Bending Borders

27/08/2014

For our coverage of the challenges facing Africa's first national park, visit:
a) http://bendingborders.org/2014/08/gorilla-warfare-inside-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-virunga-national-park/
b) http://bendingborders.org/2014/02/guerillas-gorillas-and-oil-a-toxic-mix/

All photos by Karen Lowe and Evelyn Iritani. Trip sponsored by the International Women's Media Foundation.

09/05/2014

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08/05/2014

Divided Love: A Nanny’s Story

AUDIO: For Mother's Day, the story of a woman who cares for other people's children to support her own http://buff.ly/SEWCvs

Eva, like hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans, fled her homeland during its violent civil war in the 1980s. She left two young daughters behind. For more than 20 years, she has worked as a nanny, caring...

06/05/2014

VIDEO: Seeking justice for victims of r**e in Minova, DRC

New on Bending Borders: A small town begins the Democratic Republic of the Congo's largest r**e trial ever http://bendingborders.org/2014/05/video-seeking-justice-for-victims-of-r**e-in-minova-drc/

The U.S. isn’t the only nation cracking down on s*xual assault in its military. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s, 45 women are r**ed every minute as civil war rages. The tiny town of Minova, ransacked by the army in 2012, refuses to permit that anymore. Minova is trying 39 soldiers for r**e…

14/04/2014

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AUDIO: First kiss stories: Gr**go Wochela recalls "a disaster, which got everybody laughing" in Johannesburg http://buff.ly/1n6lDc7

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11/04/2014

Murder or Su***de? A Ragdoll Whodunnit

AUDIO: A British cartoon became one boat-sitter's riveting reality in "Rosie & Jim's Last Big Adventure" http://buff.ly/1hjiLIs

Sarah examines life along London’s canals, through the eyes of two mischievous ragdolls.

10/04/2014

Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame

AUDIO: "Stay away from the cheering sections. It's like going to a rock concert." http://buff.ly/1g9X3m4

Baseball is a quiet, disciplined game, and no nation adheres to a stricter honor code than Japan. When pitchers’ throws pass too closely to batters, they sweep off their caps and bow at the waist in...

10/04/2014

The Saffron Election: Rising Hindu nationalism in India

Approx. 184 million Indians can vote from now until May 16. What's at stake? Here's a summary from GlobalPost: http://buff.ly/OGTJaA

India’s six-week, $5 billion election will be the largest democratic exercise ever performed. Current polls predict a sea change that could elevate the political face of a growing Hindu nationalist...

08/04/2014

To Abaya or not to Abaya?

"The heat suddenly feels unbearable. I am praying now too—for all of this to end." Wardrobe choices in Bahrain http://buff.ly/1j5KFai

Sunday evening in Manama. The girls cover their faces with their long black veils as tear gas seeps into the alleyway. “Down with the regime! Down, down Hamad!” they shout, as the boys bang on pans,...

08/04/2014

Submit a story to Bending Borders

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We're constantly seeking new storytellers for Bending Borders. Where have you been? Who did you meet, and how did they change you? It doesn't have to be finalized, or even written yet -- we want to hear...

07/04/2014

Portraits of Reconcilation: Photographer Captures Genocide Survivors with the Perpetrators They've F

Holy cow. Portraits of reconciliation: Photographer captures Rwandan genocide survivors with their perpetrators http://bit.ly/1mUMgU4

Last month, photographer Pieter Hugo went to Rwanda, 20 years after nearly a million people were killed during genocide, and captured a series of unlikely, almost unthinkable tableaus. In each, a perpetrator...

07/04/2014

Toy Stories: Photos of Children from Around the World with Their Favorite Things

PHOTOS: Children around the world share their favorite toys with the camera http://bit.ly/OnvFct

A visual catalog of the culturally-conditioned imagination.

"Children help us to mediate between the ideal and the real," MoMA curator Ju

07/04/2014

Fatherhood in South Africa

AUDIO: "Even if he grows up and becomes a PhD man, my son doesn't owe me anything. I owe him everything." http://bit.ly/QIYGlc

Growing up in Rwanda, John Kadende had a clear idea of the family he would like to one day raise. But those plans were thrown off course when war erupted in 1994. The conflict forced Kadende, his wife...

04/04/2014

How Do You Sabrage in France?

AUDIO: A bottle of champagne in one hand, a sword in the other http://bit.ly/1mNgWqg

According to eighteenth-century custom, champagne is best opened with the tip of a sword. Some in France still practice sabrage. It’s considerably less daunting than it used to be, though — their...

04/04/2014

How Singapore Got Hooked on the Internet of Public Shame

In Singapore, you can expose your badly-behaving neighbors online -- legitimized by Singapore's top newspaper http://bit.ly/1hFobgu

One of the city-state's biggest websites allows users to upload photos and videos of 'bad' behavior.

03/04/2014

The Hollow Tower of South Africa

VIDEO: South Africa's notorious Ponte City is back -- with a new, hip group of residents http://buff.ly/1kvx9w5

Inside the iconic building once ruled by drug dealers and pimps

03/04/2014

How forgotten Spanish masons' tiles transformed American cities

PHOTOS: Meet the Spanish masons who tiled more than 1,000 landmarks at the turn of the century http://buff.ly/1gL400M

Throughout New York City and beyond, the largely forgotten Guastavinos built some of America's greatest public spaces

02/04/2014

Staying Up All Night on Iran’s Winter Solstice

AUDIO: The all-night celebration permitting kids to ask whatever they want of their families http://buff.ly/1s3hmdf

In a ritual dating back to 600 B.C., families prepare feasts in the days before the longest night of the year. In the ancient tradition, they kept vigil all night during the Winter Solstice to make sure...

02/04/2014

The Acoustic Guitar Project

Congrats to our friends at The Acoustic Guitar Project, who are shipping guitars to eight new cities shortly! Copenhagen, yours just arrived. http://buff.ly/1hZWmMj

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01/04/2014

800 emoticons and 'black smiley face' ain't one

From GlobalPost: African company creates the first African emoticons http://glpo.st/1ghhZqn

An African company has just created the first black emoticons. How else can emoji diversify?

01/04/2014

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Student protesters have occupied the Taiwanese legislature. Here are the people trying to take it back. http://buff.ly/1fKLJfS

Government supporters rally aiming to "get back" the legislature which is currently occupied by anti-ECFA student protesters on April 1, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. The students remain in a standoff with…...

31/03/2014

The Wire

AUDIO: For three years, David Weinberg wore a wire all day, every day. This is his testimonial. http://buff.ly/1pwWQQf

For three years, unbeknownst to his friends and colleagues, David Weinberg wore a wire all day, every day. This is his testimonial.

31/03/2014

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This week on the Bending Borders podcast: Unraveling the anatomy of a crush. Subscribe today! http://buff.ly/1mEdP40

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28/03/2014

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28/03/2014

Austin Hears Music

When Austin, a 23-year-old "sonic virgin," got hearing aids that processed music, his friends were tasked with choosing the first piece he'd hear. They picked Mozart's "Lacrimosa." What would you have chosen? http://buff.ly/P4ipdG

Born profoundly deaf, Austin Chapman heard music for the first time when he was 23 years old. He reached out to friends, family and Redditors for recommendations and received thousands. Now, he spends about two hours every day on the frontier of his own sonic landscape — and slowly, he’s beginning t...

27/03/2014

Ukrainian Women Have Launched a S*x Strike Against Russian Men

According to The Atlantic, a group of Ukrainian women have launched a s*x strike against Russian men. "Russian women, care to join us?", one participant shared on the group's page. "Our men are all still at home, but yours appear to be going to war." http://buff.ly/1jxlL70

"Don't give it to a Russian" uses the oldest protest trick in the book.

27/03/2014

Take Me Out to the Japanese Ballgame

AUDIO: What do we need to know to play baseball in Japan? http://buff.ly/1p9W6jz

Baseball is a quiet, disciplined game, and no nation adheres to a stricter honor code than Japan. When pitchers’ throws pass too closely to batters, they sweep off their caps and bow at the waist in...

26/03/2014

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Master the art of joke-telling in Afghanistan this week on our podcast. Subscribe today! http://buff.ly/1puJVw5

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26/03/2014

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We're constantly seeking new storytellers for Bending Borders. Where have you been? Who did you meet, and how did they change you? It doesn't have to be finalized, or even written yet -- we want to hear...

25/03/2014

Tourism That Can Save A Gorilla, Maybe Even A Country | Virunga | Congo | Evelyn Iritani

Would you visit a war-torn country as a tourist? What if that country was home to a rare and magnificent species? http://buff.ly/1mrNWnU

Taking a trip to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to see gorillas and other animals up close could help rescue the war-torn nation.

25/03/2014

Love in the Time of Refugee Camps

AUDIO: Reunited in a refugee camp and then separated again. Can Ahmed and Merium make their love last? http://buff.ly/1jprDPy

Merium and Ahmed grew up in the same village, but never took notice of each other until their families ended up in the same refugee camp in Turkey. But even with fighting all around them, customs were...

24/03/2014

Tourism That Can Save A Gorilla, Maybe Even A Country | Virunga | Congo | Evelyn Iritani

"Since 1996, more than 130 rangers have been killed, most of them by poachers or armed rebels." New from Evelyn Iritani: Protecting tourism at a UNESCO heritage site in the war-torn DRC http://buff.ly/1f8SsjF

Taking a trip to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to see gorillas and other animals up close could help rescue the war-torn nation.

24/03/2014

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19/03/2014

Tourism That Can Save A Gorilla, Maybe Even A Country | Virunga | Congo | Evelyn Iritani

Can the king of gorillas promote tourism in the war-torn Congo? Evelyn Iritani's latest:

Taking a trip to Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo to see gorillas and other animals up close could help rescue the war-torn nation.

04/03/2014

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This week on our podcast, we find homelessness in an unlikely office in Boston, Massachusets http://buff.ly/1c5Le3V

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