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Lebanon's Crisis Reflects Regional Strife In the two years since the conflict in Syria began, the fragile sectarian mix in neighboring Lebanon has become only more tense. In the northern city Tripoli, supporters of Syria's Alawite President Bashar al
This is All Things Considered from NPR news. I am Elizabeth Broad .And I am Rabbit Seagol. Hospitals across the country have instituted computer programs in an effort to reduce mistakes in prescribing medication. Many large employers say they'll cont
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
Teachers' Racial Biases Have Different Effects for High Versus Low Performers平等对待每一个学生 The ways teachers view their students can influence how teachers teach. Which affects how and what students learn. Now a study finds that a teach
AS IT IS 2013-05-26 International Survey Shows Habits of Happy Couples Hi there. Nice to have you with us again on As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. I have a question for those of you in a relationship. How normal are you and
By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 March 2007 Policies throughout Africa have improved access to education for young women and girls. But with a shortage of classrooms and teachers in many villages, the result has been an increase in the number of girls sent aw
By Phuong Tran Dakar 16 March 2007 In some African countries when a woman's husband dies, it is common for her to marry one of his brothers. For many families, this ensures someone will take care of the widow and her children, and that she remains p
AS IT IS 2013-07-28 International Survey Shows Habits of Happy Couples Hi there. Nice to have you with us again on As It Is. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. I have a question for those of you in a relationship. How normal are you and
By Phuong Tran N'Djamena, Chad 29 August 2007 Mauritanian nomad children, Messaouda and Lala Fatma in Marseique village Decades of drought in the Sahel desert and its vast mineral reserves, have forced nomads to defend their pastures from both farmer
Young Americans Turn to Old-Fashioned Domestic Lifestyle Shannon Kline and her daughter Alice are picking the last of the summer harvest from the family's vegetable garden while her husband Geoff Delanoy prepares the soil for their fall crops. Life f
Some Egyptians Admit Facing Depressing Choice in Runoff Election The crowds on Tahrir Square last year were euphoric; they had forced their president of nearly 30 years to resign. The promise of the revolution was still there in round one -- 13 candi
Korean Surveillance School Trains Citizen Snoops Ji Soo-hyun leads a double life. Three-months ago, the housewife began a career catching lawbreakers red handed. Ji, 54, says her specialty is going undercover at private tutoring schools. I pretend th
Occupy Movement Works to Maintain Credibility With police shutting down so-called Occupy camps around the United States, there is growing criticism that participants were becoming too confrontational. While there are some more aggressive elements on
Analysts: Egyptian Troubles at Home Hinder Diplomacy Abroad Egypt's domestic troubles have eclipsed what some saw as a promising start for President Mohamed Morsi on the world stage. Just a day before he kicked off a crisis by granting himself extrao
Many Egyptian Women Prepare for Greater Role Behind Veil As Egypt moves to write a new constitution, many are looking to secure more rights for women. That effort comes after decades of growing traditionalism in the country, including more use of Isl
Recently released data from the 2010 U.S. census shows significant growth in the nation's Hispanic population. And nowhere has that growth been more dramatic than in the southwestern state of Texas, the state with the biggest overall population incre
Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relat
By Nancy Palus Dakar 20 March 2008 The effects of climate change are increasingly driving people in sub-Saharan Africa to migrate in search of better living conditions, according to experts who gathered this week in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. Nan
By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 March 2007 International Women's Day Thursday highlights women's struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. For many it is a day to celebrate progress. For others, it is a reminder of just how far they s
A statue of Karl Marx, a gift from China, has been officially unveiled in his hometown of Trier in Germany. The gift comes as part of the commemorative events now underway to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the philosopher. A major exhibition is