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Remembering Algerian Singer Warda Al-Jazairia

Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia performs during the Beirut Music and Art Festival in downtown Beirut. (Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Syrian-born singer Zein al-Jundi remembers the music of the late Algerian singer Warda Al-Jazairia. Warda passed away on Thursday at the age of 72, leaving a legacy of song that was adored across the Arab world.

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Gbooza!: A Social Networking Site for Nigerians

Computer user (Photo: BBC)

A Nigerian living in China has created his own social network for Nigerians living abroad.

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‘Where Do We Go Now’: A Lebanese Film About Mothers Trying to Stop Conflict Between Religions

A still from the Lebanese movie 'Where Do We Go Now?' (Photo: Sony Pictures)

Part fantasy, part musical, the movie tells the tale of Christian and Muslim villagers who live together peacefully, but whose lives are forever changed by sectarian violence elsewhere in Lebanon.

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American Chefs in Cuba for Culinary, Cultural Exchange

American chefs cooked alongside their Cuban counterparts in Havana last week. (Photo: DocteurCosmos/Wikipedia)

Last week, some American chefs went to Havana to cook alongside their Cuban counterparts.

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Scottish Band Oi Polloi Working to Popularize Gaelic

Oi Polloi performing at Bannerman's Bar in Edinburgh (Photo: Niall Macaulay)

Speaking Gaelic used to be discouraged in Scotland, but the Scottish band Oi Polloi is doing its part to popularize the language.

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Tension and Uncertainty Between Israel and its African Migrants

Eritrean migrants in Israel (Photo: Matthew Bell)

In the wake of the Arab Spring, Israel is struggling to deal with an influx of refugees from Africa. Israel has always welcomed immigrants of a certain religion. With thousands of Africans coming across the border, Israelis are worried about losing the country’s Jewish character.

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Sitting Down With the Enemy in Afghanistan: One Commander’s Story

Captain Kolton and his new friend Massoud (Photo: Michael Kolton)

US Army Captain Michael Kolton was the infantry commander at Combat Outpost Monti near the contested border area with Pakistan until he returned from Afghanistan in April.

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No Shouting: Istanbul Tells its Street Vendors

Vendor in Istanbul. (Photo: David Trilling)

In Istanbul’s rapid urbanization process, it has banned shouting by vendors in open-air markets.

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The Bombay Royale: Retro-Bollywood Music from Australia

The Bombay Royale

The songs on the new album “You Me Bullets Love” sound like the soundtrack to a long lost Bollywood-James Bond film. But there is no film and the music is new. The soundtrack to this imaginary film is by the Australia-based band, The Bombay Royale.

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Syria Crisis: On the Frontline of Violence in Douma

Car wreck in Douma, Syria (Photo: Laura Lynch)

Both the Syrian government and armed rebels blame each other for the violence there, that doesn’t seem to be lessening despite the UN observers now in the country.

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The Fall Out if Greece Returns to the Drachma

10 drachmas (Photo: Curtis Perry/Flickr)

Many Greeks have had enough of the belt-tightening imposed by the European Union. Some say exiting the eurozone would allow the Greek economy to recover, faster.

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Ratko Mladic Inspires Graffiti War in Serbia

Some ultranationalist groups have put slogans on the wall in Novi Sad, Serbia. (Photo: Nate Tabak)

While some in Serbia paint walls with murals and graffiti praising Mladic, others continue to paint over it.

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Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces Fatwa for ‘Blasphemous’ Song

Shahin Najafi (Photo: Shahin Najafi/Facebook)

Rapper Shahin Najafi received a fatwa this past week for his controversial new song, Naqi. An Islamic website posted a $100,000 bounty on his life. But what’s really the controversy?

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Why Some Canadians Want To Pay Higher Taxes

Canadians for Tax Fairness logo (Photo: Facebook page)

There’s a tax revolt going on in Canada. People there want to pay higher taxes. The World’s Jason Margolis has our story.

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A Tale of Two Brothers: One in China, Other in US

The Engst Family in Beijing, 1967: Fred Engst, Erwin Engst, Karen Engst, Joan Hinton, and Bill Engst. (Photo courtesy of Bill Engst)

Two American brothers born and raised in China; Now one lives in New Jersey and the other in Beijing and they argue about US and China.

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