Archive for 2012
Neba Solo: Mali’s Balafon Master
The World’s Marco Werman catches up with Mali’s Neba Solo, a master of a kind of wooden marimba called the balafon.
PRI’s The World: 11/26/2012 (Russia, Germany, Bangladesh)
Protesters demand better safety for factory workers in Bangladesh, following a fire that killed more than 100 people in one factory there. Also, conservationists praise a new water deal between the US and Mexico. Plus, the music of the Nubian diaspora.
Firestorm Engulfs Bangladesh Clothing Factory
Thousands of angry textile workers protested in Bangladesh on Monday demanding better safety standards, after a factory fire killed more than 100 people this past weekend.
Fashion Victims: Tough Working Conditions Caused By Fast Fashion
Quicker turnarounds can mean tough working conditions for textile workers in Asia, Latin American and Eastern Europe.
Is Sweden’s Gender Neutrality Going Too Far?
A Swedish toy company has changed its Christmas catalogue to show a boy cuddling a doll and a girl holding a toy gun. It’s all part of the country’s attempts to steer away from gender stereotyping.
Colorado River Agreement to Help Restore Vanished Wetlands in Mexico
A new agreement between the US and Mexico to manage water from the Colorado River has been applauded as a breakthrough for cross-border cooperation on water rights. And it’s also being applauded by environmental groups working in Mexico.
Manning’s Defense Strategy Ahead of Court Martial
Bradley Manning, the US Army Private who leaked thousands of classified documents to the website Wikileaks, is scheduled to face a court martial early next year that could send him to prison for life. But before that, there are some important legal matters to settle.
Egyptian President Morsi Meets with Judges Amid Crisis
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is meeting with the country’s judges in an attempt to defuse a growing crisis over his recent decision to take sweeping new powers.
Music Heard on Air for November 26, 2012
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for November 26, 2012. Artists featured are: Sinkane, Balafon Marimba Ensemble, Moriba Koita, The Peronists, Chicha Libre, Seckou Keita Quartet.
Extremism Law Curbs Religious Freedom in Russia
Russia’s Center for Combating Extremism has come under criticism for focusing mainly on political opponents of the Kremlin.
‘Mein Kampf’ to Be Published Again in Germany
Adolf Hitler’s infamous ideological tome, Mein Kampf, is soon to be published in Germany for the first time since 1945. The book’s copyright has been controled by the state of Bavaria for decades but that copyright is set to expire in 2015, as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Munich.
An Island that Isn’t All There
We’re looking for the name of the sea that lies between Australia and New Caledonia and has been in the news recently for showing up as a curious black blob in the middle of the water.
Singing the Song of the Nubian Diaspora
Many of the sons, daughters and grandchildren of the displaced Nubian generation are scattered around the world. Recently, some told their cultural story at a Nubian arts revival in the US.
PRI’s The World: 11/23/2012 (Turkey, Japan, France)
Egypt’s Islamist president defends his decree granting himself sweeping new powers. Also, why French Catalans don’t share the enthusiasm of their Spanish counterparts for independence. Plus, why a World War II-era coded message may be impossible to crack now.
Supporters of Egypt’s President Mursi Laud His New Powers
Gehad el-Haddad, a senior adviser to the Muslim Brotherhood says President Mursi needed the new powers to sack an unpopular general prosecutor and to reign in a hostile judiciary.
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