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Mumbai: blaming everyone except the shooters
Where else but in The Guardian? Dalrymple’s portrait of the killers, as well as the sections of Muslim opinion he sees as supporting them, is based on a profound failure to treat them as morally autonomous and equal to himself. They are boiling with rage, the... Read More.

Saudi’s first all-girl rock band cannot perform in public
It’s not easy being an all-girl rock band in Saudi Arabia. Not only are women oppressed but rock music is also forbidden. They cannot perform in public. They cannot pose for album cover photographs. Read More.

11/26
The Times calls the Mumbai terror attacks, "India's 9/11": It felt like India’s 9/11. Even in a country whose experience of terrorism dates back to its independence in 1947, the sight of Bombay’s Taj Mahal Palace hotel in flames after last night’s attacks was... Read More.

NYC Bridge named after Bobby Kennedy
A bridge in NYC was named after Bobby Kennedy today. Many members of the family turned out including Ethel, Bobby Jr., and Caroline. Read More.

Memories of War, and the Music of Peace
The bullet, said Johnny Mauger, went in one side of his friend's head, but it didn't quite come out the other. Johnny tapped his temple. The bullet made a little bulge, like a pimple, right here. Read More.

Boy scout of the world
The Toronto Star, in a ringing cri de coeur, wants Canada to "do something" about the Congo (the editorial is Norman Spector's "The column I'm glad I didn't write"): Read More.

Afghan journalist gets 20 years for blasphemy
You might remember the journalist in Afghanistan who was sentenced to death for distributing “an Internet article that said the Prophet Mohammad had ignored the rights of women.” Well, instead he gets 20 years in the clink. Read More.