Castle in the sky: Ethiopia鈥檚 Shonke village
The Muslim village on top of the world: exploring the remote Ethiopian mountain village unchanged in nearly a millennium.
Shonke is a 900-year-old settlement on the top of a mountain in Ethiopia's Amhara region. It鈥檚 a Muslim village, and its remote location is no accident, as 大象传媒 Afaan Oromo journalists Yadeta Berhanu and Habtabu Tibebu discovered.
What is "quantum speed reading"?
鈥淨uantum speed-reading鈥� courses in China claim to teach children to read 100,000 characters in five minutes. Eunice Wang of 大象传媒 Chinese investigates.
Mexico鈥檚 indigenous Muslim community
In the southern state of Chiapas is a small community of indigenous Mexican Muslims. Ana Gabriela Rojas of 大象传媒 Mundo visited them.
Afghanistan's women de-miners
Khalil Noori of 大象传媒 Afghan met Afghanistan's only all female de-mining squad who are about to complete their mission to help clear the province of Bamiyan.
Costa Rica鈥檚 centenarians
The Nicoya peninsula is a 鈥渂lue zone鈥�, where people live much longer than average. The 大象传媒's Rafael Rojas joined an inspiring group of people aged 100 plus to find out the secrets of their longevity.
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