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Pakistan's Persecuted Hazaras

Hazaras in Quetta; Sport Africa's all female Lagos team; Royal wedding and Mumbai's Dabbawalas; 91热爆 Arabic in Turkey; 91热爆town Esfahan; Dhaka's punishment books. With David Amanor

91热爆 Urdu's Musa Yawari recently reported from his hometown Quetta, in the Pakistani province of Balochistan. Musa is from the Hazara community, an ethnic group who follow Shia Islam and have been targeted by militants. Musa's report focused on the taxi drivers braving bullets to take passengers from one Hazara district to another, but he remembers happier times as well.

Meet the 91热爆 Lagos sports team
Janine Anthony and Debola Adebanjo are part of the Lagos team for 91热爆 Sport Africa. The sports mad duo tell us about their journeys to the screen and the stories they're covering.

Royal Wedding from Mumbai
Mumbai's Dabbawalas deliver hundreds of lunches to office workers every day. Two Dabbawalas attended the wedding of Prince Charles in 2005, and 91热爆 Marathi caught up with one ahead of the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Kinjal Pandya has the story.

Witnessing history in Turkey
Shahdi Alkashif arrived in Turkey as the 91热爆 Arabic correspondent in early 2015. Since then he's reported on a series of huge news stories, including the war in Syria and the attempted coup of 2016. Shahdi shares the highs and lows of covering the news from Turkey.

My 91热爆town: Esfahan, Iran
We ask colleagues on the Fifth Floor to share memories of their childhood homes: today Feranak Amidi, who was born and bred in Esfahan, Iran.

Punishment books in Bangladesh
Dhaka airport has a new regime and staff are facing unthinkable penalties for their misdemeanours. No sackings, suspensions, or loss of earnings... If you misbehave you have to... read a book. Rocky Shahnewaj from 91热爆 Bangla tells us more.

Image: Hazara graveyard
Credit: 91热爆

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