Maine High School Recruits Chinese Students to Deal with Budget Shortfall
A school district in rural Maine has been recruiting Chinese high school exchange students to help deal with a budget shortfall.
View ArticleTurkey’s Abortion Debate Upsets Already Divided Society
Abortion is banned throughout most of the Middle East - except in Turkey, where abortion is legal up to 10 weeks from conception.
View Article13-Year-Old Teaches Kurdish in Turkey
Turkey had a ban on Kurdish in public places. So Kurdish children didn't learn their language in school and their parents often didn't speak it at home, but one young teacher is changing that.
View ArticleMiracles Questioned in South India
Every year, millions of pilgrims travel to a temple in southern India to witness miracles. Rationalists protest that the miracles are fake.
View ArticleA Rationalist Fights to Disprove Miracles in India
Sanal Edamaruku, a devout rationalist, has taken it upon himself to travel around India disproving miracles, which has led to a larger debate about secularism in India.
View ArticleWhy Turkey’s TV Cop Behzat Ç Makes Censors Uneasy
One of Turkey's most popular TV shows is a cross between "The Wire" and "Law and Order." It features a cop, Behzat Ç, who drinks and curses. The show also touches on current political issues, which...
View ArticleWhy It’s Not Easy to be Atheist in India
India may be the world's largest secular democracy but that doesn't mean it's easy to practice atheism there.Young atheists trying to gain more recognition say government policies and laws still...
View ArticleCalls to Censor ‘Of Mice and Men’ in Turkey
Turkey is no stranger to TV and internet censorship. But recently, a controversy erupted over a call to censor a book on Turkey's recommended reading list for students. The book was John Steinbeck's...
View ArticleCombat Hopak: Ukraine’s Martial Art Based on a Traditional Dance
Kickboxing, karate and mixed martial arts are incredibly popular in Ukraine. But over the past two decades, there has also been a movement to popularize a mythical martial art that some claim is...
View ArticleUkraine’s Asgarda: Reinventing the Amazon Warrior Women
A group of women have set out to reinvent the spirit of the mythical tribe of Amazon warrior women in western Ukraine. Reporter Ashley Cleek went on quest to find them.
View ArticleTo Change or Not to Change Script: Turkish vs Persian
After Ataturk switched Turkish from an Arabic to Latin script, the language made phonetic sense-- but did it sever links to Turkish history? In contrast, Iranian leaders have rejected changes in its...
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