The acid test for reincarnation

Aqua regia is used to test whether some questionable metal is gold or not. Pretty much, the only yellow metal that can withstand it is gold. This is what 'acid test' originally meant. Since then, we've applied it to other concepts meaning: if the concept is true/enduring, it...

Baby Fatima

# The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. You have to try and put your camera between the skin of a person and his shirt. - Henri Cartier-Bresson no edit except (( shay 3ady ))Exposure:  0.005 sec...

Vulnerable Beauty: Finding My Voice

Fatima Siad shocked everyone when she shared a very personal secret on America's Next Top Model. She says that finally revealing that she was circumcised as a child in Somalia was incredibly therapeutic and has...

Under wraps, prostitution rife in Afghanistan

While Afghanistan's strict Islamic law forbids prostitution, there are signs the work is taking formal root, with brothels operating in some cities and pimps managing prostitutes. Bribes take care of unwanted...

7 painless moves to save $1,000

Yes, it's possible to whittle your budget without suffering. Small savings, month in and month out, can fatten your bank account without cramping your style."Do you wish you could save an extra $1,000 this year without downgrading your lifestyle? It is possible to save big...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

Baghdad baby rescued from garbage

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- In the nine months since she was born, tiny Fatima Jubouri first lost her father, then gunmen killed her mother and uncle and she was left alone and uncared for in a pile of garbage in...

Virgin’s shrine offers pilgrims sex ads.

"You just have to love this one - its Cathic’s way of making sure they out-breed the Protestants! Radical Muslims take to war - radical Catholics take to bed! ! Map of Virgin’s shrine offers pilgrims sex...

Temporary 'Enjoyment Marriages' In Vogue Again With Some Iraqis

"BAGHDAD -- Fatima Ali was a 24-year-old divorcee with no high school diploma and no job. Shawket al-Rubae was a 34-year-old Shiite sheik with a pregnant wife who, he said, could not have sex with him. Ali wanted someone to take care of her. Rubae wanted a companion. They met...

Sderot: Woman killed, Peretz bodyguard loses legs

"Six rockets land in Western Negev Wednesday morning. One lands in busy street, kills woman and seriously wounds one of Amir Peretz's bodyguards. Locals call on government to 'wake up'. Islamic Jihad, Hamas both claim responsibility One of the rockets hit a busy street in...

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