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Ultra-Orthodox In Israel: Keeping Cool While Keeping Customs

Even in this month's 90-degree heat, ultra-Orthodox Jews stay loyal to their traditional attire: heavy, long skirts for women and dark suits and fedoras for men. Air conditioning helps.

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For Kazakhstan's LGBT Community, A Struggle For Recognition And Rights

The country's failed bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics disappointed LGBT activists. They'd hoped global attention would lead to greater tolerance in a country where they live in a "state of fear."

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Novelist Kamel Daoud, Finding Dignity In The Absurd

His new novel, The Meursault Investigation, reworks Albert Camus' The Stranger from the point of view of the murdered Arab's brother. He says Camus' vision of the absurd gave him back his dignity

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For Kazakhstan's LGBT Community, A Struggle For Recognition And Rights

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