Coptic Christians want a voice in Egypt’s government

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As The World’s Ben Gilbert reports, though Coptic Christians are a minority in Egypt, they played a major role in the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak. Now, they want a role in the country’s future, and for any new government to end official discrimination. Download MP3

Dutch study on discrimination

A new study by Dutch researchers suggests that people are more likely to discriminate against minorities and act on negative stereotypes when they are in littered and disorderly surroundings. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with study author Siegwart Lindenberg.

*The World’s Rhitu Chatterjee updated this story on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011.

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Muslims in the armed forces

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President Barack Obama has said the “entire nation” is grieving after a shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas. The President ordered all flags at the White House and other Federal buildings to be flown at half-staff. US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a US-born Muslim opened fire at the Army base on Thursday. His cousin told the media that Hasan had been battling racial harassment because of his “Middle Eastern ethnicity”. The tragedy casts a light on Muslims serving in the US military. The World’s Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3 (AP Photo:David Morris, Killeen Daily Herald)

• BBC coverage
• Profile of Major Hasan
• In pictures: Ft Hood shootings

Color Initiative

The Color Initiative is a series of reports that examine complex global issues of politics, culture, history and society through the framework of human perceptions and experiences related to color.