부산대학교 도서관

Presents world news for the week of May 19, 2003. At a recent book party in Manhattan, novelist Salman Rushdie explained his imperturbability in the face of yet another fatwa slapped on him. But Rushdie was far more intrigued with the fatwas coming out of Washington. Moroccan Islamic scholar Fatema Mernissi reports that women have taken a dominant role in the Arab media. Among the most famous women in radio and television is Muntaha ar-Rimhy, an attractive Al-Jazeera anchorwoman who also hosts a top-rated talk show, "For Women Only." Although U.S. President George W. Bush has assured the world that America plans to stay in Iraq, Afghanistan is not an encouraging precedent. A high-level military team sent to assess the stability of the country came away disheartened.