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...applies the scent of paradise." Recalling that Abdullah had still been fasting when he died, she says, "He broke his fast with Allah." The boy's family filed a suit against the Palestinian police, but Franji has no hope of justice in Arafat's corrupt legal system. Her comfort is the scent of paradise. --With reporting by Jamil Hamad/Hebron and Aharon Klein/Tel Aviv

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When The War Hits Home | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...citizens dispirited by the petty obsessions of Washington can comfort themselves by looking to Germany, now in the midst of a brawling election campaign. At the moment, one of the central issues in the race for Chancellor is whether incumbent GERHARD SCHRODER comes by his enviable head of auburn hair naturally. After a German news agency suggested that Schroder, 58, covers his gray, he sent his lawyers to court to stop the agency from repeating the claim. He also sent his barber, who vouched for his hair's authenticity. The court will rule in May, but Schroder's opponents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Apr. 29, 2002 | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...discourage travelers by insisting it's too far, too expensive and there's not enough to do for the effort. They're partly right; it's too bum-numbingly far on a motorbike and, at about $150 for a day trip in a four-wheel drive, getting there in comfort is pricey. For that money, though, you get a proper guide from a reputable agency like Tamarind Tours (tamarindtours.com) or Lolei Travel (asiatours.net/cambodia) . You'll need that because few guidebooks explain the history or significance of the area in detail and, contrary to what you'll be told, Phnom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond, Literally, Angkor Wat | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

...they comfort themselves in exile? The way gangsters always have?with molls. B-grade starlets are regularly called up to Dubai to do their duty by the guys who finance the bulk of the Bollywood product. Or the mobsters order up young dancers from the beer bars of Bombay and relieve them of their virginity. Such activities require a fitting stage. One of the dons has ordered himself a bed from Dubai for a princely $36,800?not including the mattress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gangsters in Exile | 4/29/2002 | See Source »

Farh had difficulty becoming as comfortable among non-Asian friends as she was with Asian students. White students’ comfort levels are rarely tested to such an extent. As Kimberly J. Ravener ’03 says, while minority students are consistently forced into situations where they are outnumbered, white students generally have to consciously choose to end up in that scenario. Ravener is a self-described standard white girl in a very diverse blocking group. Through her blockmates, she’s become the rare white student who participates primarily in a minority-dominated social scene...

Author: By Vasugi V. Ganeshananthan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Comfort Zone | 4/25/2002 | See Source »

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