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There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My story is really my mother's story--a woman with little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe.

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Confessions of an Obnoxious Orthodox

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'The Love Guru': Lessons for Hindus

With 'The Love Guru' about to hit American theaters, Hindus must ask themselves: How will we handle this film?

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Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

How John Wood left one of the world's richest companies to create a more meaningful life.

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From Cartoons to the Classics

Cartoonist Phil Yeh fights illiteracy by using comic books to 'trick' kids into reading.

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Holy Virgin, Holy Terror

Hildegard of Bingen was a seer, a poet, and a preacher who never minced words.

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William Blake: A Life Among the Angels

Visions of angels helped the famous poet revolutionize the art of engraving.

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Haji Ali's Lesson

While building schools in Pakistan, Greg Mortenson learned a lesson from an illiterate man--the wisest man he had ever known.

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The Power of Muslim Women

The most influential Muslim women from around the world hashed out the problems of the Muslim world. Now comes the solutions.

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