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Latest posts by PRI/PRX's The World from September, 2016
Need the Latest News on Flooding? In Jakarta, There's an App for That.
In a “living laboratory for disaster,” a social media app is helping Jakartans improve upon the government's response to frequent flooding.
Two Palestinian Ex-Prisoners Open Up Ramallah's First Food Truck
After spending years in an Israeli prison, these two Palestinian men are hoping their concept for an urban food truck catches on in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Iron Maiden and Turkish Folk Music? That's What Inspires This Cretan Musician.
The island of Crete is a crossroads for migrants and refugees. It's there that musician Stelios Petrakis finds his inspiration.
A 10-Year-Old Girl Makes Her Pitch to Western Powers for Peace in Yemen
One-quarter of the civilians killed in the Yemen war have been children.
A Muralist Is Painting Weeds Around the World to Represent the Margins of Society
"I don’t paint dainty little grandmotherly botanical illustrations."
In This Traditional Turkish Candy Shop, a Daughter Takes Her Turn
The Old City of Istanbul has long been a man's world. But inside one fifth-generation candy shop, times are changing.