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...year. The accuser has received hundreds of death threats on the phone, in the mail and by e-mail. Three people were arrested for threatening her life. Moreover, she continues to receive thousands of obscene messages from Kobe Bryant fans—fans who stand by Bryant and proudly wear “Free Kobe” t-shirts even though they have never met him or the accuser...
...Iran, as elsewhere, the students matter. Twenty-five years ago, it was Iranian students who were the vanguard of the revolution that toppled the Shah and seized the U.S. embassy. Now they generally are fed up with a government run by Islamic clerics. Young Iranian women still wear the traditional head scarves, but many now wear them with tight-fitting jeans--at once a religious, political and fashion statement. Students recently packed lecture halls at Tehran University to hear a series of talks straightforwardly billed "Transition to Democracy." One of the speakers was Mohsen Kadivar, a young cleric who talks...
...point. We didn't know that for days.") Industrial Light & Magic, his band of cybergeeks back in Los Angeles, hasn't finished its computer shots--because ILM is still building the computers. The 20th Century Fox board of directors is sending unhelpful memos (e.g., the Wookie should wear pants). The Fox boss, Alan Ladd Jr., has insisted that the last two weeks of principal shooting be done in one manic week. And the frail 32-year-old with a galaxy of ideas in his head seems near implosion. As Mark Hamill recalls, "He really looked like he was ready...
...Indonesia's brand of Islam has long been known for its tolerance, and many Javanese are horrified to hear of the suspicion with which many Australians now regard their nation. The fear goes both ways; one pesantren student, asked why he hated Australians, retorts, "because you have banned girls wearing headscarves to school." But Javanese hospitality to strangers endures. Ba'asyir's Ngruki pesantren banned Australian, American and Singaporean journalists after they reported links between the school and members of terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah. But after a special plea by an Indonesian-Muslim journalist, Ba'asyir approves from jail...
...Mothers wear many hats, including that of problem solver. These women responded to the chores and nagging concerns of motherhood with entrepreneurial zeal, turning their troubles into cottage industries. Their inventions are now sold in stores and online...