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UNDP Report Reveals Unemployment, Malnutrition in Arab World
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To his admirers, T.E. Lawrence, known around the world as "Lawrence of Arabia," was a courageous military leader. To his critics, he was a manipulative liar who exaggerated his own role in the Arab...
View ArticleArab-Andalusian Music, Live
The Orchestra of Tetouan, Morocco, performs classical Arab-Andalusian music live in our studio. The north Moroccan port city of Tetouan, just a few dozen miles by sea from the southern tip of Spain,...
View ArticleArab-Andalusian Music, Live
The Orchestra of Tetouan, Morocco, performs classical Arab-Andalusian music live in our studio. The north Moroccan port city of Tetouan, just a few dozen miles by sea from the southern tip of Spain,...
View ArticleThe Case for Arranged Marriage
Here's my arranged marriage story...Years ago, I was told to scope out a prospective bride. Not for myself; I was actually the scout. One day, I got a call from my dad, saying that my cousin, who lives...
View ArticleArab Millennials
Juan Cole, University of Michigan history professor, blogger, TruthDig.com columnist, and the author of The New Arabs: How the Wired and Global Youth of the Middle East Is Transforming It (Simon &...
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[Unedited] Sari Nusseibeh with Krista Tippett
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
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Sari Nusseibeh — The Evolution of Change [remix]
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
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[Unedited] David Hartman with Krista Tippett
This unedited conversation from our show "David Hartman — Opening Up Windows" took place at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem on March 13, 2011. Rabbi Hartman was a charismatic and challenging...
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David Hartman — Hope in a Hopeless God [remix]
David Hartman died a year ago this week. The Orthodox rabbi was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive...
View ArticleSyria's rebels with a lost cause
Erika Solomon looks at the mayhem in Syria,where opposition fighters who took up arms four years ago, are now struggling to navigate the war that seems to be addressing every agenda except the one that...
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[Unedited] Mohammed Fairouz with Krista Tippett
This unedited conversation with composer Mohammed Fairouz comes from the produced show "The World in Counterpoint." He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. While still in his 20s, Mohammed Fairouz...
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Mohammed Fairouz — The World in Counterpoint
He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He invokes John F. Kennedy and Anwar Sadat, Seamus Heaney and Yehuda...
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[Unedited] Naomi Shihab Nye with Krista Tippett
Naomi Shihab Nye’s books include "19 Varieties of Gazelle," "You & Yours," "Words Under Words," "A Maze Me: Poems for Girls," and "Transfer." This interview is edited and produced with music and...
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Naomi Shihab Nye — Your Life Is a Poem
Growing up, the poet Naomi Shihab Nye lived in Ferguson, Missouri and on the road between Ramallah and Jerusalem. Her father was a refugee Palestinian journalist, and through her poetry, she carries...
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Post-9/11 prejudice echoes in this year’s presidential race
Young Muslims protest U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before being escorted out during a campaign rally in the Kansas Republican Caucus at the Century II Convention and...
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Sari Nusseibeh — The Evolution of Change
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
View ArticleArab Spring special
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View ArticleEgypt's presidential election
Egyptians are voting in the first democratic presidential election in their nation's history this week, but with the powers of the office that the winner will hold still unclear and the economy in...
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With the announcement of the winner of Egypt’s presidential election delayed, and the ruling military’s move to dissolve the democratically-elected parliament, David Gardner, international affairs...
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David Hartman — Hope in a Hopeless God
David Hartman died a year ago this week. The Orthodox rabbi was a charismatic and challenging figure in Israeli society, called a “public philosopher for the Jewish people” and a “champion of adaptive...
View ArticleHow strong is the Islamic State?
Islamist terrorists have grabbed headlines in the Arab world with horrific atrocities, but there are signs their influence may be on the wane. Gideon Rachman discusses the extent of their power with...
View ArticleIran and Saudi Arabia wage proxy war in Yemen
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Mohammed Fairouz — The World in Counterpoint
He’s been called a post-millennial Schubert. Mohammed Fairouz has composed four symphonies and an opera while still in his 20s. He invokes John F. Kennedy and Anwar Sadat, Seamus Heaney and Yehuda...
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Naomi Shihab Nye — Your Life Is a Poem
Growing up, the poet Naomi Shihab Nye lived in Ferguson, Missouri and on the road between Ramallah and Jerusalem. Her father was a refugee Palestinian journalist, and through her poetry, she carries...
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Naomi Shihab Nye — Your Life Is a Poem
“When you're in a very quiet place, when you're remembering, when you're savoring an image, when you're allowing your mind calmly to leap from one thought to another, that's a poem.” Naomi Shihab Nye’s...
View ArticleAn Election in Jerusalem
Ramadan Dabash is taking his life in his hands to run for the city council in Jerusalem, which Palestinians have long boycotted. But, with no political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in...
View ArticleFor a Palestinian Community Leader, a Contested Election in Jerusalem
Ramadan Dabash is a civil engineer and a mukhtar—an Arab community leader—in his neighborhood of East Jerusalem. His run for a seat on the city council of Jerusalem has been making international...
View ArticleFor a Palestinian Candidate, a Contested Election in Jerusalem
Ramadan Dabash is a civil engineer and a mukhtar—an Arab community leader—in his neighborhood of East Jerusalem. His run for a seat on the city council of Jerusalem has been making international...
View ArticleRev. Franklin Graham Offers an Evangelist’s View of Donald Trump
Like his father, Rev. Billy Graham, before him, Rev. Franklin Graham is one of the nation’s most prominent preachers, influential in the evangelical world and in the highest echelons of Washington. But...
View ArticleUnpacking Consent & Youth Culture, Bill Irwin's New Show, New Arab Cinema
Sheryl Gay Stolberg gives us an update on the FBI's ongoing investigation. Then, Lili Loofbourow, Lisa Ryan, and Katie Cappiello join us for a panel discussion about consent and youth culture. Bill...
View ArticleThe US's Religious Diversity, Christian Rock's Longevity, BAM's Arab Film...
Former faith adviser to Barack Obama and founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel, joins us to discuss his new book, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise....
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[Unedited] Sari Nusseibeh with Krista Tippett
We experience a vision of caution and hope planted in a long view of Arab and Palestinian history, culture, and time in Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh. His personal story is steeped in layers...
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[Unedited] David Hartman with Krista Tippett
David Hartman was an Orthodox rabbi and founder of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He authored many books, including “A Heart of Many Rooms” and “The God Who Hates Lies.” This interview is...
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[Unedited] Mohammed Fairouz with Krista Tippett
Mohammed Fairouz is a composer whose opera and symphonies have been performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center. His 11 albums include “Native Informant,” “In The Shadow of No...
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[Unedited] Naomi Shihab Nye with Krista Tippett
“When you’re in a very quiet place, when you’re remembering, when you’re savoring an image, when you’re allowing your mind calmly to leap from one thought to another, that’s a poem.” Naomi Shihab Nye’s...
View ArticleThursday Morning Politics; Commissioner Bratton; Remembering Toni Morrison;...
Coming up on today's show:Eugene Scott, Washington Post reporter covering identity politics, breaks down the latest political headlines including President Trump's trips to El Paso, Texas and Dayton,...
View ArticleJanuary 1: More Than Just News Year's Day
For many immigrants to the U.S., January 1st is more than just the start of a new year. Hundreds of thousands of people who resettle in America are assigned a New Year’s Day birthday by U.S....
View Article[Unedited] Naomi Shihab Nye with Krista Tippett
It’s pretty intriguing to follow poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s idea that most of us actually “think in poems” whether we know it or not. Rarely, as she points out, do you hear anyone say they feel worse...
View ArticleNaomi Shihab Nye — “Before You Know Kindness As the Deepest Thing Inside...”
It’s pretty intriguing to follow poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s idea that most of us actually “think in poems” whether we know it or not. Rarely, as she points out, do you hear anyone say they feel worse...
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