Country Passes Landmark Law Banning 'All Violence Against Women'
Tunisia has just adopted a law based on UN policies that fight violence against women, and two other countries are moving in the same direction.
Algeria
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Western Saharan Refugees Reach out to World via Video
In the Dakhla refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian desert, refugees from Western Sahara have found a way to feel less isolated, thanks to multimedia classes and equipment from Spanish filmmakers. New technology allows them to communicate via Internet video with family who've fled Europe.
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews and Muslims Across the Middle East
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel's relationship with the Arab and Muslim world has drastically deteriorated, an Israeli heavy metal band has been uniting thousands of Jews and Muslims across the Middle East. Orphaned Land touts the power of music to turn purported enemies into friends.
In Rural Iowa Town, a Lifeline of Friendship for Islam
Amid an expanse of undulating Iowa farmland and Catholic and Lutheran churches, the town of Elkader bears the name of a Muslim hero. Abd el-Kader was renowned in the 19th century for leading Algeria's fight for independence and protecting non-Muslims from persecution. Even Abraham Lincoln extolled him. This weekend, for the fifth year in a row, Elkader will welcome a delegation of Arab dignitaries to celebrate this rare lifeline of tolerance.
Greatest Comeback in Sport History? Impossible Football Champs Mow Down 5000-1 Odds
A ragtag team of football players who hadn't won a significant title in 132 years have just been crowned champions of England.
Scientists Discover a Complete Protein Found Nowhere on Earth That Fell From Space, May Hint at Planet's Origin
On a meteorite, scientists believe they have discovered the first complete extraterrestrial protein that could define life's origins on earth.
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