Jeffrey Donovan

Also by Jeffrey Donovan

• December 18, 2006

  Muslims Face 'Broad Discrimination'

  A new report says Muslims in Europe face discrimination in education, housing, and employment.

• December 11, 2006

  A Country Astride Two Worlds

  Although most of it lies in Asia, many observers say Europe is incomplete without Turkey.

• November 30, 2006

  The 'Great Schism'

  Pope Benedict's meetings with the symbolic spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians are part of a long process of rapprochement.

• November 29, 2006

  Mary | Mother of Christ's interfaith role

  ISTANBUL, Turkey; November 29, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The fact that "Maryam, Umma Isa" (Mary, Mother of Jesus) is mentioned in the Koran may surprise some non-Muslims. The Koran describes Mary as the virgin mother of Jesus and some Muslims, especially women, visit shrines to her.

• November 29, 2006

  Christianity | Orthodox and Catholic leaders meet

  Pope Benedict XVI's meeting in Turkey with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is being seen as a symbolic step toward greater cooperation between the two estranged Christian churches.

• November 29, 2006

  Islam | Reformers look back to the future

  On a dusty road atop a hill in a working-class neighborhood of Ankara, a German Catholic priest meets regularly with Muslim theologians. Clash of civilizations? Not here.

• November 28, 2006

  Pope | Benedict's reform challenge for Islam

  Analysts believe the pope intends to use his visit to Turkey to infuse interfaith dialogue with a new intensity.

• November 27, 2006

  Milestone | Pope Benedict's first visit to a Muslim-majority country

  Pope Benedict XVI today kicks off a controversial, four-day visit to Turkey, his first trip to a mostly Muslim country.

• November 23, 2006

  Iran Soccer Suspended For 'Government Interference'

  Iran's team at the World Cup in Germany (Fars) PRAGUE, November 23, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- FIFA, world soccer's governing body, has suspended Iran from all international competition.

• November 10, 2006

  To The Polls | South Ossetians head out to vote

  Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia held a referendum this weekend on whether to proclaim itself -- again -- an independent state.

• October 30, 2006

  UN Food Insecurity Report Sees Uneven Progress

  Despite intensified efforts over the past decade, hundreds of millions of people around the world continue to go hungry.

• October 25, 2006

  World: Ancient agricultural systems under threat

  PRAGUE, October 25, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Date farms in Sahara Desert oases. Terraced lemon orchards in coastal Italy. Indigenous forest management in Russia’s Far East. Ancient underground irrigation in Iran.

• October 22, 2006

  World Marks 50th Anniversary Of Anti-Soviet Uprising

  Fifty years ago, a few thousand students set off a protest in Budapest that shook the entire world.

• October 18, 2006

  Putin Reception Uncertain At Summit

  Russia's Vladimir Putin is set to be the unofficial guest of honor at the October 20 EU summit in Finland, and some other participants are not pleased.

• October 12, 2006

  Contract Killings Once Again On The Rise

  Moscow has seen three high-profile killings in Moscow in the past month, reminding some of the contract killings that characterized the "Wild West" period in Russia in the 1990s.

• September 22, 2006

  Belarus: Italian Town Rallies Around Family Over Orphan

  Alessandro Giusto (left) and Maria Chiara Bornacin (center) arrive with their lawyer at court in Genoa on September 15 (epa) PRAGUE, September 22, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- For thousands of visitors each summer, the picturesque Italian town of Cogoleto, on the coast near Genoa, is a slice of paradise. There's a long sandy beach, a sea perfect for swimming, and a festive atmosphere that first made the area popular with stars such as Sophia Loren in the 1950s.

• September 15, 2006

  Muslims Angry With Pope's Jihad Remarks

  A chorus of Muslim leaders has lashed out at Pope Benedict XVI over remarks they say are deeply offensive to Islam.

• August 25, 2006

  Details Emerge On UN Force's Engagement Rules

  The fragile cease-fire is nearly two weeks old, but there has been little progress in creating a strengthened UN peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon.

• August 15, 2006

  The Peacekeeper Problem

  While a fragile cease-fire holds in Lebanon, the UN is racing to deploy a "robust" international force in the region.

• July 26, 2006

  Conference Fails To Agree Lebanon Cease-Fire

  PRAGUE, July 26, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Emergency talks in Rome today on ending the conflict in Lebanon failed to produce a call for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

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