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Archive for February, 2011

Oil price rise related to unrest in Libya

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Oil prices jumped today to their highest levels since the global financial crisis in 2008, as markets reacted to the uncertainty in Libya. The country is a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Host Lisa Mullins talk to Steve Levine of Foreign Policy magazine about the effect the crisis has on oil. Download MP3

American wheat growers eye unrest

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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One group of Americans watching the unrest in the Middle East very closely: wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest. The World’s Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3

US Wheat Associates

Archbishop of Dublin washes the feet of sex abuse victims

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Yesterday, Archbishop Diarmuid Mardin apologized to hundreds of people in Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral for the role the Church hierarchy played in enabling the abuse of children. The Archibishop of Dublin invited eight victims to the altar, knelt down and then washed the victim’s feet. Marie Collins was among them and spoke to anchor Lisa Mullins. Download MP3

Tibetans’ failed attempts to start a revolution

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins asks author Tim Johnson, “Why the Dalai Lama hasn’t been able to accomplish for Tibetans what protestors in Egypt and Tunisia have accomplished for themselves.” Johnson has traveled with the Dalai Lama and wrote a book called “Tragedy in Crimson: How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle with China.” Download MP3

Tragedy in Crimson: Review

Libyan region

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Benghazi is Libya’s second city, located on the Mediterranean coast. It’s the capital of a key region in Libya’s political history. The former Libyan king, Idris Al-Senussi hailed from this area. Can you name the eastern region which has Benghazi for its capital? Download MP3

PRI’s The World (02/21/2011: Unrest in Libya, Jasmine Revolution, Sri Lankan cuisines)

By The World ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anti-government protests in Libya spread to the streets of the capital, Tripoli; Also, China eyes the unrest across North Africa and is tightening controls; And wheat growers in the Pacific Northwest also watch the unrest with some concern. Download MP3

Music Heard on Air for February 21, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ February 21, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for February 21, 2011. Artists featured are: Strength in Numbers, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Rosewell Rudd, Toumani Diabate, Ba Cissoko, Forro in the Dark.

Jordan protests turn violent

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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For seven weeks, demonstrators in the Jordanian capital of Amman have taken to the streets after Friday prayers to call for government reforms. Now, those demonstrations have turned violent for the first time. The World’s Matthew Bell reports from Amman. (Photo: Dunia Kamal) Download MP3
Middle East protests interactive: country by country

One week after the fall of Mubarak

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Cairo’s Tahrir Square have been celebrating the overthrow one week ago of Hosni Mubarak as Egypt’s president. There was a festive atmosphere, with military bands playing and people waving flags, correspondents say. The World’s Ben Gilbert went to Tahrir Square. Download MP3
Egypt coverage on The World

Tunisia’s Islamist movement

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Reporter Sabri Ben Achour takes a look at the Islamists in Tunisia after the country’s revolution. Download MP3

Jafar Panahi’s symbolic presence at Berlinale

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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An Iranian film director who’s imprisoned in Iran made a symbolic appearance at the Berlin Film Festival. Other Iranian film makers showcased his work and spoke about the struggles to make films in Iran in these. Susan Stone reports from Berlin. Download MP3
Video: Berlinale opening honoring Panahi

Belgium tops Iraq for longest with no government

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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As The World’s Clark Boyd Reports, at midnight on Friday, Belgium topped Iraq as the country that has gone longest without a government. Demonstrators marked the milestone with events throughout the country. Download MP3
Video: Belgian’s celebrate record in Ghent

Uprisings around the Arab world

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins has a roundup of the anti-government protests today in the Arab nations of Yemen, Bahrain and Libya. Download MP3

Denmark’s ‘Christian cultural heritage’

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

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Anchor Lisa Mullins has details on a new Danish government directive that requires the state broadcaster to emphasize its role as a promoter of Danish culture including the nation’s “Christian cultural heritage.” Download MP3

Al-Qaeda’s response to Arab revolutions

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Al-Qaeda and its supporters have said very little about the upheavals across the Arab world. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Brian Fishman of the New America Foundation about this, and why change of this kind is not good news for al Queda. Download MP3