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Explores political, military, social, and economic implications of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US and the US "war on terror", and theories on the "clash of civilizations" between the Western and Muslim worlds; 6 articles. Contents: Globalization and the events of September 11, 2001, by Hester Eisenstein; Intellectuals and the clash of cultures, by John Michael; Muslims in the West's imagination: myth or reality?, by Hamideh Sedghi; Significance for African Americans of the attacks of September 11, 2001, by William W. Sales, Jr.; A radical approach to justice for 9/11, by Victor Wallis; Some strategic implications of September 11, by Maz Elbaum and Bob Wing.

Examines terrorism insurance in light of the approaching end of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002's (TRIA's) three-year term. TRIA represents a temporary solution to the lack of such insurance in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks. The demand for terrorism insurance is looked at. The insurability of the terrorism risk is characterized by catastrophic loss potential, dynamic uncertainty, ambiguity, and interdependencies. Alternative programs and scenarios to TRIA include a market approach, mutual insurance pools, public-private partnerships, compulsory insurance, insurance-mitigation link, and rating agencies.

This article describes a service learning project implemented midsemester in response to the September 11, 2001, attacks. The project applied course topics while allowing students to positively channel their anxiety. Students developed and implemented a community-wide effort to collect care packages for U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan. The article presents the project's evolution, successes, and problems. The pros and cons of service learning through changing a course midsemester are also discussed. This project description may be instructive to readers who are contemplating service learning class projects. It should also be of interest to instructors who sense the need to change a course midsemester.