A moving and joyful coming-of-age tale of a young man, determined to become a master in the art of making baklava.
The people of Kenya's Maasai Mara are struggling to preserve their culture and environmental heritage.
Can Colombia's peace and justice process bring closure to families whose loved ones were killed by paramilitaries?
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One determined aboriginal woman fights for her destitute community's share in Australia's mining profits.
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2012 16:12 GMT
Two former Lord's Resistance Army commanders seek tribal justice in order to be granted atonement for their crimes.
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2012 06:36 GMT
A look at the journalists who are determined to report the grim truth about Mexico's violent drug war.
Last Modified: 25 Jun 2012 14:59 GMT
As Iraq's national power grid struggles to provide electricity, a new form of entrepreneur has started to fill the gap.
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2012 14:47 GMT
Could the most innocuous species hold the key to the future of humanity?
Last Modified: 12 Jun 2012 11:17 GMT
One woman strives to unravel the mystery behind her aunt's murder in a remote Kurdish village in Turkey.
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2012 07:59 GMT
One in three Native American women will experience sexual abuse - we follow one woman who is speaking out.
Last Modified: 05 Jun 2012 08:21 GMT
The story of a Congolese theatre student turned revolutionary who spent years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Last Modified: 29 May 2012 10:39 GMT
The story of a feisty and sharp-witted Beirut matriarch as she contemplates the last stage of her life.
Last Modified: 24 Jun 2012 07:53 GMT
This is the story of Ibrahim, a Dutch-Moroccan man tackling the taboo problem of sex-trafficking within his community.
Last Modified: 15 May 2012 11:10 GMT
Was the appropriation of Palestinian books and manuscripts in 1948 a case of cultural theft or preservation?
Last Modified: 24 May 2012 07:14 GMT
When Ye Hongmei lost her daughter in the Wenchuan earthquake, her odyssey to conceive again began.
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One innovative journalist has found a way to get daily news and information to Liberians � with the aid of a blackboard.
Last Modified: 02 May 2012 08:04 GMT
Greek youths reflect on how the killing of a teenager by the police and the resulting riots changed their lives.
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2011 08:41 GMT
With less than 200 remaining in the Arabian Gulf, one group travels through the mountains of Oman to save the species.
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2012 08:18 GMT
A former prison warden works with young South Africans to free them from a cycle of drugs, crime and imprisonment.
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2012 13:02 GMT
More women are serving on the frontlines than ever before, but many return home to find that new battles await them.
Last Modified: 03 Apr 2012 10:54 GMT
Searching for a better life, many immigrants are struggling to survive in the world's fastest growing megacity.
Last Modified: 25 May 2011 09:47 GMT
Lucia Garcias' personal journey to bring her parents' torturers to justice spans 15 years of struggle in Argentina.
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2012 08:52 GMT
We ask if a code promoting self-preservation in a tsunami could account for one Japanese community's high survival rate.
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2012 15:13 GMT
Inside a dissenting Kazakh newspaper, where free speech comes at a price and getting published means risking everything.
Last Modified: 05 Mar 2012 12:49 GMT
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