Wednesday, May 28, 2008

“Sister Oum Obeyda is virtuous among the virtuous; her life is dedicated to the good on this earth.

For her, the Taliban was a model Islamic government and reports of its mistreatment of women were untrue. “Women didn’t have problems under the Taliban,” she insisted. “They had security.”

(full article)

other tribal news:

Oyster Farmers Find a Boutique in the Bay

more food:

"I’M forever looking for new ways to cook soft-shell crabs. So when the splendid Los Angeles chef (Angeli Caffe) and radio host (KCRW’s “Good Food” show) Evan Kleiman mentioned to me that she served soft-shells on top of pasta, I thought, 'Yes, well, that’s obvious enough — once a good cook mentions it to you!' Then I got to work."

MARK BITTMAN

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