Al Jazeera’s Jonah Hull reports on a controversial technique in Russia, the so-called leg-lengthening procedure. It was originally designed to correct deformed and badly broken bones, but is now being used, on otherwise healthy people, to make them taller for aesthetic reasons.
US presidential election candidates are preparing for the next real electoral test. The latest stop takes them to South Carolina, for another crucial battle. And the candidates are taking a different approach to campaigning there. One of their many targets are salons — women gather to gossip and get their hair done. And right now, the main topic of conversation is the heated presidential race. Kimberly Halkett reports for Al Jazeera.
On Riz Khan Street Talk we get some of your responses to a previous Question of the Week, we look at a study that proves less reading means lower academic test scores, and the harsh world of beauty competitions in Puerto Rico.
We talk to Canadian author Shauna Singh Baldwin about her new book ‘We Are Not in Pakistan’ and look at beauty pageants for older women in the US.
Riz Khan’s Street Talk looks at the mounting tensions in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in that country. We also look at the unveiling of King Tut’s face for the first time in public and a Saudi beauty pageant for camels.