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HORROR SHOW At a refugee center for widows of men lost in the massacre at Srebrenica, Bosnian Muslim Fatima Begovic, whose husband and sons died there, sobs as she watches Slobodan Milosevic defend himself at his trial for crimes against humanity--the first ever for a head of state. The former Yugoslav President, accused of directing the genocide of 300,000 non-Serbs and driving millions from their homelands, scornfully blamed NATO and claimed he was the real victim. "It is all lies," he fumed. "The real crime was the killing of Yugoslavia and crucifying...
...video is aimed at late-night TV watchers with disposable incomes and two left feet—which would seem to make Harvard students a prime target demographic. But Darrin fans on campus are hard to find, mainly because Darrin doesn’t really deliver the goods. Fatima K. Ahmad ’04, who test-drove her roommate’s copy of the tape, calls it “pretty funny” but was disappointed with the selection. Henson only teaches the consumer how to dance to the choruses of the songs featured...
...energy barely let up as the band segued effortlessly from one song to the next, and many of the audience members were forced into the back aisles in an attempt to find space to dance. Song highlights included “Wassiye” and “Fatima,” both of which were considerably more energetic than their studio takes, as well as Koité’s original hit, “Cigarette Abana,” a cheerful anti-cigarette song that first brought Koité international recognition. Afer a 90-minute set, Koit?...
Some suggested that the term may not be as offensive as it would have been if used decades earlier. Sen said some Pakistanis are appropriating the word for themselves. Fatima Raja ’03, a Pakistani, said the slur seemed to be gaining a modicum of acceptance...
...zone-by-zone truce seemed far from events on the ground, where at least 15 people died in continuing violence. IRAN Jailed for "Insults" A prominent member of the reformist bloc in Iran's parliament was sentenced to 22 months in prison for subversion. A judge said Fatima Haqiqatjoo's criticism of a journalist's arrest in February insulted state bodies and spread propaganda against Islam. Fellow M.P.s protested her conviction, accusing the judiciary of seeking to undermine the reformist parliament. Haqiqatjoo called the charges "politically motivated," and said she would sue the judge and seek a fair trial. AFGHANISTAN...