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What proponents of the ban seem to ignore is that the conditions that “force” female students to wear headscarves do not disappear under the ban. According to Human Rights Watch—an international advocacy organization which has condemned the ban—the policy “has denied thousands of women access to education” by requiring them to abandon part of their religious beliefs to attend universities. To force women to choose between their faith and their future is cruel...
...making it into such a good production as possible. It’s been great to work with them. Spellberg: Having to integrate technical objects into the space takes a lot of people and it’s a cool experience to watch it all materialize overnight and then disappear again in time for breakfast the next morning. —Elizabeth L. Mead
...national movement. In Lalian (which had a PPP representative who then switched over to Musharraf), it already seems to be working. "The politicians come here and promise us everything," says Abdul Khaliq, a teacher at Hussain's last rally for the day. "But the day after the elections they disappear." Khaliq says he has given up on voting for individual candidates. He will choose Hussain not because of what she has promised, but because she represents Bhutto. "Benazir is the dream, and Abida will bring us there...
With luck, some of these groups may consolidate or disappear. One day, for example the Americans may go home. The National Police may draw down, the Iraqi police step up and shape up, the quick reaction force remain at the station unless otherwise needed, and the CLCs integrate into the Iraqi army and police. But for students of history and armchair generals, the parallels with Beirut, circa 1975, may be striking: More sectarian-aligned groups are organized and armed and funded now than at any point...
...facing the depressing possibility that all the effort of the past several decades to save endangered species - controlling poaching, creating wildlife reserves, banning animal trade - may be for naught if climate change continues unchecked. In a drastically warmer world, habitats for many species - like the polar bear - could simply disappear, taking the animals with them. Nearly one-third of the world's animals are already under the threat of extinction, and the current rate of species loss is 10,000 times the natural rate. "Global warming has such far-reaching implications [for conservation] that it's very depressing," says Kert...