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When Muslim controversies boil, Jaylani Hussein gets the call

When Muslim controversies boil, Jaylani Hussein gets the call

Hussein, the first Somali-born head of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, must navigate issues from name calling to terror recruiting. Raised in Columbia Heights, he sees his role as bridge builder. Lately, he's been busy.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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In Nepal, group seeks to reverse taboo about menstruation

In Nepal, group seeks to reverse taboo about menstruation

A nonprofit is working with girls and women in western Nepal to end a tradition called chaupadi -- in which girls and women who are menstruating stay, sleep and eat outside.
by Michaeleen Doucleff and Jane Greenhalgh

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Minnesota slams nursing home tactic to keep disputes out of court

Minnesota slams nursing home tactic to keep disputes out of court

The small type in many nursing home facility contracts often require disputes go to an arbitrator chosen by the facility rather than in open court. That's unconscionable, says Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.
by Jon Collins

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Whose day? Cook County struggles over honoring native people, Columbus

Whose day? Cook County struggles over honoring native people, Columbus

A proposal to recognize today, Columbus Day, as Indigenous Peoples' Day in Cook County, has blown up into a public controversy over how best to recognize Native American heritage in Minnesota's Arrowhead region.
by Dan Kraker

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