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...wall of a house collapsed on the eight victims. U.S. spokesmen said the damage was caused by secondary explosions from the hidden arsenal. But villagers told TIME that a U.S. bomb hit the wrong house, 50 meters from the militant's. And one villager said Jalani escaped in a burqa when the U.S. troops allowed women to leave his compound before bombing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Way Off the Mark | 12/14/2003 | See Source »

...customs. “If I am ever going to learn the language,” says Leonard, “I need to embrace the rich traditions of this beautiful culture.” Leonard continues, “it’s an added bonus that my burqa keeps my TF from picking me out in crowds, plus goat hair really helps keep my ears warm—it’s fuckin’ cold outside...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gossip Guy | 12/11/2003 | See Source »

...Come a Long Way, Baby? Re "Bod for a Burqa?," your people item on Afghan-born beauty contestant Vida Samadzai [Nov. 10]: The Afghan Supreme Court's condemnation of Samadzai is outrageous. But just how far has she come when she has traded her burqa for a bikini in the male fantasyland of a Miss Earth pageant? Mary Lauer Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/8/2003 | See Source »

...Burqa?," Your PEOPLE item on Afghan-born beauty contestant Vida Samadzai [Nov. 10]: The Afghan supreme court's condemnation of Samadzai is outrageous. But just how far has she come when she has traded her burqa for a bikini in the male fantasyland of a Miss Earth pageant? MARY LAUER Atlanta...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 1, 2003 | 12/1/2003 | See Source »

...comes down to choice. What was so oppressive and tyrannical about the Taliban regime was that they enforced the burqa as a woman’s public “uniform.” In most other Muslim societies, however, a woman chooses to wear a hijab (headdress) or not. For those who do, it is often an act of self-assertion, and freedom from the leery eyes of men. Rather than feel oppressed, most women feel secure and confident...

Author: By Erol N. Gulay, | Title: Two Freedoms: Bikini vs. Burqa | 11/17/2003 | See Source »

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