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...middle of campus devoted totally to men and absolutely no space that is intended for women. Women can only enter final clubs as the guests of men, as perpetual visitors in clubs where they can never belong. Once inside, they are only allowed in certain areas of the mansion, and men control alcohol at parties—in most cases it is difficult to get a drink that has not already been handled by a man. This atmosphere of male dominance is not only downright sexist, but conducive to sexual assault...
...visible members of the exiled élite are Rana and Raghad Hussein, Saddam's daughters, who arrived in the summer of 2003 after King Abdullah II granted them asylum. At first they lived with their collective brood of nine children in a royal guesthouse. They recently moved into a mansion. These days you can often spot them sauntering through Mecca Mall and other Amman shopping districts, surrounded by bodyguards. They've been known to make impulse buys, picking up a $30,000 bracelet at a jeweler and emptying the racks at designer boutiques. According to one local merchant, the sisters...
...starts a job as a laborer in a packinghouse and puts a down payment on a house. Thereafter Jurgis endures a nearly endless stream of misfortune, exploitation, and pain that gives lie to the fantasy of the Happy Immigrant. From the horror of the fertilizer factory to the mansion of a robber baron, Jurgis experiences the extremes of capitalism run rampant...
...year-old Bell Tower and around the Drum Tower before heading to Guanghua Temple and over the Silver Ingot Bridge, spanning two of the area's lakes. Afterward, as well as visiting a local house, you'll be taken to a tea ceremony at Prince Gong's mansion...
...year-old Bell Tower and around the Drum Tower before heading to Guanghua Temple and over the Silver Ingot Bridge, spanning two of the area's lakes. Afterward, as well as visiting a local house, you'll be taken to a tea ceremony at Prince Gong's mansion. As for creature comforts en route, you just have to hope for the best. Our hostess's poker face relaxed when, on departure, I confessed that I had to answer an urgent call of nature. She'd actually installed plumbing in the house, she admitted, discreetly directing me to an indoor bathroom...