Archive for March, 2011


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Bollywood’s Sufi music connection

By The World ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Marco Werman introduces us to a new collection of music titled “Sufis at the Cinema.” It explores the connections between Pakistani Sufi music and Bollywood’s heavy reliance on those sounds for the past fifty years. Download MP3

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PRI’s The World(03/11/2011: Japan, Muammar Gaddafi, Ciudad Juarez)

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The latest news on the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan; Also, protests continue throughout the Middle East, we check in with reporters in the region for an update;Plus, we meet an artist in Juarez, Mexico, whose work was transformed by the deadly violence there. Download MP3

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Music Heard on Air for March 11, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for March 11, 2011. Artists featured are: Moriba Koita, Paul Hamner, Ceu, Orquestra Do Fuba, Ali Akbar Kahn, Tuh Pa Warez.

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Global Political Cartoons: March 5 – 11, 2011

By Carol Hills ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

The massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan spawn multiple images of a famous Japanese woodblock print. The tangled role of oil in the world’s response to Libya, and the space shuttle Discovery retires into the arms of another beached phenom.

Shortage of nurses in Libya

By The World ⋅ March 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Libyan rebels are fleeing the oil port of Ras Lanuf after sustained attacks by forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Because of the fighting in Libya, foreign workers have been leaving in droves, among them nurses badly needed now. Sean Carberry reports on the shortage of nurses in Libya. (photo: Susan Schulman) Download MP3
Slideshow: treating the wounded

Libya and US foreign policy options

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Jeb Sharp looks at how the uprisings in the Middle East are changing US foreign policy priorities. Download MP3
MENA protests: Country by country
Video: P.J. Crowley discuss the MENA uprisings

Pakistan’s Taliban battles for power in Peshawar

By The World ⋅ March 10, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Pakistan has its own Taliban. It is called Tehreek-e-Taliban. Its goal is to over throw the Pakistani state. It is concentrated in the Peshawar region and is locked in a fierce battle with the local tribal militia. Journalist Mustafa Qadri reports on how this is a personal battle and the outcome could determine the fate of Pakistan’s north west frontier. Download MP3

Slideshow: Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Taliban

Saudi Arabians call for protest

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Laura Lynch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia about calls for protests in favor of reform there on Friday. Download MP3

Laura Lynch blogs from Riyadh: The Kingdom Waits

Finlay Morton: Recording speeches and rock

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for a famous address. It’s been home to some powerful leaders over the years including Margaret Thatcher. It’s also the place Thatcher gave her final speech as British Prime Minister in 1990. Musician and former sound engineer Finlay Morton recorded that speech and many others at this address in London. Can you name this London address? Download MP3

US take on Libya

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with P.J. Crowley, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, about events in Libya and the wider region. Download MP3
Video: P.J. Crowley discuss the Mid-East and N. Africa uprisings

France clamping down on journalists

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France is seeing something of a boom in investigative journalism. But as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Paris, the efforts to muzzle the French press have become more aggressive. Download MP3

BBC news team abducted in Libya

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Three members of a BBC Arabic team were arrested, blindfolded, handcuffed and beaten by Libyan government forces while reporting on the conflict there. Now released, journalist Feras Killani and cameraman Goktay Koraltan describe their experience. Download MP3

Gaddafi forces detain and beat BBC Arabic team

Insurgents a threat to Afghan civilians

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Reporter John Bohannon of Science magazine explored the statistics on civilian deaths in Afghanistan and discovered that the war is getting more lethal to the Afghan population because of insurgent attacks, not military mistakes. Anchor Marco Werman has details. Download MP3

German epitaph contest

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A German radio station organized an unusual contest: it had listeners compete for the best epitaph for their tombstone. The prize? All funeral expenses paid. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Radio Galaxy host Jens Plüger about the contest and the controversy it sparked in Germany. Download MP3

PRI’s The World(03/10/2011: Muammar Gaddafi, PJ Crowley)

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Libya’s large percentage of foreign nurses are fleeing the country, hurting already over-burdened hospitals; also, the main US State Department spokesperson talks about events in Libya and the Arab world; and Saudis gear up for a mass protest slated for tomorrow. Download MP3

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Tensions on the Outskirts of Damascus
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