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Arab-Israelis Risk Ridicule Serving in the Israeli Army
During my two years serving in the IDF, the fact that there were Muslim soldiers serving alongside Jewish soldiers never struck me as odd. Even when I was stationed in the West Bank, I never thought anything of the fact that on a night raid they would surely come into contact with fellow Muslims [...]
A Desi Party Grows in Brooklyn
Desilicious started about ten years ago with the purpose of integrating Bollywood music, pop music, and house music [...]
NASA’s ‘Chorus’ Recording, ‘Natural Radio’ and the Magnetosphere
When I heard the new NASA recordings of the “Chorus” of charged particles in the earth’s magnetosphere, I was immediately reminded of similar recordings made here on earth a few years back and transformed into the most wonderful piece of music [...]
Memory and Vengeance: Indian General Stabbed in London
Memory is long, and vengeance is often served cold. The attempted murder of a retired Indian army general in London may be connected to his role in the crushing of a Sikh revolt in India in the 1980s [...]
L’Eglise Sainte Rose de Lima
Léogane was one of the first towns I saw in Haiti when I moved here in 2003. It was my second day, and I carpooled with members of the Haitian Journalists Association to the dusty little town an hour from Port-au-Prince to attend a protest outside a church [...]
Inside the Newsroom: Monday, October 1st
Follow along as we live-blog the inner workings of our show. Lend your voice to the editorial process by tweeting #worldnewsroom.
Boston Calling
Our program for the BBC World Service — Boston Calling — gives you a second chance to hear your favorite stories from The World every weekend.
Femen’s Topless Warriors Bare All for a Cause
The question asked in the Guardian article is whether anyone even cares about naked breasts anymore [...]
Inside the Newsroom: September 25, 2012
Take a behind the scenes look into our newsroom as we live blog about our editorial process.
Inside the Newsroom: September 24, 2012
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This is Boston Calling
This weekend, The World launches a new weekly program that will air globally on the BBC World Service. Producer Clark Boyd has this behind the scenes look at the new show.
Inside the Newsroom: September 21, 2012
Take a look inside our editorial process as our team of reporters, producers, engineers and editors create a show. Tweet your input using hashtag #worldnewsroom.
‘Why Do They Still Hate Us?’
I got the question this past weekend from my mother-in-law. My colleague got the same question from her mother-in-law: “Why do they still hate us,” they wanted to know [...]
Just Trying To Get By
As a journalist living and working in a foreign country, I like to think of myself as being culturally sensitive and aware regardless of where I’m reporting from. But I hadn’t realized that the pressures of being a journalist can dampen some of that sensitivity.
The World Map: September 18, 2012
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