Middle East

'No One Wants' This Level Of Violence In Jerusalem, Rabbi Says

6:42pm October 14, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rabbi Uri Ayalon, a social activist who lives not too far from the bus attack in Jerusalem Tuesday. He says most of the Palestinian population is not violent.

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Director Jafar Panahi is a smiling and ever-sunny cab driver in his most accessible nonfilm yet.

Riding Rings Around Iran's Censors In 'Jafar Panahi's Taxi'

4:07pm October 14, 2015

by Bob Mondello

An Iranian director banned from making films skirts the rules again in Jafar Panahi's Taxi.

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Shahzia Sikander, pictured here, created the film Parallax (also pictured) to explore the layers of history and change that are remaking parts of the Middle East and South Asia.

Arts

Breaking The Mold: Artist's Modern Miniatures Remix Islamic Art

4:07pm October 14, 2015

by Bilal Qureshi

As an art student, Shahzia Sikander used her region's miniature painting tradition to tell the story of a modern Pakistani woman. Now her work has moved beyond the page into animation and video.

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World News

Religious Scholars Use Social Media To Counter ISIS Interpretation Of Koran

2:58pm October 14, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

As the military response to the Islamic State heats up, an ideological front is opening against the group. They're using social media to explain why ISIS' interpretation of the Koran is wrong.

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Ali Akbar Salehi, top, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, delivers a speech as lawmakers and officials discuss a bill on Iran's nuclear deal in parliament on Sunday. The parliament approved an outline of a bill allowing the deal's implementati

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An Iran Deal Milestone That Tehran Wants To Play Down

2:45pm October 14, 2015

by Peter Kenyon

Sunday is the so-called "adoption day" for the nuclear deal with Iran. It's the day that Iran will begin sharply curtailing its nuclear program as part of the agreement reached this summer.

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A Palestinian tries to dodge rubber coated bullets during clashes with Israeli troops near Ramallah, West Bank, on Tuesday.

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Israel Deploys Soldiers To Cities To Help Quell Violence

9:02am October 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The move comes after clashes between Palestinians and Israelis have intensified. On Tuesday, Palestinians killed three Israelis in stabbing and shooting attacks.

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Could Syria Become Partitioned Just Like Germany During The Cold War?

8:22am October 14, 2015

by Tom Bowman

Russia is bombing western Syria and the U.S. is airdropping ammunition to Arab fighters in the east. After the fight is over, Syria may be left as a country pretty much split in two.

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U.S., Russia To Set Up Safety Protocols In Syria

8:22am October 14, 2015

With reports of insurgents in Syria using U.S.-made antitank missiles, it raises the possibility of a proxy war between the U.S. and Russia. David Greene talks to Mary Beth Long, an adviser to NATO.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 28.

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Iranian Parliament Votes To Approve Nuclear Deal

9:27pm October 13, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The bill must still be reviewed by a group of senior clerics, but President Hassan Rouhani's administration is hailing lawmakers' vote as a "historic decision."

Palestinians Confront Escalating Violence In Jerusalem After Attacks

7:54pm October 13, 2015

by Emily Harris

Families of two Palestinians accused of attacks on Israelis describe their shock and some of the anger driving a new wave of violence.

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