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Max Kidruk: Imagining the future in a science fiction trilogy
How do you imagine the future if you are a science fiction writer living in the present with your country at war? That is the challenge and dilemma f…
8 months ago
Is the Taliban’s war on drugs working?
Afghanistan used to produce more than 80% of the world's opium, the key ingredient for the drug heroin. When the Taliban took over, they banned poppy…
8 months ago
Undocumented migrants in the USA
Donald Trump campaigned hard on illegal immigration ahead of the presidential election and promised voters a major crackdown if they backed him. Sinc…
8 months ago
Verses for women: Egypt’s Quran reciters
Salma El-Wardany meets young women in Egypt using their voices to amplify their faith – drawing inspiration from the long tradition of female Quran r…
8 months ago
Diabetes in Pakistan: A nation's struggle
British-Pakistani pharmacist turned comedian Lubna Kerr hears from doctors, sufferers, and experts as she explores Pakistan’s growing diabetes crisis…
8 months, 1 week ago
Arthur Ashe: More than a champion
An inspiration, a politician, a pioneer on and off court - these just some of the words used to describe Arthur Ashe, who became the first African-Am…
8 months, 1 week ago
Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster
In 2021, a huge container ship, the X-Press Pearl caught fire and sank off the coast of Sri Lanka, releasing hazardous materials, toxic chemicals and…
8 months, 1 week ago
Introducing World of Secrets: The Killing Call
Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala died in a hail of bullets. Who wanted him dead and why? He was one of India’s biggest stars — a voice millions fol…
8 months, 1 week ago
What next for Poland?
Why are Poland's young voters turning to the right? With his veto powers, Poland’s president-elect Karol Nawrocki could halt the pro-EU government of…
8 months, 1 week ago
Who's Poland's new president?
Poland’s president-elect, Karol Nawrocki, is a right-wing historian, an amateur boxer and a fan of Donald Trump. What will his presidency mean for th…
8 months, 1 week ago