2020-08-01 Coronavirus Crisis Creates Fear, Doubt Among Arab Youth
Sama al-Diwani and her college sweetheart had big dreams. Her boyfriend, Athir Assem, was planning to open a business in Iraq. She was preparing to go to England, where she…
2019-11-09 Fear in Uganda’s Gay Community after Death Penalty Threat, Arrests
Twenty-one-year-old Shamim Pretty has found shelter in a Kampala safe house for the past three years. Shamim Pretty is not her real name. She told VOA when she was 16…
2015-10-25 What Do Americans Fear Most?
Do you think Americans are more afraid of possible terrorist attacks or U. S. government corruption? If you guessed U.S. government corruption, you would be correct. It turns out Americans…
2019-10-25 Ebola Survivors Battle Fear, Discrimination in Eastern Congo
Arlette Kavugho was released from an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo in March, but her problems did not go away. The mother of six children tried to return to…
2006-11-01 When Fear Takes Control of the Mind
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, but it may feel like forever. The…