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...returned from a four-day dogsled journey to the North Pole to draw attention to global warming. The parka-clad monarch and his crew of seven faced low visibility and cracks in the ice that caused two people to slip into chilly waters. (They were unharmed.) What will His Royal Greenness do next to promote environmentalism? "Maybe--I emphasize maybe," he said, "I will make a trip to the South Pole." Which must have the other royals feeling wimpy for just recycling...
...across the mountain kingdom. Bhandari isn't sure why he is risking his life, beyond an unformed belief in "freedom" and a burning sense that Gyanendra, Nepal's absolute monarch, is keeping his country in the dark ages. "Everybody feels Nepal is being left behind," he says, as a Royal Nepalese Army helicopter buzzes overhead. "This is the 21st century. We can't have a God King. It's impossible to resist this...
...nominate a Prime Minister. But the parties dismissed the King's offer and intensified their demand that he go. Even the King's associates believe his days are numbered. "He felt he had to take over, or we would all be Maoists by now," says a friend of the royal family. "But he miscalculated. He has no support...
...across the mountain kingdom. Bhandari isn't sure why he's risking his life, beyond an unformed belief in "freedom" and a burning sense that Gyanendra, Nepal's absolute monarch, is keeping his kingdom in the Dark Ages. "Everybody feels Nepal is being left behind," he says, as a Royal Nepalese Army helicopter buzzes overhead. "This is the 21st century. We can't have a God King. It's impossible to resist this...
...Afghan Intolerance Re "A Convert's Plight" [april 3], on the case of Abdul Rahman, the Afghan who was prosecuted for converting to Christianity and eventually found asylum in Italy: As a British-born Muslim with royal Afghan ancestry, I find it deeply disturbing that Rahman was treated unfairly because of a corrupt interpretation of Islamic law. Tribal leaders intentionally misinterpret Islamic law to maintain power. No one should be forced to accept Islam, for submitting to coercion is not the same as heartfelt acceptance. Such twisted and extreme misuse of Islamic law affects Muslims as much as it affects...