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February 26, 2012
It's Istanbul, Not Constantinople...

Reference to Turkey's Ottoman Empire was generally frowned upon after the formation of the secular state. But judging by the record crowds that have flocked to see a new movie about the conquest of Constantinople, the days of Turkey ignoring its past are history.

February 26, 2012
Oscar-Winning Directors On Their 'Film Of Hope'

When Pakistani film director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy made the Oscar-winning "Saving Face," she tackled one of the hidden taboos of her society: acid attacks by men on women.
February 25, 2012
Film On Pakistani Acid Attack Victims And Their 'Savior' Competes For Oscar

A film nominated for a best documentary Oscar highlights the crime of acid attacks against women in Pakistan and the London-based doctor who is making a difference in their lives.
February 25, 2012
Christopher Hitchens Observed

It requires a slight feat of memory to recall a time when the late Christopher Hitchens wasn't the celebrity "Hitch" but an unknown, young, ambitious and aspiring journalist just down from Oxford. But there was such a time and, as reporters like to say, I was there.
February 24, 2012
Putin's Unlikeliest Supporters: Tajik Migrant Workers

A recent viral video of an ethnic Tajik singing a heartfelt ode to Vladimir Putin highlighted a curious aspect of Russia's upcoming presidential election. Members of the Tajik diaspora in Russia appear to be among the prime minister's biggest supporters.
February 23, 2012
Pulling Out The Stops For Putin

An estimated 100,000 people have rallied in Moscow in support of Vladimir Putin's presidential bid. Many were reportedly pressured by their employers to attend.
February 23, 2012
Einstein May Be Right After All, Says CERN Spokesman

Researchers say they have found a possible flaw in the setup of an experiment that appeared to show particles traveling faster than light.
February 23, 2012
No Refuge From Misery For Afghan Displaced

The plight of a cave-dwelling mother of seven highlights the woeful conditions being endured by Afghanistan's internal refugees.
February 22, 2012
New Website To Cover Baku's Eurovision, Warts And All

A group of independent Azerbaijani journalists has launched a website that they say will provide full and unbiased coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, scheduled to take place in May in Baku.
February 22, 2012
'Ugly Babies' Exhibit Depicts Life Under Oppression In China

A new exhibition of photos by a Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo's wife, Liu Xia, smuggled out of the country and put on display in New York provides a rare window into life under oppression.
February 21, 2012
'Favored Daughter' Sets Sights On Afghan Presidency

At 36 years of age, Afghan lawmaker Fawzia Koofi can already boast a number of pioneering achievements. Now in her second term in parliament, she has been a leader in the effort to restore women's rights in the country. She has served as the Afghan parliament's only female deputy speaker; and she has found time to raise a family and become an accomplished author. Now, in her latest book, Koofi describes her harsh past and ambitions to one day become Afghanistan's first woman president.
February 20, 2012
New Afghan Textbooks Sidestep History

In a country devastated by decades of war, Afghan officials believe they have found a way to teach the country's history without inflaming old animosities between Afghanistan's long-warring ethnic and political groups. The answer, they say, is to omit the past four decades from the history books.

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Sunday 26 February 2012

It's Istanbul, Not Constantinople...

Oscar-Winning Directors On Their 'Film Of Hope'

Film On Pakistani Acid Attack Victims And Their 'Savior' Competes For Oscar

Christopher Hitchens Observed

Putin's Unlikeliest Supporters: Tajik Migrant Workers

Pulling Out The Stops For Putin

Einstein May Be Right After All, Says CERN Spokesman

No Refuge From Misery For Afghan Displaced

New Website To Cover Baku's Eurovision, Warts And All

'Ugly Babies' Exhibit Depicts Life Under Oppression In China

'Favored Daughter' Sets Sights On Afghan Presidency

New Afghan Textbooks Sidestep History

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'Swamp Of Poverty': Uzbek Cotton Farmers Refusing To Work With 'Cluster' Monopoly

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