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In Nepal, the Central American rain forests of Costa Rica and in Nigeria, slash-and-burn farming methods are showing long-term harmful effects. Where trees have been cleared the top soil becomes eroded and...
Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe in conversation with Somali writer Nuruddin Farah. They discuss Achebe’s sense of identity - African and Nigerian, the question of language in a multicultural society,...
Some British Muslims want Shari’ah law implemented in the UK. Already practised informally here to resolve Islamic divorce, inheritance and family disputes, it is seen by many in the West as oppressive and...
Explores the media’s involvement in shaping public opinion during the ‘War on Terrorism’ and Globalisation. Offers a wide range of viewpoints from broadcasters, journalists, computer hackers, media...
Extracts from a BBC radio interview with Chinua Achebe, originally broadcast on 27 July 1986 in the AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES series on the BBC World Service. Chinua Achebe talks to Fiona Ledger about: 1)...
The play ‘Madmen and Specialists’, which is set in Nigeria after a bitter civil war, presents a series of characters - comic, sinister, traditional and modern, who have been and are being affected by...
A video-based resource pack on human rights, based on case studies from 20 different countries: Tibet, the former Yugoslavia, Nigeria, Turkey, Iraq, Indonesia, East Timor, Uruguay, Sudan, Pakistan, USA,...
A documentary discussing the current state of copyright, piracy and free culture in the context of the internet. It features interviews with many people with various perspectives on copyright, including...
Yinka Shonibare is a painter, photographer and installation artist, whose art is influenced by both the cultures of Nigeria, where he grew up, and Britain, where he studied and now lives. He has exhibited...
Explores the problems and successes of the newly liberated African states in the aftermath of colonial rule. The legacy bequeathed by European administrations has not always proved easy to reconcile with...
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