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Detained, Tortured and Held Without Trial, a Saudi Political Prisoner Returns Home
Ghazi al-Harbi has spent the last seven years locked up as a political prisoner. He is now readjusting to the life he was taken away from
Exiled Activist to China’s New President: ‘The Whole Nation Is Watching You’
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng on Monday posted a video urging incoming President Xi Jinping to uphold human rights and follow Burma on the path to democratic reform.
The Fight Goes On: Bono’s Unwavering Quest to End AIDS
In recognition of this year’s World AIDS Day, U2 singer and global activist Bono is stepping up his fight against HIV/AIDS by personally lobbying American legislators to maintain funding for global AIDS initiatives and awareness. …
Artist, Yes, Dancer, No: Ai Weiwei Does Gangnam Style
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei is the latest to hop on the Gangnam Style bandwagon.
Cover Story: The Next Leaders of the Unfree World
This week’s TIME cover story, written by Hannah Beech, examines the upcoming once-in-a-decade leadership transition set to take place in China
The Secret Life of a Saudi Women’s Soccer Team
Though Saudi Arabia sent female athletes to the Olympics for the first time this year, women within the country still struggle to find basic sports and fitness facilities.
In Saudi Arabia, Dissent Is Alive and Well, but Only Online or in Private
Riyadh polices its streets and cafés with a fearsome rigor, but it doesn’t seem to know how to shut down the chatter on Twitter and Facebook
History of Violence: Struggling with the Legacy of Rape in Liberia
Despite the International Criminal Court’s recent conviction of former President Charles Taylor on charges of war crimes and abetting rape (among other horrors) in Sierra Leone, his country, Liberia, still wrestles with a brutal …
Japan: A Year After the Tsunami, A Coastal Town Comes Together
Driving into Minamisanriku, it’s hard not to feel a little discouraged. A cold drizzle falls over what used to be a thriving, picturesque fishing village but is now a barren swatch of gray cement foundations. The twisted hulks of …
Is a New European Union Ad Racist? Controversial Video Campaign Is Pulled
The European Commission was forced to recall a video ad promoting the expansion of the European Union amid allegations that the content was racist.
In the style of a bad Quentin Tarantino knockoff, the video called “Growing Together” depicts three men of different ethnic backgrounds menacing a Caucasian woman. As the heroine walks …
Fetih 1453: Blockbuster Turkish Epic Revels in Ottoman Past
With Turkey’s geo-political star in the ascendant, it’s fitting that the country’s biggest ever film, released in theaters there Feb. 16, celebrates what is perhaps the Mediterranean world’s most defining historical moment. Fetih 1453 (or “Conquest 1453″) is a $17 million, chain metal-clad, scimitar-waving retelling of the 15th …
Fashion Week in Pakistan: Can Couture Trump Conservatism?
Fashionistas the world over will look to the Big Apple as the spotlight falls on New York City ahead of the start of its glitzy Fashion Week this Thursday. But, away from the catwalks and cocktail parties of fashion’s North American capital, the industry struts its stuff in far more troubled frontiers. I attended Pakistan’s Fashion Week …