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Reflecting on Ramadan

What unique insights emerge when a non-Muslim observes Ramadan?

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Ahmadinejad’s Little, Older Brother

Is there a competition now among some countries’ presidents to “out-Ahmadinejad” Ahmadinejad?

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Pottytraining the World

Why does the world need to say farewell to the "flush and forget" principle?

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A Russian Oligarch Faces the “Streisand Effect”

What happens when Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov tries to buy Arsenal, the world’s top football club — and runs into media trouble?

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Corporal Punishment: One Teacher’s Dilemma

What creative ways does a Peace Corps volunteer find to maintain discipline in her classroom?

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The Real Frontlines of Global Education

What teaching trials, tribulations and triumphs does our Burkina Faso-based Peace Corps correspondent experience?

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Why Osama bin Laden Hates Microfinance

Has Osama bin Laden become the first prophet in a new line of Islamic Marxists? Or is he just another would-be dictator searching for specious arguments?

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The Iraq War and Academia’s Faustian Pact

How have warnings of geopolitical chaos in Iraq proven prescient?

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American Realism and Engaging Syria

How is Syria becoming increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East?

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Exploring the Telluride Film Festival

What makes Telluride one of the world’s most important film festivals?

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