Tatreez, a centuries-old form of Palestinian embroidery, has become both a source of income and a language of resistance for the women working at Inaash Association.

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Billionaire George Soros is pledging $1 million in humanitarian aid for Syria. Soros made the announcement in his acceptance ...

It is a delight that at last the mindless violence, killing, and bloodletting in Nigeria is getting the international ...

Lebanese and Jewish groups have condemned a planned event in Melbourne that appears to celebrate last year's Israeli pager ...

This season’s children’s titles bring poetry, humor, Jewish wisdom — and even a kitten or two — to the holiday bookshelf.

A Muslim American stand-up comedian stars as the title subject in the first installment in the Muslim Mavericks series of ...

Beginning as a DVD-by-mail rental service (how quaint) in the late 1990s, in 2007 Netflix delivered its billionth disc in the ...

For nearly 16 years, María Irma Pérez Padilla set up her tamale cart in Pilsen. She's one of at least 15 vendors detained by immigration authorities in Operation Midway Blitz.

Countries in Asia and the Pacific can significantly reduce heat-related illness, mortality and disruptions to livelihoods by ...

Hayao Miyazaki is well-known around the world for his beautiful and wise animated movies through Studio Ghibli, but his views on kids' media might surprise you.

Paradoxically, the high educational achievement of American Jews may contribute to their political positions. Jews are overrepresented not only among college graduates but among those with advanced ...