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Social Media and Grieving

Clip: 1/22/2016 | 8m 46s

Are social media changing the way we mourn and grieve?

Are social media changing the way we mourn and grieve? As Lucky Severson reports, millions now turn to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube to participate digitally in group grieving—especially in the aftermath of events such as recent terrorist attacks, gun violence, and natural disasters; to console and comfort, share sympathies, and memorialize death.

01/22/2016 | Rating NR

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India Beef Ban

Clip: 1/22/2016 | 6m 38s | Recent violence traces back to an age-old conflict over the sacredness of cows in Hinduism (6m 38s)

More on World Hijab Day

Clip: 1/22/2016 | 2m 38s | Watch two more women, one a Muslim and one a non-Muslim, participate in World Hijab Day. (2m 38s)

World Hijab Day

Clip: 1/22/2016 | 2m 49s | This event invites non-Muslim women to cover their heads as many Muslim women do. (2m 49s)

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