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Western debt crisis spurs growth of Islamic Finance
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Analysis: Egypt fiscal crisis to pile pressure on army
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Salafis, dark horse of Egypt’s vote, seek to assure Copts
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Elton John in tirade against AIDS stigma
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Sesame Street comes to Afghanistan
US children's television favorite Sesame Street came to Afghanistan this week with…
Buttered Up: Half-browned rice – a family tradition
When my mother is in the kitchen, she likes to talk about…
Feared ‘baltagia’ thugs absent from polls
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Egypt awaits poll results, Tahrir protest starts
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