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Along with his wartime diary, T.E. Lawrence offers a lot of analysis of Arab-Muslim character in Seven Pillars of Wisdom. I wonder how different things would have been if this had been required reading for the US State Department and military before our ventures in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'
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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.
Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless
Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'
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