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...name, has lived outside his native Iran for almost 30 years, documenting religious practices with an artistic detachment born of his status both as an exile and a nonbeliever. The power of his images - which are stark, often startling, and embody the spontaneity of what he terms "the suspended moment" - owe much to that self-imposed distance. It's particularly poignant, then, that his latest book, In Whose Name?: The Islamic World after 9/11, begins not in Kabul or Karbala but in Siberia, where Abbas watched on his hotel room TV as the Twin Towers collapsed in New York City...
...tempting to just stand stock-still and squeeze your eyes shut and wait for the moment to pass, or else hoard canned goods and assume the worst. This has been an awfully ugly summer of argument, and you'd be forgiven for concluding that we've lost our will to face or fix anything. We'll just dance with the devils we know, thank you. But if you look past Washington, past Wall Street, turn down the volume and go outside and walk around, you'll find the parcels of grace, of ingenuity and enterprise - people riding change like...
...Pepsi were targeted by a study from an NGO called the Center for Science and Environment (CSE)--a group focused on environmental-sustainability issues--which alleged that samples of the companies' drinks tested high for pesticide residue. Both firms' sales and reputations were hit hard. In a rare moment of solidarity, Pepsi and Coca-Cola held a joint press conference attacking the NGO. The claims were raised again in 2006, and annual sales of carbonated drinks shrank. An expert panel appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare later found problems with CSE's testing...
...Moment," regarding Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to investigate the possibility that torture methods were used during the George W. Bush Administration, TIME asks, "Did harsh methods like waterboarding lead to actionable intelligence?" [Sept. 7]. It doesn't matter! Torture is morally repugnant, regardless of outcome. Those committing torture lose their humanity. When a country condones it, it likewise loses its soul and becomes defeated from within. I applaud Holder. For the U.S. to be a moral beacon, we must look at ourselves with the same eyes with which we look at other countries. Tom Schrack, FAIRFAX...
...past Egyptian tanks, and into no-man's land before a sign welcomes you to Palestine. As the bus moved through the checkpoint, the Palestinians who had made it in began to applaud. They cheered and thanked God; others called relatives on their mobile phones. It was an emotional moment, yet paradoxical all the same, given that many might never be able to get back...