Mernissi, a Moroccan sociologist whose books include Beyond the Veil, Islam and Democracy and Dreams of Trespass, died in Morocco on Nov. 30. She was 75. Originally broadcast in 1993.
About 5 percent of Israel's population is vegan. In a nation where military service is compulsory for most people, that's prompting the military to offer animal-free diets and clothing to soldiers.
Our Planet Money team examines the financial life within ISIS territory. When members of the Islamic State take control of a town, they also take control of its businesses and its economy.
Bloomberg's Zainab Fattah in Dubai, and Joerg Lau, foreign editor for Die Zeit in Berlin, put the reaction to Donald Trump's comments on Muslims into context.
"It is not in spite of our Gospel conviction, but precisely because of it, that we should stand for religious liberty for everyone," one evangelical leader said.
Saudi women gamers gather at an annual convention, dressing as their favorite characters and exercising freedoms they want to see more of in their lives.
The U.N. is resuming peace talks on the war in Yemen. At the same time, the U.S. plans to sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia, even as civilian casualties from Saudi airstrikes in Yemen continue.