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...might be a threat.) Her eyebrows arch delicately, conveying not just mild horror but consternation over her own reaction. She knows she's too cool to be ruffled and jealous, but she can't help herself. Thanks to boldly truthful moments like this one, along with highly naturalistic and often hilarious dialogue and a trio of appealing co-stars, Humpday quickly transcends its own gimmick. (See the top 10 movie gimmicks...
...events in Urumqi seem to suggest that as long as Uighurs feel helpless in the face of what they see as encroachment by an often-hostile culture, the potential remains high for new outbreaks of violence...
...imposed by the communist authorities who have restricted religious freedoms: The numbers of Uighurs permitted to make the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca has been limited; Uighur government employees are forbidden from fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan; the political authorities appoint the Imams at every mosque, and often dictate the sermons preached during Friday prayers...
...Curbs on religious freedom have been accompanied by cultural restrictions. The Uighur language, written in Arabic script, has been steadily phased out of higher education, having been once deemed by Xinjiang's Communist leader to be unsuitable for China's "scientific development." Uighurs in Xinjiang are often denied the right to travel outside of China, or even within it. Those who do manage to move to China's major cities eke out a desperate living as migrant workers, often viewed with distrust and suspicion by the larger Chinese population. The immediate cause of Sunday's protest in Urumqi appears...
Gangs of Basij motorcyclists, often numbering in the dozens, swerved in and out of the traffic, some with their helmets off and their batons in the air, shouting in victory. At Vanak Square, one of the main sites of the protest, soldiers lined the roundabout every five feet with perhaps a hundred more gathered on the sidewalks. Dozens of Revolutionary Guard vans were parked at Enqelab Square and Vanak Square, along with similar numbers of security forces. Iran's opposition movement believes today could mark the beginning of a new wave of public demonstrations and resistance. But for government forces...