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Archive for November, 2011
Egypt Before The Crucial Vote
Parliamentary elections are set to begin on Monday. Egypt’s military rulers say the vote is a step toward democracy. But The World’s Matthew Bell found few Egyptians willing to take the generals at their word.
‘How To Start A Revolution’
Academic and author Gene Sharp has devoted his life to the study and promotion of non-violent action in conflicts. And he is the subject of a new documentary called “How to Start a Revolution”.
How ‘Dictators’ Sell Fast Food In South Africa
A new tv ad from the South Africa-based chicken restaurant chain, Nando’s, is prompting laughs and raising some eye brows. The ad features look-a-likes for a slew of tyrants from Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe to the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.
Line Dancing In France
Country line dancing was all the rage here in the US in the 90s. Line dancers are still struttin’ their stuff today, not so much in America, but in France, of all places.
Congo Road Trip
Voters in Congo go to the polls on Monday – that is, if the polls open, and if Congolese can get to them. The nation’s crumbling infrastructure poses big problems.
Music Heard on Air for November 25, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 25, 2011. Artists featured are: Pressure Drop, Markku Lepisto, Baaba Maal, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Selffish.
Growing Up In Kenya
Marco Werman speaks with writer Binyavanga Wainaina about his memoir, “One Day I Will Write About This Place”, about growing up in Kenya and becoming a writer.
Paralympic Cyclist Walks Again
The Geo Quiz wants you to find a European country generally considered a good place to cycle. It is the homeland of an extraordinary athlete.
Georges Méliès – Inspiration For The Movie ‘Hugo’
The real-life early French filmmaker Georges Méliès inspired the central character of author Brian Selznick’s book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” and the movie adaptation by Martin Scorsese.
The Revolution at Cairo’s American University
Young people have been at the forefront of recent street demonstrations in Egypt – that includes many students from one of Egypt’s most prestigious universities.
Tunisia’s Jews And The Country’s New Rulers
The Islamic Ennahda party has the largest bloc in Tunisia’s new constitutional assembly. Critics of Ennahda worry it will change the country’s predominantly secular legal codes. Among those who could be hurt by a more conservative outlook are Tunisia’s Jews but they say they’re not worried, at least not yet.
City of Lights
Paris’s famed Avenue des Champs-Elysees is all lit up for the holiday season. And all its electricial needs are to be fulfilled by a solar energy farm.
Mickey And Minnie May Be Undocumented
Costumed cartoon characters delight the tourists in Times Square. Many of the people inside those costumes are undocumented workers from Latin America. Reporter Bruce Wallace tells their stories.
Music Heard on Air for November 24, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 24, 2011. Artists featured are: Generation Bass, Bio Ritmo, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Toubab Krewe, Vieux Farka Toure, Ocote Soul Sounds.
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