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The African-Arab-Indian mixing on the island of Zanzibar has resulted in the taarab music genre. Just a few years ago, Zanzibar forbade women to publicly play an instrument under the influence of Islamic teachings. Mariam Hamdani, the first woman journalist of the island, created an orchestra composed solely of women eight years ago.

Zanzibar's Female Orchestra

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France is world renowned for the quality and diversity of its wines. However, traditional cultivation techniques and the demand for higher yields have exhausted the soil and the vines. To combat this decline, a new generation of winegrowers is favouring production methods that respect nature.

France's New Winegrowers

A new generation of French winegrowers is favouring production methods that respect nature.

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Azerbaijan, independent since 1991, is today looking for a new identity. We take you on a guided tour of this oil-rich country, to meet its customs and its inhabitants.

In Azerbaijan, people go to spas to bathe in crude oil. They say it has health benefits...

Azerbaijan: The Country of Black Gold

Although boxing is a popular sport in Cuba, women were for a long time banned from competing in the ring. But in 2023 the ban was lifted and Cuba will be sending a female boxing team the Olympic Games in 2024.

Women's Boxing in Cuba

Although boxing is popular in Cuba, women were banned from competing in the ring. But that has now changed.

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Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the streets of Turkey’s largest city. If they seem well fed and healthy, it's thanks to the locals who take care of them, sometimes very generously. It's an old tradition dating back to Ottoman times.

Istanbul: Cat City

Hundreds of thousands of cats roam the streets of Turkey’s largest city, looked after by local people who adore them.

Every spring in Sardinia, locals organise a parade in honor of Sant'Antioco, one of the patron saints of the island. In the churches, altars are decorated with cloths adorned with sea silk. These golden threads were once made from the filaments of the large pen shells, but the species is now critically endangered and with it, the skill of crafting sea silk into precious fabrics.

The Silk of the Sea

The  large pen shells that produce sea silk are critically endangered, as is the ancient art of sea silk embroidery.

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Since 1963, a unique railway line has traversed Mauritania and its oceans of sand. The 2.5-kilometre-long desert train, with more than 100 wagons, was built to transport iron ore to the Atlantic coast and has become a vital means of transport for the desert inhabitants.

The 2.5-kilometre-long desert train, with more than 100 wagons, was built to transport iron ore to the Atlantic coast and has become a vital means of transport for the desert inhabitants.

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Mauritania: The Desert Train

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