Asia Foundation: Among Afghan public, mixed support for women’s rights
As national elections in Afghanistan approach. surveys show mixed feelings among the Afghan public about women’s role in society.
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As national elections in Afghanistan approach. surveys show mixed feelings among the Afghan public about women’s role in society.
Security has been among the main storylines leading up to the Winter Olympics, set to begin in Sochi, Russia. Sochi is not far from the city of Volgograd, the target of several recent suicide bombings, and according to The Associated Press, up to 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to guard against potential terrorist acts. […]
From a global perspective, the United States really is not all that religiously diverse.
About two-thirds of the world’s population lives in countries with high or very high government restrictions on religion.
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Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in The New York Times explaining his reasons for opposing U.S. military action against the Syrian regime also touched on worries within his own borders.
While the vast majority of Egyptians are Muslim, about 5% (more than 4 million people) are Christian
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