From Head Scarf to Army Cap, Making a New Life - New York Times

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels-3 on Dec 15, 2006; 5:00pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/From-Head-Scarf-to-Army-Cap-Making-a-New-Life-New-York-Times-tp523155p523156.html

Owen Densmore wrote:
> And now, for something completely different!
>    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/15/nyregion/15muslim.html?hp
>  
It seems a cunning plan to recruit women from these cultures.   They
must have deep-seated rage, if only discovered retrospectively.   Yet
they have evolved skills for controlling it.  And they have a crucial
skill the government needs, namely knowledge of Arabic.   My favorite quote:
> Nothing felt more familiar than the military?s emphasis on respect.
> Soldiers learned to tuck their hands behind their backs when speaking
> to superiors.