The World in Words 57: Obama in Arabic, microblogging in China, bilingual politics in Belgium, and Bangla hip hop in NYC
This week, how President Obama’s big speech to the Muslim world was translated, officially by the State Department, and less officially by news outlets. Also, ahead of elections in Belgium, we hear from the leader of Belgium’s first and only bilingual political party. Then, Chinese microbloggers battle government censors. Finally, Bangladeshi hip hoppers rediscover their Bengali voices in New York City.
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