Fatma Tanis
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World
Southern Turkey struggles to observe Ramadan after devastation of earthquakes
As the month of Ramadan starts, residents of southern Turkey are struggling to mark the holiday as they remain displaced and devastated by last month's earthquakes.
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Turkey's election becomes a referendum on the response to an earthquake
Turkey's elections are in May, and the president wants another term. But people angry over the government's slow response to last month's earthquake disaster may influence the vote.
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Aid workers in Turkey are building new neighborhoods amid the wreckage of old ones
Nearly a month since the earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, thousands of displaced people are being moved into container housing — where they might be for a year or more.
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World
A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been contentious
The hijab has a long and fraught political history in Iran. What does the hijab mean to the Islamic Republic and its survival?
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World
Russia rejoins U.N. deal to ship grain from Ukraine, easing food insecurity concerns
Russia, which had suspended participation over the weekend, says the grain deal is back on after assurances that shipping corridors would not be used for military purposes.
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Latin America
An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out
Countries are scrambling to salvage a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, after Russia said it pulled out indefinitely, a decision that risks worsening global hunger.
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World
Western leaders blast Russia's exit from grain deal that's helped ease global hunger
Leaders are condemning Moscow for triggering a new wave of fears about global hunger and rampant inflation with its decision to suspend participation in a U.N.-brokered grain agreement.
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World
Russian men flee the country. Many are showing up in Istanbul
Men are fleeing Russia by land or air days after President Vladimir Putin said he was mobilizing more forces into Ukraine. NPR met Russians arriving in Turkey, where they don't need visas to enter.
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Food
Inside a date market in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top producers
Saudi Arabia is known for its oil, but it is also one of the world's great producers of dates, which are now in season.
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World
How Palestinians view the militant groups that hold power in the Gaza Strip
Fighting in Gaza shows fractures among militant groups, as Israel targeted Islamic Jihad, while Hamas held off. Civilians are upset at the low quality of life and these groups' lack of public service.