From the "The More Things Change" department of Der Spiegel, reporting on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga:
In spite of whatever sweeping reforms might be taking place in Afghanistan, it seems that conservative forces have prevailed and that the law of the land will still be based on Islamic Sha'aria.
Better not throw away those burqas, ladies.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 17, 2002 04:45 PM