Extortion through kidnappings has become a constant presence in the daily routine of citizens of São Paulo.

Timeline of the Turkish debate between secularism and Islam, from Ataturk to today.

The jostling together of European fads, age-old rural folkways and Islamic fervor has been a fact of Turkish life for a long time.

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Filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill discuss the relationship between East and West, the challenges of shooting in Turkey, and what they learned about the Turks while filming the program.

(August 1, 2006) One day, Danish artist and pilot Simone Aaberg Kærn reads in her morning paper the story of a 16-year-old Afghan girl who dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. Flying 3,000 miles from Denmark to Kabul in her rickety canvas-covered plane, Kærn vows to find young Farial and make her airborne dream come true.

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