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Campaigns to end female genital mutilation usually focus on women’s experiences for obvious reasons: women bear the lifelong physical and psychological scars. But in Kenya the Men End FGM Foundation is adding men’s voices to the anti-FGM movement. Esther Ogola is the women’s affairs reporter in Nairobi who covered the story.

Arabic coffee and health
´óÏó´«Ã½ Arabic has been investigating the health risks of the strong dark coffee traditionally drunk in Greece and Turkey and across the Arab world. Omar Abdel-Razek tells us what the experts say, and also shares the pleasures of the culture around coffee.

Taiwan’s pineapple politics
Earlier this year China halted its imports of Taiwanese pineapples overnight. China is Taiwan’s biggest export market, so a huge political effort was launched to promote the island’s pineapples. Benny Lu is a journalist with ´óÏó´«Ã½ China in Hong Kong, and explains what pineapples reveal about regional geopolitics.

Thailand's celebrity monks
Two Buddhist monks have attracted a huge social media following among young Thais for their humorous, informal style. But as ´óÏó´«Ã½ Thai’s Issariya Praithongyaem tells us, not everyone likes it, and they have been asked to up the religious content and cut down on the giggling.

VR helps Indians and Pakistanis visit their lost homes
India's violent partition in 1947 displaced some 15 million people who were never able to return home. But for some, a new project called Dastaan is providing customised virtual tours around villages they haven't seen for over 70 years, as Bushra Owaisy from ´óÏó´«Ã½ Delhi explains.

Image: Kenyan men campaigning against FGM
Credit: Men End FGM Foundation