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...camera" proposal. The film will be "beyond gay," and a likely festival winner, he thinks. But primarily, it's an insult to Ben, a gauntlet thrown down in the battle of the lifestyles, with the subtext, You're too square for this. (Andrew's main defense in life is that he's resolutely not square...
...July 8 election, SBY's two main opponents fielded running mates who were also prominent generals under Suharto. SBY, though, was the only one of the three not being pursued on charges of human-rights abuses...
...Nevertheless, the ministry's decision to address the issue at all, and on such a scale, may indicate a marked shift from the government's stance just last year: that sexual harassment is the problem of just a few individuals. "It's a big change," says Rasha Hassan, the main researcher at the Egyptian Center for Women's Rights (ECWR). "Of course, the government still needs to do a lot. But nowadays we can see some change in the ministries." (Read "Egypt Frees a Dissident: A Gesture for Obama...
...night fell, the Revolutionary Guard and Basij surged in numbers, swarming through nearly all of Tehran's main streets and into the alleys, where protesters ran for haven. By 9 p.m., it was over. Save for burning trash cans and broken glass, the streets were empty of foot traffic, though plenty of cars continued to crawl along the major boulevards (apparently the security forces targeted only people on foot...
Gangs of Basij motorcyclists, often numbering in the dozens, swerved in and out of the traffic, some with their helmets off and their batons in the air, shouting in victory. At Vanak Square, one of the main sites of the protest, soldiers lined the roundabout every five feet with perhaps a hundred more gathered on the sidewalks. Dozens of Revolutionary Guard vans were parked at Enqelab Square and Vanak Square, along with similar numbers of security forces. Iran's opposition movement believes today could mark the beginning of a new wave of public demonstrations and resistance. But for government forces...