Aisha

Meet Aisha. She's 19 years old, and an Afghani. Her picture appeared, as you see it, on the cover of the Augsut 9th issue of Time.

What happened to her nose? It was cut off by her husband in yet another example of the Islamic customs that we westerners are supposed to tolerate in the name of diversity and multiculturalism.

Why? Seems poor Aisha had the temerity to run away from home. You can get more details in the magazine.

But this is a good news story. Aisha is now in the USA, where she has been fitted with a prosthetic nose, which she will wear until she can have transplant surgery (perhaps Barbra Streisand could donate?) or otherwise get a new proboscis.

Meanwhile, Aisha received an award presented by California first lady Maria Shriver and met privately with former U.S. first lady Laura Bush, an honorary adviser of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council.

There is probably no truth to rumours that Mmes Shriver and Bush asked Aisha how she smells.