Watch Tina Fey Play a Hapless War Reporter in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Trailer
Comedies about naive Americans in the Middle East have been frequently attempted, but infrequently successful—it is all too easy to resort to stereotypes, to offensively make light of victims of real tragedy. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot could be the first to succeed where other studio films have flopped.
Eight Men Jailed in Malala Yousafzai Attack 'Secretly Acquitted'
In April, ten men were sentenced to life in prison by a Pakistani court for the assassination attempt on Malala Yosafzai, the schoolgirl and education activist shot in 2012. “Life,” we now learn, apparently means “a couple months.” The BBC now reports that eight of the men were secretly acquitted. Immediately after…
Ten Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Shooting of Malala Yousafzai
A Pakistani court has sentenced ten men to life in prison for the attempted assassination in 2012 of Malala Yousafzai. All ten men are affiliated with the Pakistani arm of the Taliban. Yousafzai was shot three times as she rode a bus home from school, part of the Taliban’s campaign to frighten and intimidate girls…
Malala's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Teaches Us All to Be Brave
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize recipient, spoke on Friday about her human rights work around education and saving the minds of other women under terrorism's rule.
Malala Yousafzai's Mom Is Learning to Read and Write
Since being shot by the Taliban for her dogged insistence on attending school (and talking up its importance), Malala Yousafzai has become one of the world's best-known campaigners for women's literacy. Seems she's got influence at home, too: Her mom has recently learned to read, write and speak some English.
Pakistan’s Largest City Appoints First Female Police Station Head
With an estimated population of 23.5 million people, Karachi is Pakistan's most populated city and the third largest city in the world (by population within city limits), trailing Shanghai and Beijing. It boasts a very intimidating level of crime as the most dangerous mega-city with a murder rate of 12.3 per 100,00…
Husband Of Pakistani Woman Stoned to Death Murdered His First Wife
Last week, the horrible story broke of Farzana Parveen, the 25-year-old Pakistani woman who was stoned to death by relatives outside of a courthouse in broad daylight for marrying for love rather than agreeing to an arranged marriage with her cousin. If you thought this story couldn't get any worse, you were wrong.
Newsweek Cover About Female Suicide Bombers Features Tampon Dynamite
Newsweek Pakistan's latest cover story is on the rise in female suicide bombers. And, so, naturally, this week's cover features the words LADY PARTS emblazoned over the image of tampons with lit fuses where the removal string would normally be. That's some TIME-level trolling, Newsweek. Kudos, I guess.
Burka-Clad Wonder Woman is Pakistan's Latest Superhero
Malala Yousafzai's story has brought the international spotlight to the state of girl's schools in Pakistan. But despite Malala's ultimate triumph over the Taliban thugs that attempted to murder her for supporting education for girls, the situation for girls seeking schooling in Pakistan is grimmer than ever.…
Taliban Letter to Malala Reads Like It Was Written By Cartoon Bad Guys
Despite Malala Yousafzai's awe-inspiring speech at the United Nations on July 12, officially dubbed "Malala Day," the Taliban's retaliation to the overwhelming support Malala has received from around the world has been deadly. A month before Malala Day, militants attacked a bus carrying female students, 12 of whom…
Today Is Malala Day
Last fall, doctors were repairing Malala Yousafzai's shattered skull after the 15-year-old was shot in the head by the Taliban for daring to go (and talk about the importance of going) to school. Today, she's celebrating her 16th birthday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, where she will call for…

