May 20 Watch 8:35 Morocco trains female spiritual guides to fight extremism and empower women By PBS News Hour In Morocco, a school that trains imams to lead prayers in the country's many mosques is at the center of a government program to provide "spiritual security." Here, female students are studying to become spiritual guides, on a mission to… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 6:34 Bin Laden bookshelf shows scholarship of American policy By PBS News Hour More than 100 papers and videos from Osama bin Laden were released by American officials today, offering new insight into what the terror leader read, wrote and envisioned for al-Qaida. Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation and Greg Miller… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Indonesia, Malaysia agree to shelter thousands adrift at sea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to accept thousands of refugees who have been stranded at sea in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department said that the U.S. is willing to take more refugees and help… Continue watching
May 20 More -- not less -- religion needed to fight extremism, imam director says By Thalia Beaty, Kristopher Brant and Maggy Donaldson The North African country of Morocco has a series of religious training programs aimed at countering Islamic radicalism. Now, it is working to expand these programs to regional and even global levels. Continue reading
May 20 New documents show Osama bin Laden determined to strike U.S. By Larisa Epatko Newly declassified documents about slain al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden reveal his determination to keep the terrorist network focused on an attack on the United States. Continue reading
May 20 Moroccan man arrested for attack on Tunisian museum By News Desk Italian police arrested a Moroccan man Tuesday evening for allegedly helping perpetrate the hours-long siege on Tunisia’s Bardo museum that left 22 people dead. Continue reading
May 20 China's impact looms large as U.S. debates its own trade deals By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — If the U.S. doesn't write the rules of international trade, President Barack Obama warns, China will. In fact, China is already helping write those rules, and in some ways has jumped ahead of the game. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 9:06 How war has robbed Syria of its history By Marcia Biggs There’s a battle being waged for Syria’s history, where four years of war have devastated cultural heritage sites and looting occurs by all sides of the conflict. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports on the flagrant destruction of relics, the big… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: Shiite forces prepare for Ramadi counterattack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Shiite militiamen -- allied with the Iraqi army -- massed near Ramadi to ready a counterattack, days after the Islamic State captured the Iraqi city. Also, in a historic peace-making gesture, Britain’s Prince Charles shook… Continue watching