Iran's #MeToo
Allegations against a popular singer have split Iran's #MeToo movement. Plus India鈥檚 Mukbang stars, the Chinese Titanic survivors and Lebanon鈥檚 Fattoush Index.
The #MeToo movement is in the spotlight in Iran, where women have been taking to social media to share experiences of sexual harassment and assault. The response was broadly positive, until allegations were made against a popular singer. Soroush Pakzad has been covering the story for 大象传媒 Persian.
My Home Town: Sants, Barcelona
Enric Botella of 大象传媒 Mundo takes us to the Barcelona neighbourhood of Sants, to chat in the market with his grandmother and grab a beer with a friend.
Mukbang Indian style
Mukbang videos, where people eat large extravagant meals on camera, are usually associated with South Korea. But recently women in rural India have found success making their own videos. 大象传媒 Monitoring's Rupsha Mukherjee spoke to two emerging mukbang stars.
The forgotten Chinese survivors of the Titanic
Six Chinese passengers were among the survivors of the Titanic, only to be vilified and refused entry to the United States. Their stories were lost from history, but have been pieced together in a new documentary, The Six. Zhaoyin Feng of 大象传媒 Chinese has spoken to the American-born son of one of the six.
Lebanon's Fattoush Index
Lebanon has a new way of measuring the rapidly rising cost of living. It鈥檚 called the Fattoush Index - fattoush is a traditional Lebanese salad, as well as a staple for Muslims breaking their fast during Ramadan. 大象传媒 Arabic's Carine Torbey explains the findings, and the legend of the origins of this salad.
Image: A woman walks past a mural depicting Iranian national flags in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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