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At www. Commonwealthclub. Org. It is my pleasure to introduce our distinguished speaker, a veteran of more than 20 years of Human Rights Research and activism, a professor of law at ucdavis, she grew up in algeria and the United States. She served as Legal Adviser at Amnesty International and has taught at rutgers and the university of michigan, she is widely published on the issues of fundamentalism and counterterrorism. Would you please welcome professor karima bennoune. [applause] thank you so much for being here today. Is an honor to be here. I thank the commonwealth for inviting me, for c...

I will be your chair for todays program called, your fatwa can does not apply here. We also welcome our guests from the Turkish Parliament and welcome our listening and Internet Office and invite everyone to visit us online at www. Commonwealthclub. Org. And now it is my pleasure to introduce our distinguished speaker. A veteran of more than 20 years of Human Rights Research and activism, Karima Bennoune has served as a Legal Adviser at Amnesty International and has taught at rutgers and the university of michigan. Shes widely published on issues of fundamentalism and counterterrorism. Would y...

Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan woman immortalised decades ago on a National Geographic cover, has been evacuated to Italy, the Italian government said on Thursday.

Rome's government says it responded to pleas from non-profit organisations working in Afghanistan to help her leave the country.

In early September, Rome said it had evacuated almost 5,000 Afghans from Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in August.