A new South African video heist game robs museums to return African art
Is it theft to take back what was stolen? That question drives the new video game Relooted. The goal is to recover real ancient African artifacts currently displayed in Western museums. The game’s creative director, Ben Myres, tells The World’s Host Marco Werman that he designed the game as a “first step” to learning about African cultures and ethnicities.
As Islamabad reels from mosque bombing, Pakistan’s military fights insurgents in border regions
On Feb.6th, a suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in the capital Islamabad. The attack during a Friday prayer service killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens more. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler learned more from Akbar Notezai, a reporter for the Pakistani news organization Dawn.
Not quite The Terminator, these robots still look human-like and perform tasks
No, not the scary Terminator-like ones beloved of science fiction writers … We’re talking about the cute, helpful ones designed to help out in school. And, yes — this really is a thing. A Norwegian company is already successful in 17 countries with a small robot that can represent absent pupils in the classroom. DW’s […]
First animated feature made by, for and about Muslims hits US and Canadian theaters this weekend
“Time Hoppers: The Silk Road” is an animated movie that follows four time-traveling kids as they travel back to the ninth century to battle villains and protect historical figures along the Silk Road. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with the film’s co-director Flordeliza Dayrit about the project.
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