Open Eye: Crying Meri

One boat, two families; trying to escape war in Syria, desperate to start a new life in Europe. In October 2013, dozens of migrants aboard that boat died, as it travelled across the Mediterranean Sea. But some eventually made it to Malta. What happened next? 

The richest man of all time was 14th Century monarch King Mansa Musa, who reigned over Mali from 1312 to 1337. His fortune came from gold and salt, and control of trade routes. 

This episode is perhaps the dearest thing to me at the moment. It is not for sensitive ears. Warning: graphic depictions of violence and abuse. I urge anyone who can hear it to listen closely as these events are very real and very present.ربما تكون هذه الحلقة هي أعز الاشياء بالنس ...  Show more

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[*TRIGGER WARNING*] - Graphic descriptions of FGM, rape, and domestic violence. The Queens welcome Maya, a Somali woman, to describe how the men of her country have systemically disenfranchised women at every turn to maintain control and what the women are doing to take back thei ...  Show more

Azadeh Moaveni talks to Tom about the situation on the Polish border, where women and children fleeing Ukraine face numerous dangers, including kidnapping, trafficking and forced labour. Moaveni describes the way social media has changed the way traffickers work, the dramatic ran ...  Show more