Ai Weiwei's Mother Talks about Son’s Detention, NTD Exclusive -- NTDTV.com

 Notice the banners the doors to Ai's studio?  Did you see who put them up?  I thought I recognized  someone in early photos of the banners on the web and I think you might know who it is!  Anyone care to guess?

 Exclusive interview with Gao Ying, Ai Weiwei's mother via NTD TV

Ai Weiwei's Mother Talks about Son’s Detention, NTD Exclusive -- NTDTV.com

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Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is now out of custody and on bail. But so far, the artist hasn’t talked to the media about his 81 days in detention. This is a condition of his bail. Ai was once an avid Twitter user. Now he’s reportedly banned

Does Islam Stand Against Science?

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Water-pump system, Seljuk dynasty, 1206.  A group of Muslim scholars says there is no inherent conflict between Islam and science.

Does Islam Stand Against Science?
By Steve Paulson

Many of the hottest topics in science challenge traditional Muslim beliefs about the world. How those conflicts are resolved could determine the future of science.

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China Releases Dissident Hu Jia From Jail

More good news for Chinese "dissidents" this week:

China Releases Dissident Hu Jia From Jail

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Mr. Hu, a leading advocate for AIDS patients and the downtrodden, was considered a potential Nobel winner when he was detained in 2007.

Ai Weiwei associates 'also freed'

Ai Weiwei associates 'also freed'

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Four people detained with Ai Weiwei - the artist and activist held by Chinese authorities for nearly three months - are also now free, sources close to Mr Ai have told the BBC.

Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993

Ai Weiwei: New York Photographs 1983-1993 | Asia Society

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Asia Society Museum presents an exhibition of 227 photographs taken by famed Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei, capturing the history, culture, and atmosphere of 1980s New York from his unique perspective.

The exhibition marks the first time Ai Weiwei's New York Photographs series is being shown outside of China.

Mary Louise Schumacher on Ai Weiwei's release

What does Ai's release and our reactions to his detention mean, in the long run? -- Art City

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Some days are better than others. Today was one of those days. Artist and activist Ai Weiwei was released by Chinese authorities on bail Wednesday. The news circled the globe quickly, as did news that he was home, with family and seemingly well. Ai’s detention sparked condemnation from political leaders around the world, and international protests that reached all the way to the Milwaukee Art Museum...

Censorship of Iranian artist in Milwaukee?

Censorship or honest mistake at the Intercontinental? - JSOnline

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Fahimeh Vahdat climbed the 8-foot ladder to untack the ceiling-to-floor artwork that she had up at the Intercontinental Milwaukee's M Gallery on a recent afternoon.