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Haitian Novelist Edwidge Danticat Talks Love, Loss and the Power of Radio

Writer Edwidge Danticat speaks with Anchor Marco Werman about her latest novel "Claire of the Sea Light."

Haitian Novelist Edwidge Danticat Talks Love, Loss and the Power of Radio
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'My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse'

'My Daughter is a Blessing Not a Curse'

The Secret Behind Finland's Super Smart School Kids? Recess.

The Secret Behind Finland's Super Smart School Kids? Recess.

Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids

Part III: Infertile in a Land of Kids

Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa

Fertility Treatment for HIV-Positive Women in Africa

Part II: Not Just a Women's Issue

African women who want to use birth control face many obstacles. Among them: their male partners. An organization in Kenya is engaging men in conversations about women's reproductive choices.

Part II: Not Just a Women's Issue
students praying at madrassa

The Madrassa Myth: in Pakistan, Public Schools may be the Problem

Recent reports have accused Pakistan's Islamic, religious schools as being training grounds for terrorists. But most students attend the schools, called madrassas, for a purely spiritual purpose.

The Madrassa Myth: in Pakistan, Public Schools may be the Problem

A New Magazine Hopes to Spark Frank Talk About Race and Identity in Adoption

A new magazine aims to provide a voice for adult adoptees around the country. Many of the magazine's contributors are from Minnesota, a state with a rich history of international adoption. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura Yuen reports.

A New Magazine Hopes to Spark Frank Talk About Race and Identity in Adoption
Januka Rasaeli, a pregnant woman in Nepal

Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal's Women

The World's multimedia producer Sonia Narang is wrapping up a three-week trip to Nepal where she's been reporting on the difficult lives of women who still abide by centuries-old traditions.

Snapshot: Behind the Walls Of Nepal's Women

Confinement Spa for New Mothers in China

In Chinese tradition, women who give birth are supposed to spend a month in confinement with their babies. It's a tradition that many Chinese women still observe.

Confinement Spa for New Mothers in China

Man of the House: A Tale of Growing Up Fast

In South Africa, thousands of households in impoverished townships are headed by children. At age 17, Sive found himself the man of the house.

Man of the House: A Tale of Growing Up Fast
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West Bank's Only Ballet School Offers Refuge for Palestinian Kids

The World's Matthew Bell has the story of a school in Ramallah that's a refuge from the stress of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's believed to be the West Bank's only ballet school.

West Bank's Only Ballet School Offers Refuge for Palestinian Kids

Medici Children Suffered from Malnutrition During Italian Renaissance

Italian paleopathologist Valentina Giuffra has been studying the skeletons of nine children born to the Medici family in Florence during the Renaissance. She tells anchor Marco Werman that their bones showed signs of rickets.

Medici Children Suffered from Malnutrition During Italian Renaissance

Study Points to 10 Key Nutrition Interventions that Could Save the Lives of Children

A new study outlines 10 key nutrition interventions that could save almost a million children a year. Host Marco Werman speaks with lead author Zulfiqar Bhutta of Pakistan's Aga Khan University.

Study Points to 10 Key Nutrition Interventions that Could Save the Lives of Children

Barbie's Berlin Dreamhouse Draws Protests

There's a new attraction in Berlin: Barbie - The Dreamhouse Experience. It's a massive pink building with a giant pink high-heeled shoe out front. Even though it just opened on Thursday, it's been drawing protests for weeks now.

Barbie's Berlin Dreamhouse Draws Protests