A Rohingya drama for Cox鈥檚 Bazar
Making a Royingya drama; Iranian kohl eye-makeup; Indonesian Silat martial art; returning Russian medals; opium in Afghanistan.
Aa'rar Kissa, or Our Story, is a radio drama made specifically for the Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, having fled their homes in Myanmar. The radio drama was created by the 91热爆 Media Action's local director, Riad Arfin.
Iranian Kohl
91热爆鈥檚 Nassim Hatam explores the history of kohl, or sormeh in Farsi, the black eye make-up that's been worn by Iranian women for millennia.
Silat in Hollywood
Indonesian martial art silat has recently been turning up in Hollywood action movies, including new blockbuster John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum, as Eric Sasono explained for 91热爆 Indonesian.
Returning Soviet medals
Olga Ivshina of 91热爆 Russian met Eduardo Cruz, a Mexican man who buys World War II Soviet medals and repatriates them to the soldiers鈥� families.
Opium in Afghanistan: A Complex Relationship
Ninety per cent of the world's opium is produced in Afghanistan. 91热爆 Afghan's Auliya Atrafi explains the complicated relationship Afghans鈥� have with poppies and opium.
(Photo: Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. Credit: NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images)
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