COVER

About Face (Lifting The Veil)

AN INSIDE LOOK AT HOW WOMEN FARED UNDER TALIBAN OPPRESSION AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THEM NOW

NATION

WAR & TERRORISM

Shell Game (The War)

As the U.S. hunts bin Laden, the Afghans take turns surrendering, switching sides and killing one another

RELIGION

Islam: The Women Of Islam (Islam)

The Taliban perfected subjugation. But nowhere in the Muslim world are women treated as equals

BRIEFING

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

BUSINESS

Buying Into A Recovery

A burst of mergers is the latest of many sudden signals that a recovery may be around the corner

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Cinema: Lone Star Rising (The Arts / Cinema)

Who's the guy with the nose? Owen Wilson--hot screenwriter, gifted comic and now, action hero

YOUR TIME

Older, Wiser And More Anxious (Personal Time / Your Family)

Stress over world events is affecting the elderly. So have you e-mailed your grandmother today?

Don't Bet It All On Your Employer (Personal Time / Your Money)

The plunge of Enron stock serves as a warning that workers should not invest too much in their company

A Smarter Slice Of Toast (Personal Time / Your Technology)

Toasters now come with computer chips and pie charts. If they're so clever, why is breakfast such a chore?

SPECIAL SECTION

Close to Home (Time Bonus Section / Generations)

Choosing to remain near familiar pleasures, more and more retirees decide against moving to traditional warm-weather havens

Turning Points: Finally Real (Time Bonus Section / Generations)

The feminist recalls how the fragments of her life snapped together to make a whole

PEOPLE

TO OUR READERS

LETTERS