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...July 27 decision was revealed in Le Monde, which began its story asking whether "the burqa is incompatible with French nationality" The story suggested the answer is apparently yes, and unfurled that tale of a 32 year-old native Moroccan woman identified as Faiza M. as evidence. Though married to a French citizen and the mother of their three, French-born children, Faiza M. was denied citizenship on the grounds that she has "adopted a religious practice incompatible with essential values of the French community, particularly the principle of equality of the sexes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Too Muslim To Be French? | 7/12/2008 | See Source »

...Alfred and Emily your final book? Yes. I haven't got the energy to write now. I used to have so much energy I didn't know what to do with it, but now it just runs away from me. When you're young you think that you're going to sail into a lovely lake of quietude and peace. This is profoundly untrue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doris Lessing Q and A | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...three children? Yes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doris Lessing Q and A | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...yes, I speak Chinese,” he said, nodding and smiling. My mom gave up. He proceeded to tell us his name was…well, we weren’t quite sure, but we settled on “MacDaff,” after a variety of options ranging from “Magdeath” to “McDuff.” At the end of the trip, when we saw it in writing, we learned that his name was actually “Mega Death.” Obviously...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: A Comedy of Language | 7/11/2008 | See Source »

...nearby, larger city of Basra were major hubs for Shi'ite militia smuggling rings and a dangerous no-go zone for most Westerners and wealthy Iraqis. Kidnappings were rampant, and many local authorities were either complicit in the activities or too afraid to act. "Previously, yes, the army was present here," says Basra military commander General Mohammed Jawad Huwaidi. "But the outlaws and bandits were working under the names of parties. So we needed the political will to start the operation." One top Iraqi commander, who only agreed to speak anonymously, says the local police had been particularly corrupt. Once...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Iraq and Iran Meet, Uneasily | 7/10/2008 | See Source »

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