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...huge black petunia blooms in the desert. Mist rises from its center. Its petals ripple. Wait, it's not a petunia; it's a circle of people. People in chadors, the head-to-toe black coverings of orthodox Muslim women. It's not mist; it's dust. They're on their knees, digging in the sand. The scene--from Passage, Shirin Neshat's newest video, a collaboration with composer Phillip Glass--is starkly beautiful, revealing itself slowly, as in a glass, darkly...
...There, for a meager $7, you can indulge in a trim-and-a-shave that has shipping titans, politicians and common folk queuing for that timeless "garçon"; look. What next? Be daring. Face west, a slant to the south, and walk ahead. Fear not the toe-nipping traffic that suddenly re-emerges. Or the streets hawkers and immigrants who sometimes clog the rugged roads to Votanikos, the thriving trend-setting part of Athens. Within minutes, you'll be stunned by the sight of Athinais, an architectural oasis designed by one of Richard Branson's favorite visionaries, Tom Gazetas...
...Americans were planning. "It's suicide to stay here," a neighbor shouted to her as she hurried inside to pack. "Look, even the Taliban are running." A Land Cruiser roared past, kicking up dust, heading for Pakistan. That same night, Barasna, in her early 30s, donned her head-to-toe burqa, or veil, padlocked her house and headed out into the night with her husband, five children and whatever provisions they could carry...
...Land Cruiser roared by, kicking up dust, heading for the moonlit road across the desert to Pakistan. "Look at the Taliban run," the neighbor shouted before running inside to pack his belongings. Later that night, Barasna, an energetic woman in her early 30s, donned her head-to-toe burka veil, padlocked her house and headed into the night with her husband, five children and the few provisions they could carry. "I was near the bus stop when I realized that I'd left water boiling on the fire for tea," Barasna says. "It all happened so fast...
...Taliban's interpretation of Islamic law--which some Islamic scholars believe is a gross distortion--means that women cannot work or attend school and must be covered from head to toe when outside their homes. In March the ancient statues of the giant Buddhas in Bamiyan were blown up as icons of infidels...