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...think about it.” Ignoring the realities of the world depicted in “Children of Men” might be the best recourse available. Directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuarón of “Y Tu Mama También?? and “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” fame, the film imagines a world in which women are no longer able to bear children. Based on P.D. James’ novel, the film opens eighteen years after the last baby has been born, a phenomenon that...

Author: By Victoria B. Kabak, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Cautionary Tale in ‘Children of Men’ | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

...applied such stringent rules because under Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraq was viewed as a “state supporting terrorism.” But regime change failed to upgrade al-Dewachi’s status; in fact, it worsened. Claiming the “N?? series passports issued under Hussein no longer meet “international security standards,” the U.S. has denied him reentry despite re-issuing him a visa on Jan. 31. It is unclear exactly what hoops Iraqi students wishing to study in the United States must jump through...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: An Unreasonable Request | 2/14/2007 | See Source »

...State Department spokesman, Steve Royster, confirmed that “N?? series passports were declared invalid in January because “they don’t meet international security standards...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Iraqi Student Denied Reentry | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

After spending a year in London doing fieldwork for his dissertation on the Iraqi diaspora in Britain, he moved to Montreal to finish writing it and became a permanent resident of Canada in June 2005. According to Dewachi, Canada recognizes his “N?? series passport...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Iraqi Student Denied Reentry | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

Although the Iraqi government has extended the validity of the “N?? series until the end of 2007 and Dewachi was granted a visa, his passport was invalid to the State Department as of January...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Iraqi Student Denied Reentry | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

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