2013-10-26 Libya Grand Mufti Says Female Teachers Should Cover Their Faces
Hi again! Nice to have you with us on As It Is. I’m Mario Ritter. Today we visit some Muslims in Moscow. Russia now has two million Muslims. That is…
2013-10-25 Alice Munro Wins 2013 Nobel Literature Prize
Hello again, and welcome. This is As It Is, a daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. I’m June Simms. In 2016, the world will celebrate the 450th anniversary of…
2013-10-24 Somali Diaspora Returning to Mogadishu
From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. I’m Christopher Cruise. Welcome back. On the show today we look at progress in Mogadishu, Somalia and it struggles to recover…
2013-10-23 Technology Helps Save Elephants and Rhinos
Hello, again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Our program today is all about animals. First we will hear about a group of people who are working to save…
2013-10-22 How Will the Health Care Law Influence the 2014 Elections?
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Mario Ritter. Today, we hear about a warning that natural disasters stand in the way of efforts to end extreme…
2013-10-21 All About Cats – The World’s Favorite Pet
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is Hi again! I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. And I’m Steve Ember KELLY: Today we are answering a listener’s question about cats. Tuan…
2013-10-20 Russians Question Muslim Influence
Hi again! Nice to have you with us on As It Is. I’m Mario Ritter. Last week Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha. In English, the four-day celebration is…
2013-10-17 UN Security Council Moves to Help African Forces in CAR
From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is! I’m Mario Ritter. Today we hear about a measure of how African countries are being governed. But first, we learn about…
2013-10-16 Trouble for Greece’s Far-Right Party Golden Dawn
Hello, and welcome to As It Is — the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English! I’m George Grow. Today, we tell about a political party in Greece that some…
2013-10-15 Amnesty Condemns School Attacks in Nigeria
Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I’m Bob Doughty. Today we have two reports from Africa. We hear about claims by the human rights group…
2013-10-14 Afghan-US Security Agreement Still Not Clear
Hello, I’m Faith Lapidus in Washington. Today on As It Is, we hear about new efforts to protect rice crops from flooding. Afghan-US Security Agreement Still Not Clear But first,…
2013-10-13 China Rising: The Return of the Dragon
Hello, and welcome back to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Jerilyn Watson. Today on the program, we talk about China and two new books about it. One…
2013-10-12 Wrestling May Still Be an Olympic Sport
Hi again. Nice to have you with us on As It Is. I’m Kelly Jean Kelly. People who like the sport of wrestling can breathe a sigh of relief –…
2013-10-10 Legacy of Vietnamese General Remains Divisive
Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I’m George Grow in Washington. Today we tell about the research that won three scientists the 2013 Nobel Prize…
2013-10-09 California Helps Lead Economic Recovery
Hello again, and welcome. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today’s As It Is program is different. Usually we take you around the world to hear about interesting people, places, and…