Judgment
Practising Islam in short shorts. An on-line essay provokes passionate debate.
We meet Thanaa El-Naggar, a young Muslim woman who penned a viral essay called Practising Islam in Short Shorts. And, we hear from a fellow Muslim who responds to the essay and urges El-Naggar to stop living a 'dual life'.
Also, how Mexico's 'hints of homophobia' make living there a challenge for one gay man who grew up in the US. The business sector where cheap Chinese imports are failing to have an impact. The mystery surrounding Hart Island, a cemetery where one million New Yorkers are buried in mass graves. And, the story of an American chef who set out to make a better pizza than all of Italy.
(Photo: Usra Ghazi (left) and Thanaa El-Naggar (right) discuss issues that divide some women in the Muslim community. Credit: Marco Werman/ sketch courtesy of Thanaa El-Naggar)
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Hart Island
Duration: 05:25
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Coffins in America
Duration: 02:29
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Islam in America
A controversial essay leads to a national debate about faith and identity
Duration: 08:14
Out in Mexico
A young gay man tries to figure out how to live openly in Mexico
Duration: 03:17
Chinese Coffins
Cheaper caskets from China get a chilly reception in the US
Duration: 03:01
Hart Island
The mystery surrounding New York鈥檚 massive cemetery for the indigent and unclaimed dead
Duration: 05:21
World Pizza Cup
How American chef Tony Gemignani shocked the pizza world
Duration: 05:28
Broadcasts
- Sat 7 Mar 2015 04:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 8 Mar 2015 15:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
- Sun 8 Mar 2015 22:32GMT大象传媒 World Service Online
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