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| Smithsonian to display remnants of Sept 11 attacks Posted: 18 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT  Objects collected after the attacks will be displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. — Reuters file pic Fifty-six minutes later, 175 of Lefler's colleagues, as well as that briefcase, were entombed in the wreckage. Lefler's briefcase, along with more than 50 objects collected after the attacks that claimed 3,000 lives, will be displayed September 3 to 11 at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, museum officials announced on Thursday. "Ten years later, we will share some of those objects in a personal setting, providing an opportunity for visitors to speak with museum staff and to have a place to remember and reflect on what it means to be an American today," Brent D. Glass, the director of the museum, said in a statement. Visitors to the collection, amassed by the museum in 2002 after Congress designated it the official repository, will see airplane fragments, a wall map from the Pentagon, a mangled fire truck door, as well as photographs and documents. The objects were collected from the three attack crash sites — the Pentagon, the World Trade Center and a field in western Pennsylvania. They will be preserved permanently at the museum so future generations can "comprehend the horrific events, their roots and their long-term consequences," according to information from the museum. The collection, "September 11: Remembrance and Reflection," will also feature video footage and presentations by the directors of various September 11 memorials. The museum's September 11 collection may be viewed here. — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Some Saudi women challenge drive ban Posted: 18 Jun 2011 02:18 AM PDT  Some Saudi women have posted accounts and pictures of themselves behind the wheel. — Reuters pic Groups, such as "Women2Drive" and "Women's Right to Drive in KSA," had called for a day of defiance, drawing more than 15,000 supporters on various Facebook groups. "I drove with my husband, and a policeman stopped me and gave me a ticket, which stated that I was driving without a license," Maha al-Gahtani, a resident of Riyadh, posted on Twitter along with a picture of a traffic ticket with her name. "I was disappointed that I didn't see any other women drivers," she said. "I did it to get my rights." Besides a ban on driving, women in Saudi Arabia must have written approval from a male guardian — a father, husband, brother or son — to leave the country, work or even undergo certain medical operations. Saudi Arabia is ruled by an absolute monarchy which applies an austere version of Sunni Islam. Religious police patrol the streets to ensure public segregation between men and women.  Saudi women are banned from driving. — Reuters pic "I drove around my neighbourhood with dad for 20 minutes," Dima Ikhwan posted on her Twitter page yesterday. One woman in Riyadh posted a video on YouTube showing herself driving soon after midnight, face veiled as she drove to a local supermarket undetected by police. Reuters could not verify the women's accounts and it was not possible to verify how many women had defied the ban. Alsharif's arrest last month after she posted a video on YouTube of herself driving appeared to have deterred other women. Released after 10 days in detention, Alsharif distanced herself from the campaign, saying the issue of women driving was best left to the authorities to handle. "When Alsharif's arrest happened many of the women were intimidated because they do not want to be arrested," said Mariam Alawi, a Jeddah resident with a driving license from the United States who chose not participate in the campaign. "I think the campaign to defy the driving ban will hinder the process of legalising women driving in Saudi Arabia because it will just provoke the authorities," Alawi said. Activist Wajiha al-Huweider argued, however, that the movement would gain steam as more women defy the ban. "It is not a one-day thing or a demonstration, it is the first day of a movement that will continue until we see a new law to allow women to drive," Huweider said. "Maybe we will see more women in the coming days." — Reuters Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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