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Sweden Steps Up DNA Collection for Rape Cases

By Ann Tornkvist ● Uncategorized ● December 12, 2008

Sweden is responding to its low rate of prosecuting and convicting rapists by helping victims and clinicians collect DNA evidence. It’s also adding street lighting, to the frowns of critics who point out that most rapes are committed indoors.

In Sarajevo, Head Scarves Uncover Generation Gap

By Ann Tornkvist ● Politics ● July 20, 2008

In Sarajevo many young women are choosing to wear the headscarves that their mothers spurned. It’s a provocative decision in the moderate Muslim country, where one young visiting Muslim says she feels more accepted back home in Des Moines, Iowa.