Similarities between Thanksgiving and Eid al-Adha

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Some Afghans see some similarities between Thanksgiving and last week’s Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.Sultana Parvanta,a former official with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry gives the details to anchor Lisa Mullins. Download MP3

Croatian sea organ

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In our Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a city where there’s an musical instrument called a “sea organ” that was invented by a Croatian architect. So which city is it? For starters it’s located along the scenic Adriatic coast of Croatia. Alexa Dvorson sent us an audio postcard Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for November 25, 2010

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 25, 2010. Artists featured are Toumani Diabate’s Symmetric Orchestra, Ben Powell, Jonathan Joubert, Jack Soreff, Chicha Libre, Outback.

Entire program – November 24,2010

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Today on The World:Still trying to understand how Haiti’s cholera outbreak began – the weather may have played a key role;Also, an explosion ends all hopes of rescuing 29 trapped coal miners in New Zealand;Plus, why a revered French soccer star is calling on people around the globe to withdraw their money from the banking system. Download MP3

Haiti’s ‘restavek’ children

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The aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake continues to pose challenges for children living in camps and in slums. Perhaps the most vulnerable of all of Haiti’s children are the so-called ‘restaveks’. It’s an old cultural institution that nowadays often equates to child slavery. The UN estimates that 183,000 Haitian children are restaveks. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour from station WAMU visited a special school for these children (pictured) and he spoke with one of the students. Download MP3

Israeli growers on strike

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Many farms rely on foreigners to do back-breaking, low-paying jobs. In Israel, that means importing farm workers from Thailand but the Israeli government now limits the number of guest workers. Israeli growers have are protesting and demand the government let more foreigners come to Israel to farm. Matthew Bell reports. Download MP3
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Food as fine art

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In the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the Moon City. So where is it? For starters it’s not on the moon. Host Marco Werman takes us to a restaurant in the Moon City where owner Andres Jaramillo has taken food and entertainment planning to a fine art. Download MP3 (Photo: Marco Werman)

Slideshow: A restaurant that treats food as fine art

French soccer star calls for bank protest

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A former French soccer star known for making cryptic pronouncements is calling for a protest against the banks. Eric Cantona wants people around the world to withdraw their money on December 7th, to paralyze the banking system. As Anita Elash reports from Paris, his idea is getting mixed reactions at home. Download MP3

Some of Cantona’s collected wisdom

World Books podcast: E.C. Osondu

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Nigerian-born writer E.C. Osondu explores the tragicomedies of cultural misunderstanding in his new short story collection Voice of America. The title is playfully ironic: the tales probe, with impish humor and sardonic urgency, the pratfalls of delusion: Africans dream of an impossible American plenty, while Americans fantasize about a non-existent African reality. Download MP3

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How cholera outbreak started

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Scientists are still trying to understand how the cholera epidemic in Haiti began. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with public health and cholera expert Rita Colwell, about her theory. She says the right environmental conditions were there for the outbreak to flourish.Download MP3

Coal mine tragedy in New Zealand

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Tragedy struck New Zealand last night. A huge explosion rocked a coal mine, ending hope of rescuing 29 trapped miners. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Phil Mercer in the affected town – Greymouth, New Zealand. Download MP3

Europe’s economic angst

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There was more unrest in Europe today.From violent student protests in Britain to strikes in Portugal and anger over budget cuts in Ireland, tensions are on the rise.The World’s Laura Lynch reports from London.
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Mali helps Libya with leased farmland

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Mali has leased tens of thousands of acres to Libya so Libya can feed its people.But Malian farmers say they’re being squeezed out of their own land.Correspondent Kati Whitaker reports from Mali. Download MP3

Land deals of wealthy nations

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ruth Meinzen-Dick, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, about the downside of land deals between countries. Wealthy countries are increasingly snapping up farmland in poorer nations, but more needs to be done to insure the lands deals are done in a responsible way. Download MP3

Palenque Palenque

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For today’s Global Hit, we hear the sounds of African influence in Colombia. A new collection called Palenque Palenque shows how Afro roots music asserted in the 70s and 80s within a salsa-dominant country. Download MP3