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Pakistan Dispatch: They Once Danced for Royalty. Now It’s Mostly for Leering Men.

January 5, 2019MARIA ABI-HABIBComments Off on Pakistan Dispatch: They Once Danced for Royalty. Now It’s Mostly for Leering Men.

As religious conservatism deepens in Pakistan, Lahore’s famed dancers have been forced underground, and performers who took pride in their art form have turned to prostitution to survive.

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Son of Yemeni Mother Dies Soon After She Won Visa Battle With U.S. to See Him

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018CHRISTINA CARONComments Off on Son of Yemeni Mother Dies Soon After She Won Visa Battle With U.S. to See Him

Shaima Swileh, a Yemeni citizen who lives in Egypt, fought to visit her only child in California, where he was receiving treatment for a brain disease.

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In an Egyptian Courtroom, Two Ex-Presidents Face Off

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018The Associated PressComments Off on In an Egyptian Courtroom, Two Ex-Presidents Face Off

Hosni Mubarak testified in a retrial of Mohammed Morsi on charges related to prison breaks at the height of the 2011 uprising.

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Lebanon Dispatch: Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t Only for the Christians’

December 24, 2018December 25, 2018VIVIAN YEE and HWAIDA SAADComments Off on Lebanon Dispatch: Christmas in Lebanon: ‘Jesus Isn’t Only for the Christians’

Few seasons frame the everyday give-and-take of religious coexistence quite like Christmastime in Lebanon, where hijab-wearing women snap selfies in front of Beirut’s colossal Christmas tree.

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Denmark, With an Eye on Muslims, Requires New Citizens to Shake Hands

December 20, 2018MARTIN SELSOE SORENSENComments Off on Denmark, With an Eye on Muslims, Requires New Citizens to Shake Hands

Lawmakers say the measure is aimed at those who refuse on religious grounds to touch members of the opposite sex. Some mayors plan to work around it.

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In a Divided Bosnia, Segregated Schools Persist

December 1, 2018December 2, 2018BARBARA SURKComments Off on In a Divided Bosnia, Segregated Schools Persist

Ethnic tensions are worsening in Bosnia two decades after a bloody, bitter war. The divide is most obvious inside the country’s segregated schools.

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At War: ‘We Are Willing to Die Here’: The Fight for Women’s Rights in Yemen

November 20, 2018NEHA WADEKARComments Off on At War: ‘We Are Willing to Die Here’: The Fight for Women’s Rights in Yemen

As war takes a toll on millions of women and girls, local activists are pushing to be included in future peace negotiations.

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Egyptian Sentenced to Death in Killing of Christian Doctor

November 17, 2018The Associated PressComments Off on Egyptian Sentenced to Death in Killing of Christian Doctor

A man accused of supporting the Islamic State was convicted in the stabbing death as the militants have targeted Egyptian Christians over their support for President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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U.N. Rights Officials Criticize China Over Muslim Internments

November 13, 2018NICK CUMMING-BRUCEComments Off on U.N. Rights Officials Criticize China Over Muslim Internments

Human rights officials and experts condemned regulations on Chinese re-education camps as a violation of international law and criminalized basic rights.

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Pakistani Christian Freed After Being Cleared in Blasphemy Case

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018SALMAN MASOODComments Off on Pakistani Christian Freed After Being Cleared in Blasphemy Case

Asia Bibi, who had been on death row for eight years, was released from a women’s prison in central Pakistan and flown to Islamabad late Wednesday.

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