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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put faith in 'The Bible' for History
Mark Burnett, one of the most prolific reality-show producers on television, is going from scorched earth to burning bush. The former military paratrooper who made his name in Hollywood with back-biting, take-no-prisoners programs such as "Survivor,"...
Tags: Maya Angelou, Music, Christianity, The Passion of the Christ (movie), Bible
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Shereen El Feki discusses her new book on sex in the Arab world
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.As change sweeps across the Arab world, there are a variety of lenses through which to examine these changes: religious, cultural, political, economic. Shereen El Feki has chosen a decidedly less conventional lens with her new new book “Sex and...Tags: Medical Research, Arts and Culture, Labor Legislation, HIV, United Nations
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Foreign government offices
For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...Tags: Latvia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Madagascar, Dominican Republic, Estonia
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Morocco poised to stop exonerating rapists who marry victims
Nearly a year after a Moroccan teen took her life after being wed to her rapist, the country is poised to change a law allowing "seducers" to escape prosecution by marrying their victims. Rights activists were heartened by Justice Minister Mustapha...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes, Rape, North Africa
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'Lincoln' costume designer Joanna Johnston brings beauty to war
"Poetic" is the way British costume designer Joanna Johnston describes her journey creating the costumes for Steven Spielberg's newest film, the intimate epic "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field. Having collaborated with Spielberg on many...
Tags: War Horse (movie), Lincoln (movie, 2012), Forrest Gump (movie), Daniel Day-Lewis, Saving Private Ryan (movie)
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Slain U.S. ambassador to Libya remembered for his languages, service
L.A. NOWChristopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya killed in an attack on the consulate there, was raised in a musical San Francisco Bay Area family and played the saxophone “about at the Bill Clinton level,” his stepfather joked in a tribute... -
Test Kitchen tips: Preserved lemons
Daily DishPreserved lemons seem to be turning up in more restaurant dishes as chefs incorporate their unique flavors in a variety of recipes, and packaged preserved lemons are increasingly showing up in more specialty and gourmet markets.... -
Paula Wolfert speaking in Los Angeles on Saturday
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Ahmed Ben Bella dies at 95; Algeria's first president
Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria's first president and a historic leader of its bloody independence struggle from France, died at his family home in Algiers on Wednesday. He was 95.
Family members and the state news agency did not give the cause of death.
The...Tags: Coup d'Etat, World War II (1939-1945), Algeria, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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Recipe: Lamb tagine with layered onions
I've always done my armchair traveling through cookbooks — whether it's Elizabeth David's Mediterranean, Fuschia Dunlop's Sichuan or Claudia Roden's Middle East. My copy of Paula Wolfert's original "Couscous & Other Good Food From Morocco"is stained...Tags: Breads, Honey, Tangier (Accomack, Virginia), YouTube, Parsley
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Video said to show jobless Moroccans setting themselves on fire
World NowGraphic amateur video footage said to show unemployed young Moroccans setting themselves on fire in the capital Rabat surfaced this week during widespread demonstrations over lack of opportunity in the North African nation.... -
Suicide of Moroccan girl reportedly wed to rapist spurs outrage
World NowMorocco, rape, women's rights, suicide: The suicide of a Moroccan teenager who was reportedly forced to marry her rapist has spurred calls from around the world to change criminal laws long lamented by Moroccan feminists....
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