18/08/2012
Kate Adie hosts reports from 大象传媒 correspondents on rioting in France, an opportunity for the Kurds in Syria, protests in Delhi, Cairo's bar scene and an American learning Farsi.
French police have been placed on higher alert after rioting in the northern city of Amiens. Christian Fraser says the unrest poses a growing challenge to the new president, Francois Hollande.
Government forces have been re-deployed from north-east Syria. Orla Guerin believes the Kurds, who've long wanted to establish their own homeland in that area, see this as a window of opportunity.
There've been more protests in Delhi against corruption in public life. But Mark Tully wonders if public support for the anti-corruption movement is ebbing away.
How will life change in Egypt now there's a president from the Muslim Brotherhood? It's a question exercising many including foreign visitors to Cairo like Edwin Lane. He speculates whether time might soon be called on the capital's thriving bar scene.
And Daniel Nasaw tells of the difficulties and the embarrassments an American can face when he decides to get to grips with Farsi, the language of the Iranians.
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Duration: 00:30
Urban unrest
Christian Fraser says police throughout France are on high alert after last week's riots in Amiens, and the city is not alone in its problems.
Duration: 05:03
Kurdish struggle
Orla Guerin travels undercover to north-east Syria to see how long-oppressed Kurds have been using the chaos in the country to push for autonomy.
Duration: 05:36
Fighting corruption
In India, Mark Tully finds the anti-corruption movement may be losing public support but is still worrying for politicians and civil servants.
Duration: 05:34
Culture clash
Edwin Lane in Egypt wonders whether the thriving bar scene in Cairo will survive the election of a president from the Muslim Brotherhood.
Duration: 05:30
Learning Farsi
The USA and Iran have a troubled history, which makes life difficult for American Daniel Nasaw as he tries to learn the language of his Iranian/American wife.
Duration: 05:43
French police on high alert after riots in Amiens
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Amiens has become a 'priority security zone' after riots there left 16 officers injured, but Christian Fraser finds the city is not alone in its problems.Can Indian authorities afford not to tackle corruption?
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Anti-corruption hunger strikes in India have been largely ignored this year but politicians fear the issue will not go away.Cairo's barflies wait for Brotherhood's take on beer
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As the holy month of Ramadan ends, Edwin Lane wonders if Egypt's new Islamic rulers will begin to close Cairo's thriving bar scene.Broadcast
- Sat 18 Aug 2012 11:30大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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