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Omar Duwaji

The World

Omar Duwaji is a former radio producer at The World.

Omar Duwaji is a former radio producer at The World.

Recycled whirligigs remain a fixture in the Japanese countryside

Out of Eden Walk

A constant fixture of National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek’s journey through rural Japan was the whirligig, or as he called them, “seismic scarecrows.” Gardeners he spoke to use these contraptions to scare away crop pests like mice and foxes. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with Salopek about the whirligigs, rural Japanese architectural aesthetics and how he got aboard a cargo ship to cross to North America.

Out of Eden Walk: An eerie walk through Japanese ghost towns

Out of Eden Walk

Out of Eden Walk: Record-breaking heat in Japan is hurting rice farms

Out of Eden Walk

US and Syrian officials visit each other’s countries as Damascus finds footing on global stage

Syria

Out of Eden Walk: Sea Crossings

Out of Eden Walk

Israeli police raid East Jerusalem bookstore, arresting Palestinian owners

On the Middle East

Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna, owners of East Jerusalem bookstore, Educational Bookshop, were detained by Israeli police on suspicion of violating public order. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Nathan Thrall who had celebrated the launch of his latest book, A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, at Educational Bookshop.

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

Conflict & Justice

The West Bank continues to see increasing violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hugh Lovatt, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about what’s behind the recent violence.

The leader behind Syria’s rebel group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Syria

The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Martin Smith, the first Western journalist to interview HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani a few years ago for a Frontline film called “The Jihadist.”

The iconic Al-Hadba minaret has been restored in Mosul

Religion

The Al-Hadba minaret was part of the centuries-old Great Mosque of al-Nuri when it was destroyed in 2017 by ISIS. Now, a multi-year rebuilding effort involving the United Arab Emirates, UNESCO and local Iraqi craftsmen is complete. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with Iraqi photojournalist Ali Al-Baroodi about the significance of the restoration and the ongoing efforts to restore Mosul’s old city.

Out of Eden Walk: An untold history of the US presence in Korea

Out of Eden Walk

In host Marco Werman’s latest conversation with National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek, Salopek arrives at the shores of Incheon in South Korea. He explores an old fort there connected to the US invasion of South Korea in 1871 — a history largely unknown by many in the US and one that impacted the Korean Peninsula’s history for decades to follow.