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This Egyptian woman pretended to be a man for 40 years to raise her daughter.
Sisa Abu Daooh was 20 when her husband died. Pregnant, with no source of income, she refused to remarry. There were no job opportunities for an illiterate widow, so she decided to become a man herself. Sisa dressed, walked and learned to talk like a man. She needed to provide for her child.
The woman was ready to take any manual work. When we filmed her in 2015, she was in her 60s, ran a small kiosk in Luxor and worked as a shoe shiner.
On the International Day of Older Persons, we want to show you Sisa’s unique story. Watch our documentary The Untamed Shrew about a selfless Egyptian who sacrificed everything for her child.
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Sisa Abu Daooh was 20 when her husband died. Pregnant, with no source of income, she refused to remarry. There were no job opportunities for an illiterate widow, so she decided to become a man herself. Sisa dressed, walked and learned to talk like a man. She needed to provide for her child.
The woman was ready to take any manual work. When we filmed her in 2015, she was in her 60s, ran a small kiosk in Luxor and worked as a shoe shiner.
On the International Day of Older Persons, we want to show you Sisa’s unique story. Watch our documentary The Untamed Shrew about a selfless Egyptian who sacrificed everything for her child.
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One and a half million children in Somalia are starving.
At the same time, the country is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. Water sources have dried up, crops have died, there is no food. Children die from malnutrition. The forecasts are disappointing: there will be no rain in the coming months. Food is also running out in the refugee camps. People go there hoping to get help. These photos were taken in one of the camps.
According to UN data, the country is getting billions of dollars in aid. At the same time, it is simply impossible to bring humanitarian aid to a number of areas of Somalia. The areas are ruled over by terrorists, and they don’t let anyone in.
The UN estimates that many countries will face hunger in 2022 due to climate change. Among them are the poorest countries on the planet: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen. However, the climate is becoming different not only there. For example, in rich Norway, Arctic glaciers are melting due to high temperatures.
See the Heat episode of No Way Back series to learn how the weather can drastically change people’s lives.
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At the same time, the country is experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. Water sources have dried up, crops have died, there is no food. Children die from malnutrition. The forecasts are disappointing: there will be no rain in the coming months. Food is also running out in the refugee camps. People go there hoping to get help. These photos were taken in one of the camps.
According to UN data, the country is getting billions of dollars in aid. At the same time, it is simply impossible to bring humanitarian aid to a number of areas of Somalia. The areas are ruled over by terrorists, and they don’t let anyone in.
The UN estimates that many countries will face hunger in 2022 due to climate change. Among them are the poorest countries on the planet: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Yemen. However, the climate is becoming different not only there. For example, in rich Norway, Arctic glaciers are melting due to high temperatures.
See the Heat episode of No Way Back series to learn how the weather can drastically change people’s lives.
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‘It was interesting to see how I’d react to what I hate most – the cold.’
Freediving champion Andrey Matveenko typically dives into the warm seas, but once decided to challenge himself by taking a plunge into icy waters.
Freediving is a challenge in itself: diving into the pitch-black abyss on a single breath, enduring intense pressure, staying in control. But some go even further by diving into icy waters. To illustrate the difference between freediving in warm and cold seas, the record regular freediving depth is an extraordinary 130 metres, but under the ice, it’s just 75. This year, Andrey will not participate in the World Championship as the Russian sportsmen were disqualified.
Watch Freeze Divers - an inspiring story of human endurance and see the breathtaking footage of sportsmen diving deep in subzero water. How do you feel stepping out of your comfort zone?
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Freediving champion Andrey Matveenko typically dives into the warm seas, but once decided to challenge himself by taking a plunge into icy waters.
Freediving is a challenge in itself: diving into the pitch-black abyss on a single breath, enduring intense pressure, staying in control. But some go even further by diving into icy waters. To illustrate the difference between freediving in warm and cold seas, the record regular freediving depth is an extraordinary 130 metres, but under the ice, it’s just 75. This year, Andrey will not participate in the World Championship as the Russian sportsmen were disqualified.
Watch Freeze Divers - an inspiring story of human endurance and see the breathtaking footage of sportsmen diving deep in subzero water. How do you feel stepping out of your comfort zone?
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Bearing a Lode ‘Gold miners, leave our land! They get rich at the expense of our resources, and what do we get? Nothing! All they leave is polluted water!’ Pedro Fernandez, resident of El Canto, Mexico, is seriously concerned about his homeland. He says…
Mexico: indigenous tribe is on the brink of extinction
Meet the Yaqui indigenous people of Mexico, who have a long and rich past. There are 40,000 of them and their survival is under threat. But why so?
The threats are due to their land. Recently, drug cartels noticed the Yaqui territory is a lucrative path to smuggle drugs to the U.S. But the cartel believes the Yaquis stand in the way of their business prospering. There already was a conflict in which the drug dealers killed several locals.
Another problem the Yaquis face is the drying Yaqui river. Though the tribe is the legal owner of half the water in the river basin, much of it is redirected to feed agricultural industries. ‘It’s an injustice, it’s a great sadness to see our river without water,’ said César Cota, a local farmer. ‘That is where animals live, our medical plants, our reeds live.’
With little water, widespread poverty and no farm work available, younger Yaquis have begun to migrate to nearby cities and don’t return. All these problems have brought the Yaqui culture to the brink of extinction.
By the way, in Puebla, another Mexican area, people also suffer from uninvited guests. Here, gold miners, according to locals, leave behind polluted water, spoiled soil and dead animals. Our documentary Bearing a Load discusses this issue, watch it here.
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Meet the Yaqui indigenous people of Mexico, who have a long and rich past. There are 40,000 of them and their survival is under threat. But why so?
The threats are due to their land. Recently, drug cartels noticed the Yaqui territory is a lucrative path to smuggle drugs to the U.S. But the cartel believes the Yaquis stand in the way of their business prospering. There already was a conflict in which the drug dealers killed several locals.
Another problem the Yaquis face is the drying Yaqui river. Though the tribe is the legal owner of half the water in the river basin, much of it is redirected to feed agricultural industries. ‘It’s an injustice, it’s a great sadness to see our river without water,’ said César Cota, a local farmer. ‘That is where animals live, our medical plants, our reeds live.’
With little water, widespread poverty and no farm work available, younger Yaquis have begun to migrate to nearby cities and don’t return. All these problems have brought the Yaqui culture to the brink of extinction.
By the way, in Puebla, another Mexican area, people also suffer from uninvited guests. Here, gold miners, according to locals, leave behind polluted water, spoiled soil and dead animals. Our documentary Bearing a Load discusses this issue, watch it here.
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Millions of families in Afghanistan face starvation this winter. It could be the worst in 20 years.
Since the Taliban came to power, poverty in the country has increased. Many parents are even forced to sell their daughters just to buy food. The World Food Programme needs $1.1 billion to help these desperate people head of winter.
In the Afghan town of Firozkoh, even school children are thinking of ways to help the poor. Watch our film Afghanistan’s Loud, Mute Voices about them.
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Since the Taliban came to power, poverty in the country has increased. Many parents are even forced to sell their daughters just to buy food. The World Food Programme needs $1.1 billion to help these desperate people head of winter.
In the Afghan town of Firozkoh, even school children are thinking of ways to help the poor. Watch our film Afghanistan’s Loud, Mute Voices about them.
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17 laboratories and two deep-sea ‘Mir’ vehicles are all located on the research vessel ‘Academician Keldysh’. Its size is impressive: it is more than 122 meters long and almost 18 meters wide.
The vessel is called a ‘floating laboratory’ and it has participated in research activities in the Arctic. Scientists on ‘Academician Keldysh’ study permafrost, ecological state of waters and bottom remains in the Arctic seas.
Watch our clip and the documentary Arctic Prospects (2016) about the legendary research vessel and its crew.
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The vessel is called a ‘floating laboratory’ and it has participated in research activities in the Arctic. Scientists on ‘Academician Keldysh’ study permafrost, ecological state of waters and bottom remains in the Arctic seas.
Watch our clip and the documentary Arctic Prospects (2016) about the legendary research vessel and its crew.
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'There are never kisses at weddings. We will start talking to each other in a month or so'. These are the words of the Kalderash Gypsy Andrei, who was married at 12. When he turned ten, his parents started looking for a young bride.
Child marriage is common in Roma villages. Whether the kids want it or not, no one asks. Watch Andrei's story in our video.
What goes on inside this unusual culture? Check out the film Romany Romance (2012).
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Child marriage is common in Roma villages. Whether the kids want it or not, no one asks. Watch Andrei's story in our video.
What goes on inside this unusual culture? Check out the film Romany Romance (2012).
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Pride and Piety
Elijah Harrod became a woman, but then got his gender back. ‘When I was into the transgender lifestyle, I thought that was love. All I wanted, when I was in that lifestyle, was all about lust,’ the man says. Now he stands for traditional values. Elijah, along with a group of evangelists, walks the streets and urges people to change their minds: ‘Remember that the bible says that homosexuality is a sin.’
In the West people are being told from childhood that there is nothing wrong with sex reassignment. Transvestites perform lewd acts in front of young children and are shown on children’s channels. Parents think it’s normal.
How have moral standards come to be abandoned in the West? Watch the premiere of Pride and Piety to find out.
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Elijah Harrod became a woman, but then got his gender back. ‘When I was into the transgender lifestyle, I thought that was love. All I wanted, when I was in that lifestyle, was all about lust,’ the man says. Now he stands for traditional values. Elijah, along with a group of evangelists, walks the streets and urges people to change their minds: ‘Remember that the bible says that homosexuality is a sin.’
In the West people are being told from childhood that there is nothing wrong with sex reassignment. Transvestites perform lewd acts in front of young children and are shown on children’s channels. Parents think it’s normal.
How have moral standards come to be abandoned in the West? Watch the premiere of Pride and Piety to find out.
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Soccer match turns into world’s worst crowd disaster
Shocking footage has surfaced in Indonesia of football fans suffering death and injury during a stampede on Saturday. Families and friends mourn the victims as their bodies were returned home. 320 people were injured and 125 died, with 17 children among the fatalities.
The incident occurred after a match in which Arema was defeated by their rivals Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan stadium. Supporters from the losing side stormed the pitch. In an attempt to stop the violence, police fired tear gas, which triggered a disastrous crush of fans. 34 died at the stadium, including two officers. The uncontrolled crowd then ran to the exit; many were trampled and suffocated.
‘I felt hot and stinging in my eyes, I couldn’t see clearly while my head was dizzy and everything went dark ... I passed out,’ said Rizky, one of the eyewitnesses. Awaken, he was already in the emergency room. His cousin died because of head injuries.
Though it’s utterly dangerous, some people consider it an honour to fight for the sake of their favourite club. For instance, in Germany, Sweden and Greece, football firms organize these fights deliberately. Discover more on hooligans in Football Beasts.
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Shocking footage has surfaced in Indonesia of football fans suffering death and injury during a stampede on Saturday. Families and friends mourn the victims as their bodies were returned home. 320 people were injured and 125 died, with 17 children among the fatalities.
The incident occurred after a match in which Arema was defeated by their rivals Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan stadium. Supporters from the losing side stormed the pitch. In an attempt to stop the violence, police fired tear gas, which triggered a disastrous crush of fans. 34 died at the stadium, including two officers. The uncontrolled crowd then ran to the exit; many were trampled and suffocated.
‘I felt hot and stinging in my eyes, I couldn’t see clearly while my head was dizzy and everything went dark ... I passed out,’ said Rizky, one of the eyewitnesses. Awaken, he was already in the emergency room. His cousin died because of head injuries.
Though it’s utterly dangerous, some people consider it an honour to fight for the sake of their favourite club. For instance, in Germany, Sweden and Greece, football firms organize these fights deliberately. Discover more on hooligans in Football Beasts.
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