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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It's easy to just assume this as fact - as a society becomes more modern, it becomes more secular. People separate their religion from their institutions and from parts of their lives. Sociologists have a name for this idea. They
Smartphones' battery down to 10 percent. Time to turn down the brightness on the screen. Right? It's a classic strategy to squeeze more juice from the battery and it works. But that trick might be less effective than you think, cause it turns out nea
英语听力原文: Nowadays, fewer Americans think the American Dream is still achievable, but many have redefined what that dream means. 现如今,认为美国梦仍是可实现的美国人越来越少,但是很多人给美国梦重新下了定
By Sonja Pace Istanbul 23 July 2007 Turkey's ruling Justice and Development party, AKP, has won a resounding victory in general elections with a solid 47 percent, giving it about 340 of parliament's 550 seats. Still, the party is now reaching out to
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 27 July 2006 Nineteen Cabinet ministers in Somalia's fragile secular interim government in Baidoa resigned Thursday, possibly in an attempt to facilitate a power-sharing deal with rival Islamists. Meanwhile, the Islamists str
By VOA News 28 August 2007 Abdullah Gul smiles after his election, 28 Aug 2007 Abdullah Gul has been sworn in as Turkey's new president, following his election earlier in the day by the country's parliament. The former foreign minister took the oath
Israeli Society Facing Religious Extremism, Backlash For some time now, Israeli women have been protesting against what they see as efforts by some ultra-Orthodox Jews to exclude them from public spaces. Ultra-Orthodox Jews counter it is they who are
Islam is Europe's second largest religion. But in recent years, some members of Europe's 20 million strong Muslim community have met strong resistance as they seek to build mosques and minarets, the basic tangible foundation of their faith. A French
Egyptians Rally Demanding Military Cede Power With a little more than a week before Egypt's first post-revolution elections, demonstrators turned out en masse to protest what they say is the military's attempt to prolong its temporary powers. A sea o
By Steve Norman 25 October 2009 Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI has unveiled a new Roman Catholic Church initiative which will let Anglicans, often known as Episcopalians in the United States, practice Catholicism while keeping many of their Ang
Turkey Protests Symptomatic of Deeper Problems Fires burned in central Istanbul as police moved to clear Taksim Square, the focal point of the protests. The move further angered the activists, who have vowed not to back down. And they seem to be gain
Bombings, Intimidation Mar Run-up to Pakistan Elections Militants are hitting early election rallies hard in Pakistan. The victims of one blast: supporters of the secular Awami National Party. The Taliban has threatened the largely secular parties of
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Now a rare interview with a man who stands accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in his native country, Turkey, all of this from his home in the Pocono Mountains. Yesterday, he sat down with our colleague Robert Siegel at hi
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 07 February 2008 Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling Justice and Development party has won the first of two votes in parliament to change the country's constitution to lift a ban on the wearing of religious headscarves at universi
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in France Friday on a four-day visit that will take him from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris to the shrine in Lourdes. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Paris, this is Benedict's first trip to France as po
Analysts Foresee Ongoing Chaos in Egypt 分析家对埃及目前的危机进行预测 WASHINGTON Middle East analysts say this weeks violence in Egypt, which killed hundreds of people, appears likely to continue and there is virtually no chance of re
Arab Spring Jubilation Turns to Despair 阿拉伯之春化为绝望 WASHINGTON After more than two and a half years, the mood surrounding the Arab Spring has drastically shifted from jubilation to despair amid violence and bloodshed in the Middle Eas
--By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 November 2006 125 Indonesian troops have left for Lebanon to join a United Nations peacekeeping force. About 800 more Indonesian troops are expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of the month. Indonesian peaceke
By Brian Padden Jakarta 20 October 2009 Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, left, receive a kiss from his wife Kristiani, after his inauguration at the Parliament building, Jakarta, 20 Oct. 2009 Under tight security Indonesian President S
A hugely popular movie based on an Indonesian Islamic novel is drawing record crowds to theaters in Indonesia. Islamic novels, movies and songs are becoming increasingly popular in the country. 根据一部描述印尼伊斯兰教徒的小说拍成的电