So I just read beckielric 's post about the law in Afghanistan, and googled it for more info, and came across this article: kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/three-cheers-for-afghan-women/, and got to this part:
The young women stepped off the bus and moved toward the protest march just beginning on the other side of the street when they were spotted by a ( Read more... )

 There is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat about a half an hour from Smith, so sometimes I'll see monks wandering around the college, usually on the way to the library. I always become really happy when I see them. For one thing, it means spring has truly sprung!...I never see them in winter. Also, they always look very cheerful. Once, I walked into the ( Read more... )