as the culprits they
m ust overcom e. W om en listed
snacking betw een m eals ( 18 per
cent) ahead o f either large por-
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He pointed out that the Iraqi
leader used chem ical w eapons in
Iraq ’s w ar against Iran.
Security w as tight for C heney’s
Portland visit. A bout 30 police
m otorcycles w ere parked in front
o f the hotel w here the fund-raiser
for Sm ith w as held.
A bout 30 protesters gathered
at the end o f the block. S om e car
ried signs saying “ Free Palestine”
and “T error lives in the W hite
H ouse.”
Glen O wen, 50, ofPortland, said
“protesting in Am erica isn ’t dead”
and “not everyone is g oing to lie
dow n and have their civil liberties
taken aw ay.”
R olf Scar, 26, o fP o rtlan d , said
he w as upset that C heney cam e
out to raise m oney for Sm ith.
Men and Women Battle
Bulge On Different Fronts
The celebration is the 5th annual race unity festival sponsored by the Portland Baha’i community and
is free to all children, teenagers and adults.
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netw ork, C heney said it is not
enough for the U nited States to
rely on m easures to protect people
and buildings in the United States.
“ W ars are not w on on the d e
fensive,” C heney said. “W e m ust
take the battle to the enem y.”
He said “w e are going to shut
dow n terrorist cam ps w herever
they are” and find terrorists “one
by one and bring them to ju stice.”
C heney said the governm ent
has “ fo u n d c o n firm a tio n bin
Laden and al-Q aida are seriously
interested in nuclear, radiological
and biological w eapons.”
C heney also said Saddam is
“clearly pursuing these w eapons
o f m ass destruction.”
People of all ages are invited to attend a race unity festival next month at the Cascade Campus of
Portland Community College at 705 N. Killingsworth.
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tions (17 percent) or fast foods (12
percent).
T h e s u r v e y a lso re v e a le d
to d ay ’s w om an has an aw ful lot
on her plate that isn ’t food. The
num ber one w eight loss obstacle
w om en cited, at 34 percent, w as
the lack o f tim e to plan m eals and,
shop. O nly seven percent o f men
shared that concern.
Both sexes agreed that chang- •
ing m etabolism w as their main
obstacle to losing weight.
T he good new s is the survey
found A m ericans d o n ’t perceive
them selves as total losers at los
ing weight. E ighty-four percent
reported a desire to only shed
either “a couple o f sizes” o r “a few
pounds in certain places.” Losing
a couple o f sizes w as the m ain goal
o f both m en (50 percent ) and
w om en (67 percent).
At the extrem es w ere 12 per
cent who w ould like to lose “a ton,
so to speak" and five percent who
sim ply w anted to “m aintain.”
A nother telling statistic from
the survey w as that 97 percent o f
respondents have at som e point
in their lives been on a diet. Infact,
for m any, dieting is very m uch a
part o f their lives. A lm ost h a lf o f
the m ale respondents— 46 per
cent— have attem pted six or more
diets (w om en w ere at 31 percent)
and 16 percent o f w om en said
they are alw ays dieting (only three
percent o f m en m ade such an ad
mission).
The holidays w ere found to be
especially trying-tim es for those
battling the bulge. January is the
biggest m onth for dieting w ith 43
percent o f w om en and 34 percent
o f men adm itting they begin every
year on a diet.
"The Battle o f the Bulge” is
the first in a series o f surveys
sponsored by Metabolife Inter
national Inc The surveys explore
diet and lifestyle as they relate to
modern ' Americans. For more
information, and to view the
entire
survey.
visit
www. Metabolife. com