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A Muslim faithful woman sits as she attends a Mass in tribute to priest Jacques Hamel at the Saint-Leu Saint-Gilles Bagnolet's Church, near Paris on Sunday.

Muslims In France Attend Mass In Gesture of Solidarity After Church Attack

"Being united is a response to this act of horror and barbarism," said one Muslim leader. Many Muslims across France were sending a message of unity after two extremist teens brutally killed a priest.

Verona is a one-stop shop for original and stylish conservative wear, filling a long-term void in the fashion industry.

In Orlando, A 'Modest Fashion' Boutique For Hijabi Women

Lisa Vogl and her partners launched Verona online to fill a fashion void. Now, it's a boutique stocked with long-sleeved caftans, full-length slit-less skirts, and more than 300 varieties of hijabs.

North Korean restaurants, like this one in Vientiane, Laos, don't just serve North Korean cuisine. They are run by the North Korean government as a way to earn hard currency to send back to an increasingly sanctioned Pyongyang.

Would You Like A Side Of Propaganda? Lunch At A North Korean Restaurant

North Korean karaoke videos in the background, decent food and a free copy of the works of Kim Il Sung: a dispatch from inside one of Pyongyang's currency-making outposts.

Colson Whitehead, John Lewis, Rita Dove Among National Book Award Nominees

And then there were 40: This week, the National Book Foundation revealed the writers who are still in contention for its literary prize. It capped the rollout Thursday with the fiction nominees.

Maurizio Cattelan's <em>America </em>goes on display Friday at the Guggenheim in New York. The artist says it is "one-percent art for the ninety-nine percent."

Behold The Throne: There's A Golden Toilet At The Guggenheim

Museum-goers, prepare for "unprecedented intimacy with a work of art." Starting Friday, visitors will be able to use Maurizio Cattelan's America, a gold-cast, working toilet at the New York museum.

<em>Cumhuriyet</em> newspaper readers protested the government's detaining of its editor-in-chief and others this week. An Istanbul court has ordered nine of the paper's journalists to be held in prison pending trial.

9 Journalists And Executives At A Leading Turkish Newspaper Are Arrested

The editor-in-chief, a cartoonist, and seven board members of daily newspaper Cumhuriyet were sent to prison pending trial in an anti-terrorism case.

PHOTOS: Astronauts Touch Down After 115 Days In Space

A Russian Soyuz space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Sunday morning local time, delivering Kate Rubins, Anatoly Ivanishin and Takuya Onishi safely back to Earth.

How Foreign Journalists Here Try To Explain The U.S. Election Back Home

Reporters from Europe, Turkey and Lebanon share their experiences covering the 2016 U.S. election — everything from translation challenges to close encounters with a pregnant Ivanka Trump.

A woman looks at gold jewelry in Cairo's Khan al-Khalili market. Gold jewelry is traditionally given to a bride in Egypt as part of a marriage agreement. Many young Egyptians have found they can't afford to get married due to the soaring price of gold and rising costs of basic items.

In Egypt, The High Cost Of Romance Is Crippling Hopes Of Marriage

Egypt's financial crisis has led to double-digit inflation with lasting repercussions. Rising prices make marriage unaffordable for tens of thousands of Egyptians — and not only those who are poor.

Mukhtar Mai advocates against honor killings and runs a women's shelter and a school for girls in southern Punjab. In 2002, Mai was gang-raped as punishment when her 12-year-old brother was accused of dishonoring another family.

In Pakistan's Heartland, A 'Perfect Storm Of Obstacles' To Protecting Women

A high-profile honor killing has led to calls for stronger laws. But a gang-rape victim who's spent 14 years fighting for justice says laws are undercut by ages-old feudal traditions against women.

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