India's 'Love Jihad' Laws Make Marriage ...

Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR's Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting on the war, he's also been living it. Over the course of the war, he has lost a third of his body weight, and until his food supplie ... Show More

It's been nearly a week since devastating flooding tore through Kerr County, Texas killing more than a hundred people.Now, after unimaginable tragedy, residents are coming together to help each other move forward.NPR's Juana Summers and producers Erika Ryan and Tyler Bartlam visi ... Show More

The total fertility rate is a small number with big consequences.It measures how many babies, on average, each woman will have over her lifetime. And for a population to remain stable - flat, no growth, no decline - women, on average, have to have 2.1 kids.In the U.S., that numbe ... Show More

Interfaith relationships in India have always faced the heat. Love remains difficult and at times dangerous across large sections of Indian society, which runs on patriarchy, caste, and religion. New anti-conversion laws implemented by some states now make interfaith marriages ev ... Show More

There are growing reports of couples opting for private wedding ceremonies or even resorting to marrying online during lockdown. On a less celebratory note, the divorce rates in China are said to have rocketed after their lockdown ended. There are concerns that the same will happ ... Show More

Online matchmaking sites are making it easier than ever for couples seeking an arranged marriage to meet. Well...not all couples. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

Marriage is a life long commitment, and it can be scary for those who do not know what to expect or how to go about it. As a Muslim Marriage Celebrant I am often faced with dozens of questions by the couple and family as to what the Islamic marriage contract involves. Everyone wa ... Show More

L'amour, le sexe, le couple… ces concepts sont-ils les mêmes aux quatre coins de la planète? Marion Hazout et Victor Viriot, en couple depuis quatre ans, ont voyagé dans neuf pays pour apprendre comment cela se passe, ailleurs.Dans ce cinquième épisode de Relations internationale ... Show More

It’s Valentine’s Day, when we celebrate romantic love, and is there anything more romantic than getting married? It’s the way all those old films end, after all the “will they, won’t they”, the couple finally tie the knot, the titles roll and we all enjoy the warm certainty that ... Show More