Cairo

An Islamic Answer to Dr. Ruth

Heba Kotb is the Arab world's first public sexologist. A healthy married sex life is mandated by the Koran, she says. But homosexuality is a no-no

Sam Ouandja

Where Darfur Represents Hope

The best thing that happened to an abandoned outpost of the Central African Republic was the arrival of refugees from Africa's best-known conflict

Ankawa

Exile on Love Street

A town filled with Christian refugees is the romance capital of Iraq

Mexico City

Video: Mexico's Weight Problem

Mexico's obesity rates have soared as people eat less tortillas and more junk food. TIME's Ioan Grillo looks at the scale of the problem

Marfa

The Battle to Stay Off the Beaten Path

A far-flung Texas town stars in two of this year's Oscar-nominated films. Yet a proposed truck route could end its precious seclusion

Diriamba

Where New England Won the Super Bowl

Nicaragua is a graveyard for all of yesterday's "message" T-shirts — even those celebrating phantom triumphs
VIDEO: The T-Shirt Graveyard

Macau

Where Racing Is Going to the Dogs

Away from the glare of glitzy casinos, times are tough at the dog track. The decline can be deadly for the greyhounds

Congo River

Come Back, Colonialism, All Is Forgiven

On a slow boat through Heart of Darkness country, a Congolese ship's captain waxes nostalgic for colonial rule

New Delhi

The Dating Detectives

As more and more middle-class Indians seek a spouse online, verifying a suitor's claims has become big business

When Surveillance Cameras Talk

Britons are observed by thousands of CCTV cameras every day. Now, some of the cameras are letting people know they're being watched

London

When Surveillance Cameras Talk

Britons are observed by thousands of CCTV cameras every day. Now, some of the cameras are letting people know they're being watched

Neuilly

Sarko-Fatigue in a Ghetto of the Rich

The tony Paris suburb that made the French President's political career is not amused by his antics, and has taken it out on Sarkozy's pick for mayor