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My love affair with the instrument that reminds me of home

Syrian virtuoso musician Maya Youssef fell in love with the qanun as a child

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The crumbling old house that hid a treasure trove of art

It was a tiny, dilapidated cottage but inside the garage was something truly remarkable

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Mafia, a murder cover-up and a sister鈥檚 battle for justice

Who was behind Perween Rahman鈥檚 murder? Her sister was determined to uncover the truth

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How books helped me bond with my captors

Mar铆a Antonia Garc茅s was a hostage in Colombia. Her love of literature helped her survive

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The Cuban aristocrat with a revolutionary secret

Natalia Bolivar, a rich socialite, used her high class status to help topple a dictator

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The first African in Greenland

It took T茅t茅-Michel Kpomassie eight years to reach the Arctic from his home in Togo

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The refugee pilot who helped Afghans flee the Taliban

Zak Khogyani was forced to flee his home. Now he's helping others in the same position

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Gaming with Tourette鈥檚: Sweet Anita鈥檚 success story

Sweet Anita overcame loneliness and isolation to become a famous gamer online

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The artist who started out drawing war as a child refugee

Petrit Halilaj was just 13 years old when his drawings were beamed all over the world

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Modern birth: The man who had a baby

Freddy McConnell is a trans man who decided to have a baby

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The dramatic journey of Jamaica鈥檚 first Olympic bobsleigh

Dudley Stokes drove Jamaica鈥檚 first Olympic bobsleigh and inspired the film Cool Runnings

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A descendant of chiefs: My long journey home

How Jesse Thistle, a homeless Indigenous man, found his identity and his calling

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Attacked and accused of lying 鈥� my long fight for the truth

In 1993 Donna Palomba was assaulted in her home, then police accused her of making it up

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The forgotten story of a pioneering Olympic Champion

Wyomia Tyus was the first person to win gold in the 100m in two consecutive Olympic Games

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Exposing Nigeria鈥檚 cough syrup crisis for my brother

Why Ruona Meyer joined the frontline in the war against codeine cough syrup

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My symphony to a soccer 鈥榖ad-boy鈥�

How a Finnish composer鈥檚 muse would steal the show on the biggest night of his career

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Inventing a surgery to cure myself

Doug Lindsay鈥檚 mystery illness baffled doctors, so he had to cure himself

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The blind skateboarder going for gold

When skateboarder Justin Bishop went blind he worried he鈥檇 lost the sport he loved

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Soweto Uprising: What happened to my dad?

Janet Goldblatt's father was murdered, but the full story would take decades to emerge

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My stolen 鈥榤agic鈥� guitar, found after 45 years

Solving the mystery of rock star Randy Bachman鈥檚 beloved guitar which disappeared in 1976

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The violin that saved a Jewish family

Natalie Cumming's violin helped her family survive starvation, persecution, and torture.

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The Texan princess and the priceless villa

Rita Boncompagni's unexpected life led her from the US to an historic Italian home.

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Becoming an elder in the community I was stolen from as a baby

How Australian Dianne O'Brien discovered her Indigenous heritage - and her calling

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The false confessions of a serial killer

Thomas Quick was Sweden鈥檚 most notorious serial killer. Then he retracted his confessions

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The giant window and the race against time

Artists Tim Carey and Narcissus Quagliata built the world's biggest stained glass window

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My long-lost sister was a surrogate mother to my twins

When adoptee Mark found his long-lost sister Rachel, it led to a remarkable offer

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The priest leading the fight for LGBT rights in Poland

How Szymon Niemiec combined his faith and activism to found Poland's first Gay Pride

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Why I鈥檓 singing songs for my transgender dad

Musician Frank Turner was estranged from his father for years; now they鈥檙e finally close

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The Canadian cop who uncovered a police scandal

When a First Nations teenager was found frozen to death Ernie Louttit wanted answers

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Driven by jealousy: The Chippendales murder plot

Co-founder Bruce Nahin gives the inside story on the male strip club's troubled past

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