About this episode
Kate Adie introduces stories on the fate of a sick Afghan girl and various geopolitical issues in Sudan, Armenia, and Germany.
Kate Adie introduces stories on the fate of a sick Afghan girl, a surprising return to Sudan, Armenia's choice between Russia and the West, Germany's culture of remembrance, and a first-time visit to an Irish wake. In Afghanistan's Hindu Kush, where drought and hunger are rife, Yogita Limaye meets a father who made the unenviable decision to sell his young daughter into marriage to fund her medical treatment. Child marriage is not uncommon in rural communities, and the recent codification of laws under the Taliban government has made it more permissible. Sudan has entered its fourth year of a brutal civil war, though government forces have reclaimed the capital Khartoum over the past year, driving out the paramilitary Rapid Support forces. Mohanad Hashim grew up Khartoum, and recently returned for the first time since the government took back control. Armenia is holding key elections next month, which will serve as a major test of the country's political trajectory - to strengthen old ties with Russia, or to accelerate plans to join the EU. Rayhan Demytrie has been in the capital, Yerevan. Germany’s culture of remembrance has long been seen as a model for how others can reckon…
People in this episode
Host: Kate Adie
Guests: Yogita Limaye, Mohanad Hashim, Rayhan Demytrie, Chelsea Coates, Vincent Dowd
Topics covered
- child marriage
- civil war
- political elections
- cultural remembrance
- medical treatment
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
Keywords
- Afghanistan
- child marriage
- Sudan
- civil war
- Armenia
- political elections
- Germany
- cultural remembrance
- medical treatment
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Afghanistan, Sudan, Armenia, Germany, Hindu Kush, Khartoum, Yerevan, southwest Ireland
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