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Women in Iran do not have the same legal protections as men, yet in places like Tajrish Square in Tehran it's not uncommon to see women without headscarves.

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

5:00am March 13, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.

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People walk on the Stanford University campus beneath Hoover Tower in Stanford, Calif., on March 14, 2019. Stanford University says it is investigating after multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were found on a door Saturday at a Stanford student residence hall.

Stanford University investigates swastikas and Hitler image left on student's door

1:08am March 13, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

News of the instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents reported on Stanford's campus this academic year.

A Brooklyn pastor talks about his church's efforts to help migrants

5:14pm March 12, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks with the Rev. Juan Carlos Ruiz, pastor of The Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd, about his local efforts to provide aid to migrants in Brooklyn.

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A look back at Pope Francis's legacy as he marks 10 years of papacy

8:10am March 12, 2023

by Sylvia Poggioli

Pope Francis marks 10 years of his papacy on March 13. The 86-year-old pontiff has pushed the Catholic Church to the left, cheering many Catholics but also angering traditionalists.

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For a growing number of Christians, yoga is now an important part of Lent

8:08am March 11, 2023

by Deena Prichep

Lent is a time for Christians to reflect and repent. It's also a time to take on a devotional practice. For a growing number of Christians, that practice has become yoga.

More than two decades after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, the five men accused have still not gone to trial, and four presidential administrations have wrestled with the Guantánamo problem.

A year after plea talks began, the 9/11 case is still in limbo, frustrating families

8:06am March 11, 2023

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Settlement talks began a year ago in the 9/11 terrorism case. But little progress has been made, dragging out the future of the problem-plagued U.S. military court and prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

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Catholic group spent millions on data tracking gay priests, 'Washington Post' reports

5:11am March 10, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talk to Washington Post reporter Michelle Boorstein about the Catholic organization that bought mobile phone data to "out" priests who use gay dating apps.

Biden administration releases Guantánamo inmate, its fourth transfer in a month

8:04pm March 09, 2023

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A Saudi man held at Guantánamo for more than two decades without being put on trial has been released by the U.S., making him the fourth inmate transferred out of Guantánamo in about the past month.

Caretaker Bomman with Raghu. "I feel like getting Raghu was a gift from God," he says.

'The Elephant Whisperers' — An Oscar-nominated love story about people and pachyderms

7:00am March 05, 2023

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Nominated in the documentary short film category and now streaming on Netflix, the film depicts the loving relationship of a tribe in India and the pachyderms who share the forest with them.

A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., in 2022.

What's next for the Southern Baptist Convention after it ousted 5 woman-led churches?

7:45am March 02, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee ousted the churches for having female pastors. What's behind the decision is unclear, but the move has been criticized inside and outside the SBC.