1. David Dethroned: “The first stop for many visitors to the Italian city of Florence is the Accademia Gallery for a gawk at its most famous occupant, Michelangelo’s David. For a different take on arguably the world’s most celebrated statue, consider a trip to the Applied Science Building at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C.”
2. Indonesian blockbuster film shows gentle Islam face: “An Indonesian film seeking to shatter religious stereotypes and show the compassionate face of Islam has become one of the biggest blockbuster hits in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.”
3. Hamas TV puppet ‘kills’ Bush for helping Israel: “Brandishing ‘the sword of Islam,’ a Palestinian boy stabbed U.S. President George W. Bush to death in a new puppet show for children aired by Hamas-owned television in the Gaza Strip.”