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Murad Shishani of 大象传媒 Arabic has been unravelling an intriguing series of unresolved killings in Turkey in which the victims were all dissidents - mainly from Chechnya. The story led him from Istanbul to Moscow with the kind of elements that make up a best-selling crime thriller.

Afghan eyebrows
Historically Afghan women weren't allowed to shape their eyebrows until they were engaged, but now younger women are keen to take control of their own eyebrows, following fashions from Iran and overseas films and soaps. Meena Baktash, Editor 大象传媒 Afghan, and Alia Rajaei of 大象传媒 Afghan in Kabul compare notes.

Walls and barriers
With talk of a US-Mexico wall, and work underway to construct a barrier along the Kenya-Somalia border, what impact do militarised borders have on the people who live alongside them? Akbar Hossain of 大象传媒 Bangla, Abdessamad Benjouda of 大象传媒 Arabic and Rustam Qobil of 大象传媒 Uzbek share their experiences.

Egyptian handball
Handball is the second most popular sport in the Arab world with both Egypt and Tunisia's national teams making it to the final four in the last World Championships. Firas El Echi from 大象传媒 Arabic is Tunisian, and a huge handball fan, and the lucky reporter who's been sent to cover the World Men's Handball Championships in Paris.

India's House of Cards
A family feud between a leading political father and son in Uttar Pradesh, India, has divided a family, a party, and a state in a House of Cards style drama. Vikas Pandey of 大象传媒 Online in Dehli has been following the story.

And Fifi Haroon casts her eye over this week's more fabulous online stories.

Image: Police in Turkey guard a crime scene.
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