For most of my life, I, like many Americans, had greeted the idea of an arranged marriage with a mixture of fascination and skepticism. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
There is no denying that unhappiness - even violence - exists in some arranged marriages. Or that some arranged marriages are borne out of cruelty. And part of that six percent global divorce rate can be attributed to the powerful… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Just a decade after 'Living in Bondage,' Nollywood films, made in some 300 languages, were being watched in both urban and rural areas, distributed… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Showy displays of love don't come naturally to everyone. They don't come naturally to me. They also come with a risk: a risk of… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
2017 saw a slew of big pop and hip-hop records, a number of breakout female singer-songwriters and all-girl bands, and the return of beloved… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
In 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' protagonist Winston Smith works at a propaganda department for the state called the 'Ministry of Truth,' where inconvenient news can be… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Founded by a Mormon couple in Utah in 2012, The Color Run has proved to be a brilliant idea. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
The battle between craft breweries and big beer stretches back to the 1990s, when the idea of buying a beer brewed by a small,… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
HIV/AIDS isn't a top priority for any of the three major LGBT groups in the U.S.: not the HRC, or the Gay and Lesbian… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Despite allegations by liberal advocacy groups that voter suppression tactics by the right hindered minority voting, blacks represented 13 percent of the electorate in… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
I am not Indian, but I have lived and worked in Mumbai, visited on multiple reporting trips, and celebrated more than one Holi there. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
In the 1980s and the 1990s, when HIV hit its peak, the gay community was at the forefront of the fight against the silent… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
India has a long history with devotional, even obsessive love, be it for a personal god or for your lover. — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Every Valentine's Day, I pretend I don't care. Like many of us, I say I don't want the flowers or chocolates or a homemade… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Not every dollar spent to gain influence on Capitol Hill comes from a big global industrial behemoth. Hundreds of small advocacy groups and nonprofits… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
Buckhannon, population 5,639, is a deeply conservative town and long has been. While coal is its past, oil and gas are its likely future.… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
When American poet Alice Notley was very young, she used to sit in front of the radio and just listen. When she got older,… — Elizabeth Flock Copy Share Image
