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...most spectacular archaeological sites for the last 50 years. This collection, edited by Charlotte Trümpler, director of the archaeology collection of the Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany, shows off ancient ruined cities in breathtaking patchworks and the awe-inspiring architecture of religious sites from the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt to Caesarea in Israel. In an age when anyone with a digital camera can pretend to be David Bailey, Gerster takes photos that demand a helicopter, no fear of heights and decades of experience. The Past from Above provides a unique view of the world we live...
...reporting on warlord Abu Deraa[Dec. 4], TIME has once again given in to the urge to attach a name and a face to the enemy in Iraq, thus raising the illusory hope that the elimination of one key figure will solve whatever it is that is fueling the violence. But it didn't work with al-Zarqawi and won't with Abu Deraa because it's not about one man or even one organization. It's about the disintegration of a society in the aftermath of an unprovoked invasion and occupation. It's about us. JOHN HUBERS Chicago...
...leader and a theater producer with nine plays to his name. A deeper look exhibits an amusing mixture of funky and humanitarian, a juxtaposition that just might begin to characterize the seemingly undefinable Singh. As a sophomore, the theater-active Singh drew national media attention with “Abu Ghraib,” a play he wrote and co-produced. As a junior he taught in AIDS-afflicted Namibia and promoted economic development and youth leadership in Morocco. And now, as a senior, he’s working on a thesis highlighting protest through rap-music culture in Parisian...
...word "rogues" to describe some of the militias. But just how rogue are they? How much control does al-Sadr have over somebody like Abu Deraa, the militia leader in Sadr City...
...their gunsights. One of the largest Sunni insurgent groups, Islamic Army, dramatically changed course last week and called on its followers to wage a "battle of destiny" against Shi'ites for control of Baghdad. Only a year ago, the studiously nationalistic and nonsectarian group vehemently opposed al-Qaeda leader Abu Mousab al-Zarqawi's call for a holy war against Iraqi Shi'ites...