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...clash of cultures between the West and Muslim world, few battles have been more fiercely fought than the one raging in Europe today over the burqa. The burqa, or full-face veil, was the law for women in Afghanistan under the Taliban, and is still worn these days in the more conservative parts of the Middle East, as well as in Europe, raising questions about how far liberal democracies should go in tolerating such dress codes...
...Belgium gave an answer Wednesday when parliamentarians backed a draft law that would ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa in public places. The Justice and Home Affairs Committee voted unanimously to endorse the move, which must now be approved by parliament for it to become law. Such a vote is expected by the end of April, which would make Belgium the first European country to implement a ban. Because of the support for the measure among all the main political parties, it is likely to pass. (See a story about Europe's "veil wars...
Susan Sarandon has had a rough go of it as a mother on screen. She lost daughters in Moonlight Mile and Little Women, a soldier son in In the Valley of Elah and in Lorenzo's Oil fought valiantly to save her terminally ill child's life. It's no wonder that the overwrought film The Greatest, which features Sarandon as mother coping with the death of her 18 year-old son Bennett (Aaron Johnson), feels so familiar; mad, sad mothers represent a large part of her filmography...
...thousands of miles traveled and months of anticipation since the disappointing end to last year’s Ivy season—Harvard finished a game out of first place in its division and missed the chance to play in the Ivy League Championship Series—the Crimson women are ready to prove that they belong back at the top of Ancient Eight softball...
Weber and Sronce are part of the age group Running USA says had the largest increase in marathon runners from 2008 to 2009: women ages 18 to 24. The second largest increase was in men ages 25 to 34, another key Facebook demographic. (See five Facebook no-nos for divorcing couples...