Word: wearings
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...residents of Dara Adam Khel, a gunsmiths' village 30 miles south of Peshawar, Pakistan, awoke one morning last month to find their streets littered with pamphlets demanding that they observe Islamic law. Women were instructed to wear all-enveloping burqas and men to grow their beards. Music and television were banned. Then the jihadists really got serious. These days, dawn is often accompanied by the wailing of women as another beheaded corpse is found by the side of the road, a note pinned to the chest claiming that the victim was a spy for either the Americans or the Pakistani...
...supporting the idea of fighting terrorism,” he said. “We support our troops, and we support the fight against terrorism. We want victory.” Meanwhile, HIPJ members handed out anti-war patches and posters. “We want people to wear and post their anti-war voice to show decision-makers our dissent,” said Kaveri Rajaraman, a third-year graduate student of molecular and cellular biology and an HIPJ member. Amar Abbas, a German visitor whose family lives in Iraq, said he appreciated the anti-war protests...
...fuckery” even a word?) that really carries the album along. In “Addicted,” she sings, “Tell your boyfriend next time he’s around to buy his own weed and don’t wear my shit down...
...criticism for her Balenciaga couture creation, but personally I thought it was exceptional. I loved the fit of the dress and I thought the bow was a perfect accoutrement to a rather severally geometric garment. Also it was really red.MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Usually, I unequivocally hate what Maggie Gyllenhaal wears. She falls victim to things that I would never even be tempted to try, like Heidi braids or white t-shirts without a bra. Her Oscar dress, however—a dark blue Proenza Schouler with ostrich feather trim—was both dramatic and original: something quite hard to pull...
...Most of the rank-and-file soldiers in the unit are Sikhs, members of a religious group native to the plains of Punjab, who wear their long hair covered at all times, usually with a turban. Sikh soldiers are renowned in British Empire military lore for their bravery and fighting skills, although so far in South Lebanon, those attributes have not been tested. The 15th Punjab reports that it hasn't had a single encounter with armed Hizballah elements, despite constant patrols in the 12-village area for which it is responsible. Does this mean Hizballah has given up southern...