Lily Jamali

Brazil's Only Indigenous Religion Coming Into Its Own

This isn't a church. It's a "terreiro" — a place of worship for followers of the "Umbanda" faith. The people here burn incense and puff on cigars as they move with eyes closed and faces tense.

Brazil's Only Indigenous Religion Coming Into Its Own
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Brazil 'Pacifies' Rio's Favelas for 2016 Games

Brazil 'Pacifies' Rio's Favelas for 2016 Games

Brazil's Charismatic Catholics Use Evangelical Methods to Inspire

Brazil's Charismatic Catholics Use Evangelical Methods to Inspire

In a Booming Brazil, Portuguese Flock to Take Advantage

In a Booming Brazil, Portuguese Flock to Take Advantage

Maldives Looking At 'Carbon Neutrality' by 2020

Maldives Looking At 'Carbon Neutrality' by 2020

Video: The Season of Carnatic Music in Chennai, India

In Chennai, India, it is what is called "the December Season," a time when the city comes alive with thousands of concerts featuring Carnatic music.

Video: The Season of Carnatic Music in Chennai, India

China and India Jockey for Influence in the Maldives

India and China are competing for influence in the Maldives, a tiny country of 1,200 islands scattered in the northern Indian Ocean.

China and India Jockey for Influence in the Maldives

Even in the Maldives, Climate Change Seems a Remote Threat for Many

The Maldives is one of the countries most imminently threatened by rising seas from climate change. But as Lily Jamali reports, even many people in the tiny Indian Ocean nation don't sense a real threat to their lives and livelihoods.

Even in the Maldives, Climate Change Seems a Remote Threat for Many

Kyrgyzstan's Akyn Poets

As the Kyrgyzstan's fledgling democracy moves forward, the local media have been covering events closely. But so has an older, arguably more powerful institution in Kyrgyzstan.

Kyrgyzstan's Akyn Poets
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Questions About US Cooperation with Repressive Regimes

This year's reform movement in the Arab world has raised questions about US cooperation with repressive regimes.

Questions About US Cooperation with Repressive Regimes
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Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and the Ismaili Sect of Shia Islam

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV doesn't exactly fit the profile you'd expect of a Muslim holy man.

Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and the Ismaili Sect of Shia Islam

Kyrgyzstan Tries to Get Over its Violent Past

Presidential elections are scheduled for October to make the country more democratic than its authoritarian neighbors.

Kyrgyzstan Tries to Get Over its Violent Past
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Democracy in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan saw two revolutions in recent years to become the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia.

Democracy in Kyrgyzstan
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Muslim holidays at American schools

In U.S. cities where Muslim populations are growing fast, Muslim families are pushing to make their holidays part the calendar in schools. In the nation's largest school system, New York City, the debate continues. Lily Jamali reports from New York.

Muslim holidays at American schools
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Community outreach through cricket

Cricket is wildly popular among South Asians. Now cricket is gaining fans among some New York City police officers as a way to connect to New York's growing South Asian communities. Correspondent Lily Jamali reports.

Community outreach through cricket