Past Articles by Beenish Ahmed
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Fashion's New 'It' Girl ... And Boy: Andrej Pejic   Andrej Pejic - a male model - walks the runway in both menswear and women's wear for top designers. Jean Paul Gaultier kick-started the Bosnian-born model's career by sending him down the runway in a sheer bridal gown last year. |
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A Comparison Of Candidates' Tax Plans From a flat tax to a "millionaires' tax," presidential candidates have put forth a variety of ideas for better steering the economy through changes to tax policies. |
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Milestone At University Of Michigan: Muslim Chaplain Even though the number of Muslim students pursuing higher education is growing, very few colleges have Muslim chaplains. This semester, the University of Michigan became the first public school with a Muslim chaplaincy, but the position is privately funded to maintain a separation of church and state. |
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Chinese Labor Practices Sour Apple Consumers Apple products' manufacturers have been accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals, hiring the underage, and improperly disposing of waste. Host Michel Martin talks with C-Net Editor Rafe Needleman about whether it's possible to make an ethical smartphone. |
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Real Tuskegee Airmen Helped 'Red Tails' Take Flight George Lucas, the executive producer of the World War II saga, said he wanted the movie to be about heroes. So, he brought them in. Actual Tuskegee Airmen advised actors on everything from how to wear their pants to how to move in a cockpit. |
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Should Elections Be Held On Weekends?  The U.S. has repeatedly ranked low in voter turnout, compared with other G8 countries. Jacob Soboroff - of the group Why Tuesday? - says the antiquated voting law is putting America's democracy on the back burner. He speaks with host Michel Martin about why his nonpartisan group is pushing to move the day we vote. |
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Secular Opponents Of Holiday Displays Get Creative One town in Virginia is fed up with an inclusive policy for holiday displays that has brought a "Flying Spaghetti Monster" and "Skele-Claus" to its courthouse lawn. Across the country, some secular activists and atheists are taking provocative measures to kick religion off of government property. |
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Japan, Before And After The Tsunami Shortly after the Japanese tsunami, Google sent video teams back to the worst-hit areas to cover 44,000 square miles' worth of devastation. |
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'Tweet Seats' Come To Theaters, But Can Patrons Plug In Without Tuning Out? Some theaters are offering seats from which patrons can tweet about performances and receive information about them in real time. For some, it enhances the experience, but for others, it's a regrettable distraction. |
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TSA Nears A Goal: Letting You Keep Your Shoes On Nearly 3.5 million holiday travelers are expected to board planes this Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Hoping to improve their experience, the Transportation Security Administration is considering devices that would let passengers keep their shoes on through security checks. |
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Unpaid Interns: Real World Work Or Just Free Labor? Over 1 million Americans a year work as interns. About half of them are unpaid. Alex Footman was among them, working for the film Black Swan. "This really just seemed like I was just working and wasn't getting paid for it," Footman says. So he is suing for back pay. |
