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PEOPLE: Kobe-Shaq feud; sending Miss Afghanistan to hell...
...country where ankle baring is saucy, a spokeswoman in a red-hot bikini is a candidate for eternal damnation. VIDA SAMADZAI, 25, an Afghan-born college student whose family fled to the U.S. in 1996, is the first woman in 31 years to compete in a beauty contest as Miss Afghanistan. When Samadzai paraded in her native country's sash at the recent Miss Earth pageant in the Philippines, the Afghan supreme court condemned the leggy Pashtun beauty queen to hell, calling such pageants "totally un-Islamic" and against "tradition, human honor and dignity." Ah, if only all Afghan women...
...South Asian culture in the South Asian diaspora, which often glorifies the world of the home country. How admirable to start a debate about existing taboos and involve the audience to the extent that the plays did. Why should this initiative be criticized in such a condescending tone? Miss India USA was one of the members of the audience on Oct. 31 and she expressed the importance of such initiatives very beautifully. What a shame the reviewer was not present that evening. What a shame the reviewer did not show more sensitivity...
...when he decided to attack Jerry Falwell and the Christian right. George W. Bush proved in those primaries that he is a disciplined campaigner, and while Dean?s primary opponents haven?t been able to strike mortal wounds with Dean?s missteps so far, Bush won?t miss such opportunities...
...Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and a dazzlingly languid “Love in Vain,” full of slo-mo and sensual red lighting. This is the rare concert movie that grips you as fully as a great fiction film. Don’t miss it. Harvard Film Archive, Friday...