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SURRENDERED. Johnny Htoo, left, child soldier who, along with twin brother Luther, led a band of ethnic Karen rebels known as God's Army against Burma's military junta in the late 1990s; in southern Burma. Htoo, believed to be about 18 years old today, turned himself in to government forces along with eight fellow rebels earlier this month, according to reports. The brothers, revered by followers who believed they had mystic powers and could not be hurt by bullets or land mines, fled to a Thai refugee camp in 2001, where Luther reportedly still lives with his wife...
...become a beast. "With nearly 1,700 restaurants," applebees.com says, "it is the largest casual dining restaurant concept in the world" (Ruby Tuesday, by comparison, has just 880 locations). Note the language: Applebee's is much more concept than restaurant. It serves food grounded in no particular ethnic or regional cuisine in settings bewilderingly overstuffed with pop-culture images and gimcrack Americana. The following items are affixed to the walls of the Jamestown Applebee...
...left that drive hopeful that it could serve as a model for Lebanon, where parties are often feudal arrangements of patrons and clients, based on ethnic or religious affiliations. The first drive had been held in Achrafiyeh, Beirut's most upscale Christian neighborhood. Holding the second in the Bekaa would allow us to reach more Sunni, Shia, and Druze Lebanese-Americans - a chance to demonstrate one of the American ideals I love most: that our diversity is our strength, and that we value all citizens, regardless of race or religion. Those ideals, of course, often aren't honored; the most...
...However, many fear it could open the door for conservative clerics to abuse women and ethnic minorities and to quash free speech using loose definitions of virtue. Hard-liner clerics have been flexing their muscles in recent months. In March, an Afghan man charged with converting from Islam to Christianity was forced to flee the country after he faced a possible death penalty in the Afghan court system. Sam Zia Zarifi, director of research of the Asia division of New York-based Human Rights Watch, warns that the new vice and virtue cops could be "an instrument for politically oppressing...
...June 26], which captured the Germans' sudden change in attitude toward the World Cup, their team and their national identity. The past few weeks have not only helped Germans get over the guilt that has been linked to any kind of national symbolism but also caused many members of ethnic minorities here to identify openly with Germany. In a country still grappling with the idea of being a multicultural state, this is particularly encouraging. But it is too early for enthusiasm. It remains to be seen whether Germans' newfound identity will survive beyond the final whistle of the tournament. Only...