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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...When the golden dome of the Askariya Mosque in Samarra was destroyed last year, many Iraqis blamed not the bombers who did the deed, but American soldiers for failing to protect one of Shi?ite Islam's holiest sites. That conformed to a pattern; for more than four years, the U.S. military has been Iraqis' scapegoat of choice for all the ills of their country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Insecurity Forces | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

...puts a heavy emphasis on artists from non-Western nations. At the Arsenale he devotes one large exhibition space to Turkey, which had never before taken part in the Biennale, and another to work from all across Africa. It was also on Storr's recommendation that the Biennale's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was presented on opening day to Malick Sidibé, a photographer from Mali whose wonderful studio portraits and pictures of people getting ready for a night on the town combine a fine eye with a very at-ease sense of the people he looks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Search of Surprises | 6/13/2007 | See Source »

With its powder-soft beaches and golden-spired Buddhist temples, Thailand markets itself as a tourist haven. But the Southeast Asian nation has another side it would rather visitors not see: an Islamic insurgency in the country's far south that has claimed more than 2,100 lives since 2004. On May 31, a dozen paramilitary rangers were killed in an ambush. The following weekend, two civilians were shot dead, and 20 soccer players were injured by an on-field bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand's Trouble with Islamists | 6/8/2007 | See Source »

...city of Jodhpur and the lake city of Udaipur-teem with hidden delights, from bustling local markets to old observatories to tranquil gardens. Further afield, ancient holy towns like Ajmer and Pushkar afford winding urban explorations and peaceful lake views with fewer touts and tourists in the way. The golden city of Jaisalmer, with its Persian-inspired villas and trains of camel caravans, rises out of the desert like a hallucination from The Arabian Nights. Some of India's last remaining great tigers prowl the forests of Ranthambore, while the airy hill station at Mount Abu abounds with shrines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of Ruins | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...took a risk by airing its celeb-drenched Movie Awards live. For example, the network couldn't have predicted the antics of Best Villain--winner Jack Nicholson. Hollywood watcher LAIST, which live-blogged the event, reported Nicholson's first words upon receiving his golden popcorn: "I don't give a f___!" SCORE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 18, 2007 | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

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