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YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN Ugandan-born liberal Muslim columnist based in London...
...does one prepare to become one of modern history's most notorious dictators? "I learned the accordion," says FOREST WHITAKER, who plays the former Ugandan despot Idi Amin in the upcoming political drama The Last King of Scotland. The film follows a Scottish doctor who becomes Amin's personal physician. Whitaker also studied Swahili, met Amin's family and some of his former generals and visited the East African nation's palaces and temples. "Most people think of [Amin] as a monster," says the actor. "But he was funny, charming, passionate and flamboyant." Maybe. Since he's responsible...
...while the authorities cart them away. However, they do have a spiritual, contemplative side, which manifests itself in veganism, Le Tigre CD’s, pilgrimages to India, and facebook friends at Antioch College. BOWL: Low—they buy lots of Fair Trade soaps and exfoliate themselves with Ugandan seed-oils.The Musical “My Band is About Social Justice” Granola:This Granola can be seen in schoolyards everywhere, playing “No Woman, No Cry” on the acoustic guitar. While they strum, they usually sport all manner of hats, mostly ones made...
...people? It doesn't really make any sense to me, but I wanted to see if I could capture that. I put it aside for the next four or five years, until my junior year of college. The Harvard African Students' Association invited China Keitetsa, who is a former Ugandan child soldier. She spoke, and was basically just telling about her life. She was about 26 at the time she spoke. She'd been abducted at age 9, and forced to fight. She went through her life story, and how she started campaigning against the use of child soldiers...
...Cambodia, African-style.' That is how some Westerners describe Uganda today ... They contend that the government of President Apollo Milton Obote ... has caused the deaths of as many as 100,000 Ugandan civilians and brought another 150,000 to the brink of starvation in a ruthless campaign to wipe out guerrillas ... Said U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights Elliott Abrams during a congressional hearing ... 'Repeated reports of large-scale civilian massacres, forced starvation and impeded humanitarian relief operations indicate that Uganda has one of the most serious human rights problems in the world today' ... At one time known...