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Kosovo's 'Woman of Courage' Bridges Ethnic Divide

Valdete Idrizi, a 34-year-old ethnic Albanian who survived the ethnic violence in Kosovo in the 1990s, has founded a multi-ethnic organization to bring together Serbs, Albanians and the various Roma communities and try to heal the wounds of war.  » Full Story

Compost Can Turn Agricultural Soils Into A Carbon Sink, Thus Protecting Against Climate Change

"An increase of just 0.15% in organic carbon in arable soils in a country like Italy would effectively imply the sequestration of the same amount of carbon within soil that is currently released into the atmosphere in a period of one year through the use of fossil fuels." » Full Story

World's 'oldest' person in Israel
With an arm wrapped round her great- great-granddaughter, Mariam Amash bathes the latest addition to her family.

According to Mrs Amash, she was born 120 years ago - a claim, if confirmed, that would make her the oldest person in the world. Mrs Amash has 10 children, 120 grandchildren, 250 great-grandchildren, and 30 great-great-grandchildren, according to relatives. » Full Story

Eric Weiner, author of "The Geography of Bliss," on what the happiest places on earth can teach us

Weiner, who lives in Washington, spoke about the nature of true happiness, the relationship between religion and bliss and the one place he'd like to live among the happiest places that he visited. » Full Story

Japanese men shout the oft-unsaid: 'I love you'
The Japan Aisaika ("Devoted Husbands") Organization wants men to view marriage as a relationship, not a status.

TOKYO: Participants on a balmy day last fall went down the row yelling, "I love you!" or "Thank you!," trying earnestly to say the words to their wives – some for the first time. Most of their spouses stood in the field, watching. Some were in tears.
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A Sunday morning well spent

LA CRESCENTA, CA:  Curious about the Ananda Ashrama, a reporter decides to attend services there, based on a friend’s recommendation. He says he was impressed by the peaceful surroundings and the embracing attitude: All major religions are incorporated into the weekly teachings.
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Georgia School Melds a World of Differences

DECATUR, Ga. — The International Community School was started to educate a flood of young refugees. It has evolved into a place that embraces the idea that people from different cultures and classes can benefit each other.  » Full Story

A handbook for Muslim teens
Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.

"The American Muslim Teenager's Handbook," published in August, is the first book of its kind. Sprinkled with humor, the lively paperback describes the essential beliefs and practices of Islam and includes questions and comments from Muslim teens across the United States.  » Full Story

After Disaster, a Survivor Sheds Her Regrets

Martha Conent, who walked away unscathed from a major plane crash, tells her daughter-in-law how her life changed in the aftermath: "One of the things that has followed me, surrounded me, wrapped me, I think, is that feeling of gratitude."   » Full Story

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