Jan 26 Conversation: Salman Ahmad, Musician and Author of 'Rock & Roll Jihad' By Arts Desk Like every teenager in America, Salman Ahmad wanted to be a rock star. He played in garage bands and listened to Led Zeppelin. Continue reading
Dec 25 GlobalPost: Christmastime Dispatches From Around the World During this holiday season, our partners over at GlobalPost have filed a number of holiday reports from around the world, including one on Santa's humble roots on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast and another on how a lack of tourists spells… Continue reading
Dec 25 Friday's Headlines: Taliban Releases Video of U.S. Soldier; Vatican Reviews Security for Pope On Christmas morning, the Taliban released a video that appears to show a soldier captured almost six months ago in Afghanistan. Pfc. Bowe Robert Bergdahl, 23, disappeared June 30 from his combat post in the Paktika province, near the… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Around the World, Celebrations of Christmas This Christmas day brought all the traditional festivities and religious observances, but it was also marked by questions about the pope's safety and a harsh winter storm in the Midwest. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Dec 10 Patchwork Nation: In One Boom Town, 'Simple Supper' Offers Community Relief By Online DA As the recession has dragged on in Eagle, Colo., a church dinner has provided relief to dozens of local residents hard hit by the economy's slide. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Connections Between Radical Cleric, Hasan Closely Examined Since the shootings at Fort Hood, authorities have focused not only on the accused gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, but also on Anwar Al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric Hasan knew. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Nov 11 Exclusive | Ray Suarez: My Post-9/11 Interview With Anwar al-Awlaki Editor's note: After the shooting at Fort Hood, suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's relationship with Imam Anwar al-Awlaki-- believed to now be in Yemen -- has been the focus of much attention. Ray Suarez recalls a 2001 interview with… Continue reading
Nov 04 Maine Gay Marriage Repeal Draws Mixed Reaction Voters in Maine on Tuesday dealt another defeat to gay-rights advocates after voting to repeal a new state law allowing same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Indonesia Remains Secular Despite Islamic Revival Despite a resurgence of Islam in the predominately Muslim country, Indonesia has remained politically secular. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. Continue watching
Oct 12 6 Uighurs Sentenced to Death Over Xinjiang Riots A Chinese court sentenced six Uighur men to death and a seventh to life in prison on Monday for murder and other violent crimes committed this summer during ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, China's western region. Continue reading