The Week contest: Cover Line - July 30, 2010
Al Qaeda has new web magazine, Inspire, intended to convince Westerners that jihad is good. Come up with a catchy cover line for the kind of story we can expect to see
Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.
Click here for results of last week's contest: Cow Play
Results: Al Qaeda is launching Inspire, an online, English-language magazine meant to lure Westerners to jihad. We asked you for a catchy cover line for a future issue. You converted us with:
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