In Focus

Between Ideals and Beliefs

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Emma Sokoloff-Rubin

Since the fall of Brazil’s military dictatorship in 1984, social movements and the Catholic...

Crypt Masses and Vatican Censures

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Emma Vawter

On Sundays, the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Salvador is a structure divided...

A Tale of Two Religions

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Alice Walton

In the village of Emberá-Druá, men in bright loincloths paddle canoes full of...

The Proselytizing Pious

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | TYG

The Globalist talks with J.R. Brown, U.S. national spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Op/Ed

A Pipe Dream in Africa

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Barrett Williams

article thumbnailWhile giving laptops to all children in the developing world is a noble idea, donors must be seriously committed to the effort.

Deporting Religious Freedom

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Nora Jacobsen

article thumbnailSince 9/11, the Bush White House has targeted Muslim leaders at home in the United States.

The International President

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Nathan Tek

article thumbnailIllinois Senator Barack Obama's multicultural upbringing gives him a perspective sorely  missing in American Politics.

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Onward Christian Soldiers

Christian Evangelism

Protestant missionaries have come to the former Soviet Union to find both curiosity and resentment.

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Coal Nation

Coal!

The American heartland is still the domain of Old King Coal. But at what cost does he stay king?

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Sex and the Indian City

The Politics of Sex

As new values take shape among Indian youth, the politics of sex takes India's schools by storm.

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Chavez's 21st Century Revolution

Venezuela

Chavez's socialist platform forms the heart of his presidency. What has he changed? Is it working?

The New Movers and Sheikhers
Friday, 25 April 2008 | Katharine Kendrick
ImageThe leadership of the United Arab Emirates has turned its attention to empowering women. But does this commitment extend beyond the sheikhs’ words?
 
Sugar-Coated Rhetoric
Friday, 25 April 2008 | Keily Miller
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Culture

Keeping the Dance Alive

Monday, 21 July 2008 | Ruchita Poddar

The modern world has opened its doors to India’s historic Kuchipudi dance, but many are not happy to see the dance change.

Turkey's Social Drama

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Hilary Faxon

Serkan Öz is staging controversial plays to push Turkish society towards a more accepting future.

Culture, or Something More?

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Mathew Andrews

Damascus has been named the Capital of Arab Culture for 2008. But political and economic issues cast a shadow over the ceremonies.

The New Movers and Sheikhers

Monday, 21 July 2008 | Katharine Kendrick

The leadership of the United Arab Emirates has turned its attention to empowering women. But does this commitment extend beyond the sheikhs’ words?

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Yale in the World

Lost and Found

Monday, 21 July 2008 | My Khanh Ngo

Yale researchers uncover documents of the Cambodian genocide long thought to have been lost.

Repair of the World

Monday, 14 July 2008 | George Bogden

The Slifka Center for Jewish Life is an unlikely but powerful force for social action on campus.

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Politics & Economics

Notes of Diplomacy

Monday, 21 July 2008 | Dana D'Amelio

The New York Philharmonic performs in North Korea amid skepticism and hope.

Sugar-Coated Rhetoric

Monday, 21 July 2008 | Keily Miller

In Nicaragua’s cane country, thousands are suffering from a public health nightmare that smells of foul play.

The New Neighbors

Monday, 21 July 2008 | Lee West

Private resettlement organizations reach out to Muslim refugees.

Press, Propaganda, and Peace for Sudan

Saturday, 05 April 2008 | Catherine Cheney

Revolutionary radio programming gives a voice to the marginalized in a divided land.

In Pakistan, a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Votes

Saturday, 05 April 2008 | Hassan Siddiq

The importance of symbols in Pakistani elections.

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Review

Surviving the Unforgettable

Sunday, 20 July 2008 | Rachel Wolf

‘White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’captures the horror of nuclear war without the politics.

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