Raising the Bar
What an American doctor learned when he visited a Syrian refugee camp
We hear what an American doctor learned when he visited a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, and what a baker from Boston saw when she volunteered at a refugee transit camp in Macedonia.
Then, we find out how a school in San Diego is using hands-on and high-energy learning to help its low income students succeed. We step inside the fine Persian rug shop in LA that鈥檚 ready to profit from better Iran-US relations. And we learn how Cuba finally won control over the trademark, 'Havana Club' rum. Plus: a look at Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons' new show exploring Cuba's sugar trade and her own exile.
Image: Dr. Omar Lattouf鈥檚 daughter, Zeena, with a child called Samir at the Al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. (Courtesy of Omar Lattouf)
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How to profit from better Iran-US relations
Duration: 04:22
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A Cuban artist examines her own exile
Duration: 05:05
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Aboard the decrepit refugee 'cattle cars'
Duration: 03:37
Broadcasts
- Sat 30 Jan 2016 05:32GMT成人快手 World Service except News Internet
- Sat 30 Jan 2016 19:32GMT成人快手 World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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