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  • People painting a mural (AP Images)

    Muslims help their communities during Ramadan and throughout the year.

  • Painting of hands and leaves and Spanish text, with embedded text ‘Can Art Defeat Violence?’ (State Dept.)

    Artists on the U.S. - Mexico border are providing creative outlets for at-risk youth.

  • Hamed Haddadi of Iran shoots a basket as two Tunisian players try to block him. (AP Images)

    The game matters at the World Basketball Championship, not nationalism, says Hamed Haddadi of the Iranian team. Professionally, he plays for the Memphis Grizzlies.

  • Overhead view of Armenian folk dancers performing for crowd, with embedded text 'Preserving Cultural Treasures' (Courtesy photo)

    Armenian folk dances are among the cultural treasures that are being preserved and protected by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.

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The Arts

  • Numerous video display screens in the air in a darkened room (Courtesy of Marcela Rico)
    10 Lives in 24 Hours

    Visitors to a California art exhibit followed a day in the life of 10 volunteer subjects, each from a different country and a drastically different walk of life.

Living With Purpose

Muslim Chaplains on Campus

  • Yale University Muslim chaplain Omer Bajwa (Courtesy photo)

    Muslim chaplains, such as Omer Bajwa of Yale University, serve 75,000 students on American college campuses

Native Musicians

Soccer for a Better Future

  • 2010 World Cup official ball (AP Images)

    The film Goal! Soccer for a Better Future tells how six groups use athletics to engage and empower disadvantaged youth in Brazil, South Africa and the United States.

On the Record

Quote BeginningHuman diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.End Quote

Rene Dubos, microbiologist, environmentalist and author

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