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Archive for January, 2011

Hamas vows to halt rocket fire at Israel

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Gaza’s Hamas rulers are caught in a paradox. The militant group is trying to enforce a cease-fire with Israel. But they don’t want to be seen as doing any favors for their sworn enemy. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from the Gaza Strip. Download MP3
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A 2000-year-old business

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Imagine running a family business that has been around for 2000 years. Reporter Chhavi Sachdev profiles two brothers in India who run a genealogy business the old-fashioned way: traversing the Indian subcontinent to keep family histories up to date. Download MP3

Slideshow: A 2000-year-old family tree

Reverberations from 2005 Muhammad cartoon

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Today in a Danish court a Somali man said he was only trying to scare Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard when he broke into his home last year. Westergaard was the author of a controversial caricature of the Prophet Muhammad, a cartoon that sparked Muslim protests around the globe. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Carol Hills about the Muhammad cartoons controversy and its ongoing reverberations. Download MP3

Zuzuka Poderosa and ‘baile funk’

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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The Global Hit takes us to Brazil and beyond. Zuzuka Poderosa performs a Brazilian-bred style called “baile funk.” It’s rooted in the favelas of Rio but baile funk traces its sonic origins to Miami. And Zuzuka herself is based in Brooklyn. Reporter Corey Takahashi caught up with Zuzuka. Download MP3
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Reaction in China to Hu’s visit to Washington

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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The BBC Chinese Service is getting some interesting audience responses to President Hu Jintao’s visit to Washington. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the comments with Yuwen Wu, news and current affairs editor with the BBC Chinese Service. Download MP3

Tracking the assets of Tunisia’s ousted leader

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Anita Elash reports from Paris on the international hunt for the millions of dollars Tunisia’s exiled president and his family are thought to have taken out of the country. Download MP3

Sudan split could spark trend

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As an independent South Sudan inches closer to reality, anchor Marco Werman speaks with Parag Khanna of the New America Foundation about some other possible new countries around the globe. Download MP3

The aftermath of an assassination in Pakistan

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Pakistan is still wrestling with the aftermath of the assassination earlier this month of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province. A bodyguard shot him because he said he disliked Taseer’s liberal views. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the slain governor’s son, Shehryar Taseer, about his father and the impact of his killing on Pakistan. Download MP3

South American delicacies

By The World ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

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For our Geo Quiz we have some specials on the menu. They include shrimp ceviche, marinated in lime, and chilli sauce. Also, chupe. Question is, where are these dishes typical fare? Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for January 19, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for January 19, 2011. Artists featured are Tarika, Moriba Koita, Dave Holland, Pepe Habichuela, Kaya Project.

World Books Review: A Glimpse of the Heart of Modern Pakistani Poetry

By World Books ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

In all, the anthology smacks of the editors’ having taken the bland, easy way out at almost every stage. It takes second, third, closer readings to discern individuality among the Pakistani poets, and there are several lovely and powerful poems that emerge from such close reading, poems of love and politics and of faith — not the mere journal entries of so much Western verse.

Entire program – January 18, 2011

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Why trade will feature prominently in this week’s US-China summit; Also, a play squeezes the history of foreign involvement in Afghanistan into seven hours onstage; Plus, rising meat prices in Britain cause a spike in sheep rustling. Download MP3

Trading with China

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Chinese President Hu Jintao is beginning a state visit to the US today. One thing Hu and President Obama are likely to talk about is getting the Chinese to buy more American goods. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad looks at why China wants to increase domestic consumption, and why that’s a challenge. Download MP3
Mary Kay’s award winning series ‘Created in China’

Thriving Israeli community next to Gaza

By The World ⋅ January 18, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Matthew Bell looks at a booming community in Israel along the Gaza border. There is not a single house or apartment left, despite the constant threat of rocket attack. Download MP3

Slideshow: Images from Netiv Ha’Asara

Sudan and the West

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Sudan’s support for the the South Sudanese independence referendum has won the country praise from western nations. But the country has long been considered a pariah state. From Khartoum, Matthew Brunwasser reports on relations between Sudan and the West. Download MP3