EAST AND WEST

MANY ARTISTS STRUGGLE to make sense
of the treatment of women in Islamic countries—
Anthony Russo depicts a stoning (left), while
Barry Blitt (far left) wonders how an artist can
portray a woman hidden under a chador or burka.
Zohar Lazar’s image of gay U.S. soldiers in
Afghanistan kissing (opposite) can be seen as either
a celebration of tolerance in a repressive place or
an example of America imposing its values where
they are not welcome—or both.

THE MAGAZINE’S MASCOT,
Eustace Tilley, usually examines a
butterfly through a monocle. In John
Mavroudis’s twist (above), the covered
“Eustacia” has no arm or hand to hold a
monocle and her eyes are nearly closed.
In another sketch by Zohar Lazar (right),
Afghan soldiers are looking at photos of
their wives . . . fully covered.

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