Scholastic Update articles from October 1993

Scholastic Update archives from October 1993

World atlas. (Illustration)
October 8, 1993... If someone had asked you a year ago to locate Mogadishu, Somalia, on a map, could you have found it? You might have said, "Who cares?" Today, American troops are risking their lives there to save Somalia from chaos. The world is now such a...

Planet in profile. (geographical statistics) (Illustration)
October 8, 1993... World at a Glance [TABULAR DATA OMITTED] Major Rivers of the World RIVER AND LOCATION LENGTH (mi) Nile (Africa) 4,145 Amazon (South America) 4,000...

World almanac. (Illustration)
October 8, 1993... You may never watch CNN, but people in the Czech Republic do. You may not listen to Michael Jackson's latest record, but people in Singapore do. You may never eat at McDonald's, but people in Guatemala do. Through global commnunication and...

Snapshots from around the world. (demographic and economic statistics) (Illustration)
October 8, 1993... In which country does a baby have the greatest chance to survive infancy? What is the most widely practiced religion on the planet? Which is the richest nation? Look at the charts and graphs on these pages for the answers--and a whole lot more....

The faith and the followers. (religion and practice of Islam) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... To many Americans, Islam remains a mystery. Mention the word to the average Westerner and images of militants and terrorists leap to mind, or of heavily draped Muslim women, eyes peering out from behind their veils. In this issue, we...

The rise of Islam. (Islamic fundamentalism and politics)(includes related article) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... Across the Middle East, governments are under attack by Islamic militants. What do the militants want, and why are they using violence? Cairo Egypt - An high noon every Friday, Muslim worshipers from a poor neighborhood here in the Egyptian...

Behind the veil. (life and customs of Muslim women) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... Traveling alone in the troubled Middle East, a Western journalist discovers that the lives of Islamic women are more complex than any stereotype. When it comes to understanding Islam, few issues are as controversial or as difficult for the...

Islam in America. (Muslim Americans) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... The second-largest religion in the world has become the fastest-growing religion in America. In a Brooklyn, New York, neighborhood called Little Arabia, teenage girls go shopping in baggy jeans, unlaced hightops, and black veils. In...

Converts to the faith. (African American Muslims) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... Looking for spiritual roots and positive values, more and more African-Americans are embracing Islam. It's Sunday morning in Detroit, Michigan, and black people all across the city are waking up and preparing to worship and hear the word...

Voices of the faithful. (attitudes of Muslim Americans) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... What's it like to be a Muslim in America? Not always easy, Muslims say, but also not as difficult as they thought. Bridgett X Muldrow Springfield, Massachusetts Muldrow, a 24-year-old kindergarten teacher, joined the Nation...

Media blitz. (stereotyping of Muslim Americans) (Cover Story)
October 22, 1993... From popular movies to the nightly news, Muslims in America face a barrage of negative stereotypes, making their assimilation that much harder. When Walt Disney released Aladdin last year, the critics raved. Here was a movie the whole...