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The (Sometimes Poetic) Significance Behind Naming Missiles
You may have heard about Iran test-firing missiles this past week. Gripping stuff. But also fascinating, is what Iran calls its missiles [...]
Muslim Woman Wants to Appear Veiled in Canadian Court
The Supreme of Canada has heard the case of a Muslim woman who wants to appear veiled in court while she testifies against the two men she has accused of sexual assault.
How 9/11 Changed Pakistan
A Pakistani-American family living in Karachi reflects on how 9/11 changed their world forever.
Koran By Heart
Young Muslims from around the world participate in competitions where they have to recite passages from the Koran.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and the Ismaili Sect of Shia Islam
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV doesn’t exactly fit the profile you’d expect of a Muslim holy man.
Tariq Ramadan: Being Muslim in America
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Tariq Ramadan is a professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins what it’s like to be Muslim in American today, and how Muslims are prepared to work in partnership with others to diminish mistrust. Download MP3>>Video: More of our conversation with Tariq Ramadan
French cathedral’s gargoyle causes stir
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A Muslim stonemason in France has been immortalized by having his face carved as a gargoyle on the side of a medieval cathedral. However a far-right group in Lyon has said the carving, which includes the inscription ‘God is Great’, is an affront to the Catholic Church. Anita Elash reports. (photo: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Images) Download MP3Anniversary of 7-7 London bombings
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It’s been five years since suicide bombers attacked three subway cars and a bus in London. The fact that the bombers were Muslims born in Britain led to a lot of soul-searching in the country. The London-based Centre for Social Cohesion recently analysed information about Islamists on British soil. The lead author, Robin Simcox, speaks with anchor Marco Werman about his report. (Photo: Wikipedia/slimvirgin) Download MP3
“In a Bottle”
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The problem of the one and the many figures in today’s Geo Quiz. The South East Asian country we’d like you to conjure up today is one federation made up of many states and territories, 13 at last count. Download MP3
US approves assassination of Muslim cleric
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The Obama Administration has authorized operations to capture or kill a terrorism suspect based in Yemen who is also an American citizen. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Wikipedia)
US women’s colleges appeal to Muslims
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Many colleges and universities in the US compete fiercely for foreign students. But there’s one group of potential students that until recently went largely untapped: women from the Arab and Muslim World. More of them are now attending women’s colleges here, as The World’s Katy Clark discovered. Download MP3 (Photo of Mount Holyoke freshman Lubna Saqran by Katy Clark)
World Books Review: Chased out of Paradise
Paula Jacques’s “Light of My Eye” is a heart-wrenching novel about the dissolution of Egyptian Jewish life, the tale of a people displaced ten years after World War II.
Kashmir
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Today our Global Hit takes us to a violent region in south Asia. Kashmir is a predominantly Muslim state under the control of India. An insurgency against Indian rule there has left more than 47,000 people dead in the past 20 years…
Entire program – August 3, 2009
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Today on The World: NATO has a new commander and his top priority is Afghanistan; Also, what it’s like to be gay in Britain’s Muslim communities; And some Israelis turn to a new style of Judaism.
Muslim and gay in Britain
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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Pav Akhtar about being gay and Muslim in Britain. Akhtar is chairman of the British gay Islamic group Imaan.
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