Michael Apted Adapting Novel Eight Months On Ghazzah Street

By: Kristy Puchko For an Western woman who is free to go to school, socialize as she likes, wear what she wants, and drive wherever she chooses, the life of women in more restrictive cultures might seem incomprehensible. It certainly did for Frances Shore, the British woman at the center of Hilary Mantel‘s novelEight Months on Ghazzah Street. In the book, Shore moves with her husband … Continue reading Michael Apted Adapting Novel Eight Months On Ghazzah Street

Report: Mexico, Egypt no longer have a free press

original article by BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer Barry Schweid, Ap Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON – Mexico can no longer be considered to have a free press because of the threats and violence associated with drug trafficking, but an eight-year decline in press freedom around the world appears to have begun leveling off in 2010, an independent advocacy group reported. In its annual accounting of press … Continue reading Report: Mexico, Egypt no longer have a free press