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More Plastic Trash in Oceans
The world’s floating trash continues to find its way to the open waters of the world’s oceans.
TV Station in Tunisia Fined for Broadcasting Animated Film ‘Persepolis’
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Sabri Ben-Achour about a court ruling Thursday in Tunisia against the head of a TV station that broadcast the animated film “Persepolis.”
Slideshow: Scientists Rush to Rescue Frogs in ‘Amphibian Arks’
In Panama, scientists are racing to find and save frogs before they succumb to a virulent fungus that’s been killing amphibians around the world. Sabri Ben-Achour reports on the effort to get frogs into what they’re calling “amphibian arks.”
Washington DC Woman Crowned Queen of Ghana Village
Imagine getting a phone call out of the blue from a former lover asking you to become his queen. That’s exactly what happened to a Washington DC woman who was crowned queen of an African Village Friday.
Syria’s Human Rights Groups
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We have heard a lot about the Syrian human rights groups lately. But how is it possible to have such organizations in a repressive country like Syria? WAMU’s Sabri Ben-Achour explains. Download MP3
Tunisia’s Islamist movement
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Reporter Sabri Ben Achour takes a look at the Islamists in Tunisia after the country’s revolution. Download MP3Tunisia after the revolution
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Tunisia’s anti-government revolution inspired protesters in Egypt. But how is Tunisia doing now? Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour of station WAMU is just back from the North African nation. He tells anchor Lisa Mullins what has changed for the people of Tunisia, and what has not. Download MP3
Haiti’s mobile money
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Sarah Palin urged Americans on Sunday not to forget Haiti as she wrapped up a weekend visit to the Caribbean nation still struggling with a cholera outbreak, earthquake reconstruction and political crisis. Haitians have been looking for ways to help themselves and some are using their cell phones in interesting ways to do so, as Sabri Ben-Acho reports from Haiti. Download MP3Rebuilding Haiti
Haiti’s ‘restavek’ children
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The aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake continues to pose challenges for children living in camps and in slums. Perhaps the most vulnerable of all of Haiti’s children are the so-called ‘restaveks’. It’s an old cultural institution that nowadays often equates to child slavery. The UN estimates that 183,000 Haitian children are restaveks. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour from station WAMU visited a special school for these children (pictured) and he spoke with one of the students. Download MP3
Haiti cholera death toll rises
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The UN has appealed for nearly $164 million to fight a cholera outbreak in Haiti which has now claimed around 800 lives. Aid agencies are battling to contain cholera in the capital Port-au-Prince, amid fears it will spread through camps housing over a million earthquake survivors. Reporter Sabri Ben-Achour of station WAMU sent this report. Download MP3 (Photo: bypassedblog)
A charity worker’s diary
Haiti’s sanitation problem after the quake
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As many Haitians settle into life in tent cities that can number into the tens of thousands, water and sanitation have become a critical issue for the health of these communities. Aid organizations and the Haitian government were quick to establish a water supply to some of these tent cities, but as Sabri Ben-Achour reports from Port-au-Prince, sanitation is quite another matter. Download MP3 (Photo: Sabri Ben-Achour)
Haitian self-reliance
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Haitian President Rene Preval has made an urgent appeal for more tents to house up to a million people left homeless by the quake two weeks ago. His call came as donor nations and international organizations met in Montreal to assess the aid effort and plan the next steps. However not all Haitians are simply waiting for help from the outside, as WAMU’s Sabri Ben Achour reports. Download MP3US Navy hospital ship helping Haitians
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The US is sending another 4,000 Navy sailors and Marines to Haiti for the earthquake relief effort, diverting them from deployments in the Gulf and Africa. The Pentagon reported on Wednesday that the Navy hospital ship Comfort, had received its first Haitian patients. WAMU reporter Sabri Ben-Achour is onboard the USNS Comfort and sent this report. Download MP3 (Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images)
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