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A Parsi in America: Diana's Story
From: Christine Beaderstadt
Series: Indian Ornamentation and Globalization
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Ethnically Parsi, Diana grew up in the Indian state of Maharashtra, and went to boarding school there. She talks about how she and her family have ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2013
  • Length: 03:09
Romantic Red Love, But Not in Sweden
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories
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With the couple next door constantly fighting and my friends failed marriages in good memory I started to wonder why Sweden seems to fail in loving...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
CIRCUMSTANCE -- Writer/director Maryam Keshavarz & actor Reza Sixo Safai
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Maryam Keshavarz and Reza Sixo Safai on freedom, censorship, and fantasy.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2011
  • Length: 14:29
GNP Show 8 (Half Hour) World Vacation
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly Half Hour
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Summer tourism with a twist is the theme this week on the World Vision Report. In Nepal, we follow a street vendor who sells an exotic musical ins...

Bought by KKRN


  • Added: Jun 30, 2011
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
GNP Show 03 One hour: Clinics in Sudan and Seafood Slavery
From: World Vision Report
Series: World Vision Report - Weekly One Hour
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If you get sick in southern Sudan your chances of dying escalate. Health care is a rare thing in that part of the world. This week, the World Vis...

Bought by WDSE


  • Added: May 26, 2011
  • Length: 01:50:25
  • Purchases: 1
Kazakhstan -- With this horse, I thee wed...
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
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A girl. A boy. A horse. A chase. Listen as this week's Global Guru takes you inside the world of courtship in Kazakhstan...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA, PRX Remix, KZYX, Prairie Public and more


  • Added: Jan 26, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 7
Cambodian Space Project
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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By the 1960, all the countries surrounding Cambodia were at war. But Cambodia had managed to avoid getting drawn into the Vietnam War. During that ...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2011
  • Length: 10:18
Gaza Fisherwoman
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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The Gaza Strip borders the Mediterranean Sea, and many people in Gaza fish. It’s a traditional line of work for Palestinians there – for men. But n...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 05:04
  • Purchases: 1
Unwed Mothers
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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South Korea is considered to be fairly advanced in many ways, but traditional values remain strong. So if you’re single, and pregnant, you’re likel...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Dec 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:02
  • Purchases: 2
Status of Women in Libya
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Women’s lib in Libya? Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi relies on female bodyguards for his personal protection. Some jokingly refer to them as Lara C...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2010
  • Length: 04:49
Tij
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Girls and women in Nepal live in a culture that treats them as second-class citizens. But they have a very public way of expressing their displeas...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
Dr. Jill Seaman
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Dr Jill Seaman is driven by a desire to help people. She’s spent much of her life in a remote part of Sudan, helping villagers who suffer from inf...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 10, 2010
  • Length: 05:44
  • Purchases: 1
Pads for Girls
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Kids around the US are wrapping up summer vacations and heading back to school. But children in other parts of the world don’t always have that opp...

  • Added: Sep 03, 2010
  • Length: 02:12
Congo Princess
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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In Panama, a descendant of African slaves is fighting to keep her culture alive. Marlon Bishop brings us this story of the Congo Princess.

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Aug 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:48
  • Purchases: 1
Yemen Times Editor
From: World Vision Report
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Yemen sits at the southernmost tip of the Arabian Peninsula and is the poorest country in the Middle East. Just 30% of its women can read compared...

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
No Toilet, No Bride
From: World Vision Report
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India has the second largest population of any nation on earth. But only 30% of its people have toilets in their homes. One woman has made it her...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Wedding Rice
From: World Vision Report
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June is the most popular month for weddings. And in Uruguay, like many places, it’s traditional to throw rice at the newlyweds. But at City Hall ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 17, 2010
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 1
Women's Magazine in Afghanistan
From: World Vision Report
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Newspapers and magazines are having a tough time in the US. Magazines like Gourmet and CosmoGirl/Metropolitan Home have shut down, and recently Ne...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WBEZ


  • Added: Jun 11, 2010
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
The Hidden Messages in Zulu Beadwork
From: Rachel Louise Snyder
Series: Global Guru Radio
Caption: A Zulu girl wears her beadwork, Credit: Hlengi We Dube
You're fourteen, and you're in love with a boy in the next village. How do you tell him? Well, you bead it of course. This week's Global Guru uncov...

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 26, 2010
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Sexual Harassment in Egypt
From: World Vision Report
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In Egypt, women are speaking up for themselves. Egyptian women say they’re being sexually harassed daily on the streets, and they’re tired of it. ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:52
  • Purchases: 1
Ladies Market in India
From: World Vision Report
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In India about 10 million people work as street vendors. A fourth of them are women, and that number is rising. Women vendors face many obstacles...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2010
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 2
Woman Wrestler in Bolivia
From: World Vision Report
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Women in Bolivia are wrestling for recognition – literally. It happens every Sunday in El Alto, an impoverished city on the Bolivian plains. Crow...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 02:17
Afghan Beauties
From: World Vision Report
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Most women in Afghanistan wear modest traditional clothing with headscarves and often full-length burkas. Because of these standards, it wouldn’t ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 1
A Few Good Women
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Gardeners on the ground, Credit: Beatrice Murch
From the philanthropic women of Washing to DC to a group of international environmentalists in Buenos Aires, A few good women can make a difference...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 22, 2010
  • Length: 09:53
  • Purchases: 1
Mediaeval Baebes
From: John Diliberto
Series: Echo Location: Soundings for New Music
Caption: The Mediaeval Baebes, Credit: Hayley Madden
The allure is undeniable. Six talented, attractive women breathe renewed life into the rich texts of medieval songs and poetry with their haunting...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2