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Cambodia: Where corporal punishment is ingrained
feature Most teachers resist any suggestion that corporal punishment is counterproductive, and opponents have an uphill fight, said Ung Chansophea in Cambodge Soir Hebdo.<
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Sudan: Will arresting al-Bashir bring justice for Darfur?
feature “The ICC, for all its good intentions, may be worsening Africa’s woes,” said Paul Moorcraft in South Africa’s Business Day.
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Pakistan: When child labor becomes child abuse
feature A 12-year-old housemaid was killed “after severe physical and sexual torture” in the home where she worked for the family of a prominent lawyer.
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North Africa: Protests in Tunisia spread to neighbors
feature The civil unrest started in Tunisia in mid-December and spread to Algeria last week. Will it take hold in Morocco and Egypt, countries that also face high unemployment and repressive governments?
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Egypt: Why are Coptic Christians under attack?
feature A suicide bomber struck a midnight service at a Coptic Christian church in Alexandria over New Year’s, killing 23 people and wounding scores of others.
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The West inspired Africa’s violent homophobia
feature Many African countries view homosexuality as an import from the immoral West, said Thomas Hofnung in France’s Libération.
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Tunisia: The Arab world’s first revolution
feature Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who looted his country for two decades, was toppled last week in a popular uprising.
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feature Why civilian rule is hardly a cure-all for Pakistan; how to stop thieves from stealing energy in Zimbabwe; and gaining land while losing credibility in Israel
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Russia: Rallying for the status quo
feature “The majority of the population of Russia is not yet ready for a revolution," said Dmitry Babich at The Moscow News.
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Turkey: Gingrich’s odd embrace of a secularist
feature The answer can only be that Gingrich favors secularism not for Christians but for Muslims, as a bulwark against what he sees as “creeping sharia,” said Mustafa Akyol at Hürriyet.
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Russia: The children can’t take it anymore
feature The country has long had one of the world’s highest teen suicide rates, and in the past decade it’s gotten worse, said Alexander Tretyakov at Transitions Online.
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Turkey: Too quick to take offense
feature Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is far too thin-skinned, said Orhan Kemal Cengiz at Today’s Zaman.
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