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‘In a zoo’: Pakistan’s Kalash battle tourism deluge
World
June 10, 2019
‘In a zoo’: Pakistan’s Kalash battle tourism deluge
In a remote valley in Pakistan dozens of Kalash minority women dance to celebrate spring’s arrival — but as a…
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Society
February 15, 2019
Japan to recognize indigenous Ainu people for first time
Japan’s government introduced a bill Friday to recognize the country’s ethnic Ainu minority as an “indigenous” people for the first…
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
Society
February 12, 2019
Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Like many other Iranian-Americans, Minoo Sharifan came to the United States from Iran in the 1970s…
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population
World
September 6, 2017
Survey: White Christians are now a minority of US population
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration…
FM spokesman warns against efforts to undermine Egypt-Ethiopia relations
Egypt
October 11, 2016
FM spokesman warns against efforts to undermine Egypt-Ethiopia relations
Egyptian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid has stressed the need for vigilance against any attempts to strain relations between…
Minority gains in parliament, Copts win 6% of seats
Egypt
December 4, 2015
Minority gains in parliament, Copts win 6% of seats
Winners of seats in parliament include minority populations that achieved great success compared to previous elections, including Coptic Christians, who…
Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
Health & Fitness
June 11, 2015
Poor and minority US children skip bike helmets, risking injury
Poor and minority children are less likely to be wearing bike helmets when they crash than kids who are white…
Salafis welcome decision to close al-Hussein on Ashoura, imam denies
Egypt
November 14, 2013
Salafis welcome decision to close al-Hussein on Ashoura, imam denies
Salafi figures have welcomed a decision by the Religious Endowments Ministry to close al-Hussein mosque in downtown Cairo to stop Egypt's…
New documentary explores who’s left of ‘The Italians of Egypt’
Cinema/TV
October 24, 2012
New documentary explores who’s left of ‘The Italians of Egypt’
“When our mom passed away ten years ago in Rome, we thought it was natural to take her back home,”…
Thirty-five more Sinai Bedouins released from prison
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Thirty-five more Sinai Bedouins released from prison
Egyptian authorities announced the release of more detained Bedouins, as part of a plan to ease tensions between Bedouins and…