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On Jan. 14, 2020, Nadhira al-Harthy became the first Arab woman to reach the summit of Mount Ama Dablam — about 22,000 feet — according to mountain records.

‘Married to the mountains’: Arab women mountaineers set records despite social restrictions, pandemic

Lifestyle

Meet some of the Arab women following their dreams to climb mountains despite resistance from their families and society.

The World After the Arab Spring

Conflict & Justice

New Yorkers trying to save lower Manhattan’s history as Little Syria

Global Politics

Detroit: Belly dancing hotspot

Arts, Culture & Media

Sex in the Arab World

Lifestyle & Belief
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Music Heard on The Air, Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Tunes Spun On The World between our reports on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Artists featured are Tinariwen, Ragheb Alama, Sous le Soleil, and AfroCubism.

Flash Forward: The Arab World in 2012

December 10, 2010 marked the beginning of the Arab Spring, a series of pro-democracy movements that moved from Tunisia to Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and Libya. A little over a year later, violent protests are still happening on the streets of Cairo and Homs, Tunisia and Libya are peaceful, while Bahrain and Yemen remain ominously […]

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Which Country Will Define Arab Spring?

Conflict & Justice

While some call Egypt and Tunisia shining models for the Arab Spring’s revolutions – isn’t it more accurate to see it as an exception to the rule of civil war? To answer the question we speak with Zachary Lockman, professor at New York University.

Boston Band Club d’Elf

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with musicians Michael Rivard, Brahim Fribgane and Hasan Hakmoun about their work with ensemble Club d’Elf. It is a Boston-based group that performs variations on the ancient Moroccan style of gnawa.

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Young Arab-Americans and the ‘Arab Spring’

Conflict & Justice

Assia Boundaoui reports from Chicago on young Arab-Americans there who are pondering their Arab-American identities as their ancestral homelands are transformed by political upheaval.

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