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Master to a slave

Cover Story Sidebar | Islamic theology helps explain the treatment of women in traditional Muslim societies

'A piece of sheep fat in the sun'

'A piece of sheep fat in the sun'

Cover Story | Islamic dissident Ayaan Hirsi Ali has lived the low life apportioned to Muslim women. Now she describes it in a new bestselling autobiography and an interview with WORLD

In this issue: "'Infidel'," March 3, 2007

Features

Reforming school reform
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Reforming school reform

Education |  Analysts and lawmakers try to rescue No Child Left Behind

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Anti-climax

Iraq |  Historic votes against the Iraq War prove to be less about "don't go" and more about "show"

Spring cleaning
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Spring cleaning

Interview |  Author Elizabeth Kantor clears away academic propaganda and looks anew at the great books of English and American literature

Showdown in Africa
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Showdown in Africa

Religion |  A midnight session narrowly averts a divide between The Episcopal Church and worldwide Anglicans

Raw footage
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Raw footage

Media |  YouTube bans as inappropriate a video displaying violent verses from the Quran

The jerk
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The jerk

Human Race |  Al Franken tries serious business

Feminine touch
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Feminine touch

Politics |  A campaign stop in battleground South Carolina shows Hillary Clinton grappling with how to play the 'woman card'-and how not to play it

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

The latest on the week's biggest stories

Epidemic
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Epidemic

Relief workers fight a lonely battle against rising meningitis

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

Quotables
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Quotables

Memorable things they said

Reviews

Campy fire
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Campy fire

Movies |  Ghost Rider would be B-rate fun, but not for its intended audience

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Not so special

Movies |  Poor effects mar the evangelistic Last Sin Eater

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Sex in the country

Television |  Men in Trees picks up where Sarah Jessica Parker left off

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Bestselling CDs

Notable CDs |  Five rock/contemporary Album of the Year nominees for Dove Award

Notebook

Youthful transition
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Youthful transition

Sports |  New NBA age rule brings talent and storylines to college hoops

Voices

Dog and pony show
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Dog and pony show

Campaign 2008 |  The '08 race is on and the parade of candidates will only increase, but take heart: only 20 months to go

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

'Amen!' 'Preach it!'
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'Amen!' 'Preach it!'

Don't lose Christ in the Christian traditions

The half-seen ledger
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The half-seen ledger

It's too soon to say that lives lost in Iraq have been in vain

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