Julia Simon

Typhoon Haiyan’s immense scale is best understood from space

November 13, 2013Global Scan

The Philippines continues to try and put the pieces back together after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the country. Somalia says journalism should be reserved for people age 40 and over and Batman has been jailed in Singapore. Yes, really. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

Julia Simon imagines what's going through the mind of a man harassing her on the street in Cairo.

So, how long have you been harassing women like this?

November 12, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

American pop culture brings Yiddish language to the world

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Egypt’s Ali G.

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Villa Aurora: House of Creativity and Refuge in Los Angeles

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A Dish Called Koshary

August 14, 2013Global Politics

This northern African country is home to an online satirical newspaper named after the national dish.

Indonesia’s movie crisis

August 14, 2013Global Politics

In a tax dispute with Indonesia’s government, Hollywood studios have stopped sending movies there.

Coffee and music in Indonesia

August 14, 2013Global Politics

How do young people in the Indonesian province of Aceh have fun and obey strict Islamic or sharia law? As Julia Simon reports, they go listen to music in the region’s many coffee shops.

Egypt’s Ali G.

August 14, 2013Global Politics

A new Egyptian TV show features a fake Italian talk show host who interviews unsuspecting Egyptian officials. He asks them sexually suggestive questions, which is taboo in Egypt. But the host steers well clear of political satire. Julia Simon reports.

Lessons from Indonesia’s popular uprising

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

A pro-democracy uprising in a Muslim country with the aim to unseat a dictator in power for nearly three decades: No, it’s not Egypt 2011, it’s Indonesia 1998. Julia Simon spoke with one leader of Indonesia’s 1998 reform movement about parallels he