By James Ingham BBC News, Bolivia ( Read more... )

by Ines Bel Aiba ( Read more... )

This week, while reading in From Shame to Peace, the thought hit me whether it could be that some traditional, strongly group-oriented societies are as abusive as a dysfunctional family ( Read more... )

Jana Hollingsworth ( Read more... )

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http://eteraz.org/story/2007/1/30/61846/7667

excerpt:
"...Because the hijab is not interchangeable with a nun's habit. It is not a western symbol, and cannot and must not be interpreted through a western ( Read more... )

John Roach, for National Geographic News, December 28, 2006

The New Year will arrive on the Hawaiian Islands with loads of bang, food, and good luck, according to local experts ( Read more... )

By CATHERINE TSAI, Associated Press Writer ( Read more... )

Following faith and fashion
By Indlieb Farazi in Doha, Qatar
http://english.aljazeera.net/Reema and her friends are slowly parading around a Doha shopping mall, making sure their fashionable floor-length coverings are seen ( Read more... )

By LAURIE COPANS, Associated Press Writer ( Read more... )

Spielberg series sued for haircut

A family from the Mescalero Apache tribe is suing the producers of a Steven Spielberg TV series for cutting their daughter's hair for the show.

The family said the hair of Christina Ponce, aged eight, was cut without regard for their tribal customs.

"It's part of our culture not to cut a girl's hair until her Coming ( Read more... )