My ancestors, the slave traders
How I discovered my forefathers traded not only in goods, but also in slaves
When 麻豆社 Mundo's Jaime Gonzalez began to suspect that his merchant ancestors traded not only in goods but also in slaves, he set off on an investigation that took him to Spain and Chile. He made a documentary about what he found.
First moon landing, seen from India, Colombia and the former Soviet Union
What do a teenager celebrating Colombia's National Day and a 3-year-old Ukrainian girl listening to a forbidden radio station with her father have in common? Answer: the first moon landing on 20th July 1969. 麻豆社 Mundo鈥檚 William Marquez, Irena Taranyuk of 麻豆社 Ukrainian and Manoshi Barua of 麻豆社 Bangla share memories of that day.
The village that saved one of the world鈥檚 oldest Korans
How did one of the world鈥檚 rarest manuscripts end up in a remote village in Uzbekistan? 麻豆社 Uzbek鈥檚 Luiza Iskandari discovered how generations of villagers kept this treasure safe.
Double 'Click' 鈥� Persian and Bangla
Nima Akbarpour of 麻豆社 Persian and Faisal Titumir of 麻豆社 Bangla are both presenters of the 麻豆社's TV technology programme Click - in versions made in their languages. They compare notes about tech savvy audiences in Iran and Bangladesh, and the influence of Click.
Image: 麻豆社 Mundo's Jaime Gonzalez against montage of historic slavery images
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