- Friendship between Abdullah Sholeh and the tigress started 10 years ago
- The big cat was a donation to Sholeh’s school and he became her nanny
- Ever since, Sholeh has been the full time keeper of the cat
- The two are so close that when he is not around, the cat looks for him
- However, just like any other wild cat, there are risks involved About 10 years ago, a Muslim School in Malang, Indonesia, received a special donation. Read More...
"The message of the museum is perseverance, resistance and the protection of our honour," deputy director Seyyed Mohsen Hajbabian told AFP. "We teach younger generations the spirit of combat. Iraq was backed by the whole world and Iran was alone in defending itself, but thanks to God... we were victorious in this war." For Iranians, it is "the imposed war", started by Iraq's then-leader Saddam Hussein on September 22, 1980 and ended by a ceasefire on August 20, 1988. Read More...
Our cover image this week is powerful, shocking and disturbing. It is a portrait of Aisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws. Aisha posed for the picture and says she wants the world to see the effect a Taliban resurgence would have on the women of Afghanistan, many of whom have flourished in the past few years. Read More...