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Kahlil Gibran: the Prophet, the Artist, the Man

OUT TODAY IN FILM

EDGE OF DARKNESS Directed by Martin Campbell Mel Gibson returns to the screen as a detective determined to avenge his daughter's murder. For reviews of Precious and A Prophet see Spectrum at the weekend. – More reviews at smh.com.au

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Sign of sodomy found on Noordin

JAKARTA: Noordin Mohammed Top was frequently sodomised, says a leading forensic doctor who examined the slain terrorist leader's body.

This is no heavy-weather novel

A novel about D-Day is a deeply satisfying romance, writes Peter Craven Turbulence By Giles Foden Faber & Faber, $32.99

Artist Sprays Far From Home To Help Share The Prophet

MELBOURNE'S latest piece of street art contains some text that is indecipherable to most. So what's new? The difference, on the top of this graffiti, is a text in Arabic which is from the prophet Muhammad. It is particularly relevant to Melbourne's water woes. The Arabic quote from the prophet (not from the Koran) reads: "Do not waste water even if before a flowing river."

School Of The Prophet Welcomes Lord's Flock

POPE Benedict XVI may have raised the ire of the Muslim world almost two years ago when he invoked a harsh medieval description of Islam during a speech in Germany, but for almost 300 Catholic pilgrims, an Islamic school will be home during World Youth Day.

The End Of History - And Back Again

FRANCIS FUKUYAMA emerged as a celebrated prophet of the conservative movement after he published his famous work The End Of History, but today his prophecy is one that American conservatives do not want to hear.

Prophet Of Boom

John Huxley profiles the rainmaker who shot at the sky.

Victim Two

Sally (not her real name) was embarrassed and frightened when at 14 she plucked up the courage to confide in her mother that self-proclaimed prophet William Kamm had ordered her to have sex with him.

Closing Muslim Schools Would Drive Islam Into A Radical Corner

Ayaan Hirsi Ali has an axe to grind with the Muslim community and, considering the ignorant practices that she has been subjected to, this is understandable ("To submit to the book is to exist in their hell", June 4). Her response, however, is not productive - it is destructive. Calling for the abolition of Muslim schools and insulting the prophet of one of the world's great religions contributes little in the way of positive solutions to very real problems existing throughout the Muslim world.

'prophet' Had A Message For All

MOURNERS spilled out of St Michael's Church in Thirroul yesterday to celebrate the life of one of the northern suburbs' most recognised characters.

How Free Should The Media Be?

Ben Haywood reports that lampooning Islam's prophet has unleashed a culture clash.

Lighten Up, Fellow Muslims, Respect Is Not A One-way Street

Islam can take a joke, even a bad one, at the prophet's expense.

Mecca Draws Young Crowd

IT'S no longer seen as something Muslims do in their late 50s. Today, a growing number of Australian 20-somethings are making the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad, for the largest spiritual gathering in the world: the Hajj.

She'll Be Right (out Of The Picture), Mate

DONALD HORNE, who died on Thursday, was Australia's Cassandra. Like Cassandra, Horne was doomed to be the prophet whose predictions came true and who was believed by no one. At least, no one of importance.

Homer's Prophet And Loss

WHAT is there left to say about The Simpsons, the innovative television comedy that helped to define the culture of the '90s, and whose characters are now as firmly fixed in the popular imagination as any that Disney or Warner Bros ever dreamed up? Simply that the claim, sometimes heard, that Matt Groening's animated series has lost its satirical edge is false.

Blacklock Hits Career High As Hull Snatch Thriller Final

LEEDS 24 HULL 25 Paul Cooke's last-minute try produced an upset in the English Challenge Cup final, proved the lock forward to be something of a prophet and gave teammate Nathan Blacklock a career highlight.

A Dose Of Reality For Little Pebble

He was a cult prophet, spreading messages about the end of the world. She was a dreamy young schoolgirl, lured by his promises that she would be his queen in a fairytale land. But the fantasy was cut short when he molested her. By REBECCA SENESCALL

Washington's Prophet Finds Few Believers Back Home

He influenced Bush but Natan Sharansky is now jobless, writes Ed O'Loughlin in Jerusalem.