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...first glance, it seems odd that the period that saw 9/11, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the growth of religious extremism in Pakistan, a President caught between the U.S. and Islamic fundamentalism at home, the worst earthquake in the country's history and the imposition of emergency rule would inspire uproarious comedy. But as Pakistan and the world outside go to rack and ruin, all these register as noises off - if at all - in the consciousness of Butterfly, saturated as it is with frequently misspelled brand names ("La Prarry ki face cream and Landscomb ka mascara"), manic socializing...
...region with the most significant gains for democracy: "Despite generalized political strife and continued terrorism in its tribal areas, Pakistan advanced from Not Free to Partly Free status due to the end of military rule and the election of a parliament and president in balloting that was widely considered free and competitive. Bangladesh, which had also been under military rule, experienced an improvement in its political right rating due to successful balloting conducted under reformed electoral laws...Malaysia showed notable progress thanks to expanded opportunities for the political opposition, fewer restrictions on public protest, and greater pluralism in the media...
...percent of its citizens following Shar’ia law? To them, gay rights assaults Islamic virtue and communal integrity, and the HRW claims are simply ethical imperialism. Dr. Onuma Yasuaki, University of Tokyo law professor, notes that “for those who have experienced colonial rule and interventions under such beautiful slogans as humanity and civilization”, human rights look like more slogans to rationalize intervention. Human rights are tough to traffic wholesale. As for the case last Friday, if human rights defenders desire liberties and immunities for the AIDS activists they must engage supportive elements...
...study showed Barbash and others in the Clinton Administration that there was a need for liberalization for hedge funds. "There was a greater appetite for them, and the 100-person rule was too narrow," says Barbash. "The philosophy was that we needed to cut regulation for larger, more sophisticated investors...
...only thing that is certain is that every symbol of Hamas' rule in Gaza, every government building, police station and office block, has been replaced by a very large hole. It will take years for Hamas to rebuild Gaza's infrastructure and to offer basic services to the war-dazed 1.5 million Palestinians inside the sealed-off territory...