AddThis Feed Button Subscribe to this podcast with iTunes Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Find us on Vimeo Find us on YouTube
Hunger for Change

Hunger for ChangeStories from Tahrir Square

In January 2011, Egyptians hungry for change took to the streets and squares of Cairo. They eventually succeeded in overthrowing dictator Hosni Mubarak, but a year later, the fate of democracy in Egypt is still unsure. In this short documentary, three young Cairenes share their personal stories from the Arab Spring, and discuss their hopes and fears for the future of their country.

[more]

Categories: Egypt, Watch, Student Reporting, Politics and Conflict

Outsourcing Reaches Rural India

Outsourcing Reaches Rural IndiaBudding IT sector brings change to small Himalayan town

In a small mountain town in Northern India, everything but the motorized vehicles and the brand-name potato chips looks just about the same as it has for hundreds of years. But in the center of town, in a stout yellow building surrounded by fields of cabbage rosettes, boys and girls are bent over keyboards, their eyes fixed on computer screens. They are plotting data, skimming spreadsheets and tagging Supreme Court judgments for B2R, an Indian IT outsourcing company.

[more]

Categories: India, Read, Student Reporting, Labor and Immigration

Go Fly a Kite

Go Fly a KiteGujarat celebrates with two days of flying - and fighting - kites

The harvest holiday Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different ways all over India. In the state of Gujarat, its marked by what's got to be the world's biggest kite festival. For two full days, the skies are filled with colorful kites made from tissue paper and bamboo jockeying for position. Photographer Adeel Halim sent us this peek into the lives of the Gujratis who make, fly, and fight these amazing kites.

[more]

Categories: India, Watch, Poverty and Development

Connecting stories around the world.

© 2012 The Common Language Project