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Singing on “Idol,” and facing the wrath of religious traditionalists

Lauren Markoe | Feb 21, 2013

(RNS) The biggest worry for “American Idol” contestants is whether the judges will let them sing on the next show. For some singers on Idol-type programs abroad, it’s that religious extremists will kill them.

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Pakistani girl released from hospital after Taliban shooting

Kim Hjelmgaard | Jan 4, 2013

LONDON (RNS) Malala Yousufzai, the schoolgirl and women’s rights activist from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban and subsequently flown to the United Kingdom for treatment, has been discharged from Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the hospital said Friday (Jan. 4). Yousufzai was discharged on Thursday, but will be re-admitted in late [...]

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