Haberdashery

MUSLIM CHIC Heading to Afghanistan and hoping to blend in with the locals? Better lose the T shirt from Springsteen's Born in the USA tour or the one emblazoned with a Yankees logo. Instead, pick up a paean to local legend Osama bin Laden. Though he is considered a terrorist and all-round pariah in these parts, at home his name moves merchandise.

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