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Can Music Influence our View of the World?

Ramy Essam is an Egyptian musician whose song became the anthem for the Arab Spring

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Beyond the Borders of Partition

Independence day, 70 years on. The birth of two new nations, India and Pakistan.

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Picturing Politics: An Artist鈥檚 Response to the Kenyan Election

Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage explores the visual spectacle of an election rally

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Music In Extremis: A Pop Concert in Kabul

Singer Aryana Sayeed defied clerics and conservatives to mark Afghan Independence Day.

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An Act Of Censorship Or Cultural Sensitivity?

Should a divisive, traumatising sculpture have been dismantled?

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The Cultural Cost of Hurricane Harvey

How important are the arts at a time of great human cost in a natural disaster?

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The Lagos Comic Con and Nigerian Superheroes

Lagos Comic Con founder Ayodele Elegba on the rise of the Nigerian comic book industry.

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Combat and Culture: Women on the Frontline

Women in combat: They're on the real frontline, so why so rarely seen in popular culture?

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Catalan Culture and the Question of Independence

Two Catalan cultural figures discuss the charged issue of the independence referendum.

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Wounds of War: Angola's Troubled Past

Artist Kiluanji Kia Henda on using art to examine Angola's civil war wounds

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The Movie Making Inmate of Manus Island

How a detainee's smartphone film shed light on Australia's controversial detention centre

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The Saudi Artist Putting Women in the Driving Seat

The Saudi digital artist bringing her aspirations alive through her imagery

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Iran's Refugee Rocket Man

The Iranian artist who went from a Calais migrant camp to animating for Elton John.

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How I Made My Own Emoji

Meet the high school student who set out to make the first hijabi emoji.

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#MeToo: Challenging Sexual Harrassment in Nollywood and Bollywood

How are Nollywood and Bollywood responding to sexual harassment in Hollywood?

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Punk, Protest and Pussy Riot

Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina on her manifesto for change through artistic action.

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Australia says Yes

We hear from Australian artists after the country's historic vote for marriage equality.

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Picturing a New Zimbabwe

Making art under Mugabe and opening a new chapter for Zimbabwe

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Bitcoin: The Culture of Cryptocurrency

The artist and gallery owner embracing Bitcoin

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Culture and the Conflict in the Former Yugoslavia

Reflections on how the conflict in the former Yugoslavia shaped a generation of writers.

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The Cultural Frontline - B!rth: Syria

The Cultural Frontline presents a compelling drama about motherhood during conflict

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The Cultural Frontline: Music Without Borders

Three musicians forced to leave their home come together to tell their story in song.

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Behind the Lens with Obama's Photographer

The world through the eyes of five photographers.

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Why The Gruffalo鈥檚 Axel Scheffler Draws for Europe

How leading artists are responding to some of the world鈥檚 biggest news stories.

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Seun Kuti: Life, Legacy and Afrobeat

The Cultural Frontline explores how memory and legacy have shaped the work of artists.

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The Day that Divides Australia

We hear from two Australian musicians on what Australia Day means to them.

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Meet the Band Rocking the Middle East

We speak to Hamed Sinno, lead singer of the socially conscious rock band Mashrou Leila.

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Kenya's TV Shutdown: What Comes Next?

What's the future for Kenyan media following the government shutdown of TV stations.

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Innovation, Imagination and Will.i.am

Exploring stories where technology meets art

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The Kenyan Film on the Verge of Oscar Glory

We meet the makers of the Kenyan/German film nominated for an Oscar.

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