Nina Porzucki

Nina Porzucki has written 4 posts for PRI's The World

Gbooza!: A Social Networking Site for Nigerians

A Nigerian living in China has created his own social network for Nigerians living abroad.

Iranian Rapper Shahin Najafi Faces Fatwa for ‘Blasphemous’ Song

Rapper Shahin Najafi received a fatwa this past week for his controversial new song, Naqi. An Islamic website posted a $100,000 bounty on his life. But what’s really the controversy?

Love and the Peace Corps

What happens when Peace Corps volunteers fall in love, either with each other or with citizens of the country hosting them? How does the Peace Corps deal with it? Former Peace Corps volunteer Nina Porzucki reports from the frontlines of love in the developing world.

Singing to Save Garifuna

James Lovell grew up in Belize and heard Garifuna spoken by his parents and grandparents. He didn’t really want to speak the language until he heard music of a local musician. Now, James Lovell wants to spread the language of Garifuna through song. Reporter Nina Porzucki brings us his profile.