Theism

Turkey’s Creationist TV channel uses women described as ‘Barbie-like’ to spread message

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Turkey has a long history as a secular state, for mostly Islamic people. Perhaps, then, it should come as no surprise that a TV program is promoting Creationism. But what may be surprising is the women, or at least how they’re dressed, spreading that message.

Mistaken for Muslims, Sikhs face growing persecution in post-9/11 world

August 15, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

The Barbie-Like Women of Turkey’s Creationist TV

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

And God Said It Was Good

August 14, 2013

Neo-Pagans

August 14, 2013

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Salman Rushdie’s new novel

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Salman Rushdie about his new novel, ‘The Enchantress of Florence,’ and with The World’s book critic, Christopher Merrill. Rushdie’s 1981 novel, ‘Midnight’s Children,’ has just won the Best of the Booker Prize award.

Translator from Darfur 5:30:

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The World’s Jeb Sharp profiles Daoud Hari, a Sudanese refugee from Darfur who worked as translator and guide for aid workers, journalists and genocide investigators along the Chad-Sudan border; Hari has written a memoir called “The Translator.”

Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in Islamic Countries

August 14, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

Across the Arab world, there have been unrelenting calls for democratic reform. However, some claim that Islam and democracy are too incompatible to function together. Can an Islamic state embrace democracy?

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