tv Global 3000 Deutsche Welle July 24, 2019 12:30am-1:01am CEST
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from politics to flash from causing. this is where they are. welcome to the 77 percent. this week. welcome to global 3000 this week we're off to jakarta could the indonesian capital soon be under water. strengths in the ring and out of it women in egypt have discovered the power of boxing. and we meet online activist marcy alina jat and hear about her campaign the tell lauzon
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ordinary women to experience a little freedom. women in iran are expected to cover their heads in public and if they want to apply for a passport or travel abroad they need male permission and wives have little chance of obtaining a divorce nonetheless women have been campaigning for equal rights in their country since the turn of the millennium. social media has given the movement to boost its used by more than half of the iranian population and women in particular are discovering there really is strength in numbers regardless of where they are in the world. it's a punishable crime which are beyond veiled in public according to the laws sharia laws in iran you get lashes you get jailed and fined but more important than this you won't be allowed to get an education from the age of 7 if
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you take off your head scarf you won't be allowed to get a job. you won't be allowed to live in your own country. my campaign was born from a simple picture. there was a picture of me ronnie in a beauty food street in london it was a spring may the trees were full of blossoms and i wrote a caption on my picture that every time one iran in a free country and i feel the wind through my hair it just reminds me of the time when my hair was like a hostage in the hands of the really in government. i
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ask women whether they want to share their pictures with me so the moment of freedom with me. i was bombarded by pictures from women inside iran being unveiled . so i created my stealthy freedom page on facebook bush now has more than a 1000000 followers on instagram more than a 1000000 followers and it's all about freedom it's all about dignity it's all about choice. i grow up and i'm small for less which is close the cusp and see. what i get homesick. the only thing that makes me feel home and happy is just going to nature climbing the tree going to mile an hour walking the c.s.i. just reminds me of home.
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our kitchen in the village are designed for women it's shorter because women are shorter than men so. i remember i used to say to my brother i know this is short for you but there is a church said 1000 and wash the dishes so that shows that i started my feminist movement my feminist revolution from my kitchen. that is important for women we have to start. being a rebel. in our house 2. my mother never had the chance to go to school university never she's not even able to read and write but to me she's the true feminist. my father has stopped talking to me he doesn't support me things that i'm against.
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my own country and chain my country but i think the. they're all happening just because you know the governor really brainwashed. people like my father otherwise my father loves me. when i was a student i got kicked out from high school just because of my opinion and then i became a journalist part of entry journalist i got kicked out from the m.p.'s just because i exposed a crush and i became a coal of news then again because i criticized the president of iran it was just a week before the controversial election 2009 my car got the one that lies in iraq and 2 of my journalistic car was on there my vehicle real so that was a message for me that you know it's going to happen to you as was so i decided you know leave the country.
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i launched myself a freedom but after 3 years it was everywhere so like the president of iran knew about it talked about it with all the media around the war of the media inside iran the rain in the state t.v. clerics and i thought oh my god now this is the time we have to shift the online movement to something offline these people need to identify each other so in 2017 i decided to actually you know pick a day pick a color and help these people to identify each other and. these women in white wednesdays they are the only civil jury only warrior i called it a one person demonstration because they never have. permission to take this. they
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will be shot they really be you know into prison they. be torture but they are brave they found a way to protest against oppression. this is the time man should get involved in women's movements so i created another campaign called the many. the government of don't want to control the society because they know that this generation is not going to keep silent they found the social media as an alternative many young chicks freston souls to be loud and to break the censorship that is what the social media itself is a is a threat for islamic republic of iran so they try to block it because they see this is the main battle ground and they don't want to lose control.
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so many chain bad the biggest one is one day while many are wrong have the power to run the country. my dream is just to see. are as equal as men. sports is another activity that gender roles in muslim communities make difficult for women to fully participate in yet playing basketball or football can be deeply liberating. not only is it healthy and physically strengthening school it can also help build self-confidence. and. how to
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really packs a punch and that's what saves her from all sorts of unwanted male attention. here. in the streets of cairo sexual harassment is a common experience. her training partner while law is just as fierce she's egypt's heavyweight boxing champion. outside the ring the 2 boxers usually have to dial it down a notch to refrain from striking anyone with full force of pastor but on the streets they're never afraid. and i don't want to boast but in fact i'm a heavyweight boxing champion. and that's an honor for my family so i'm the man of the house and also out in the world. and these women do wear headscarves even while training but it causes some frustration and for competitions they like to take off the job although this bothers a lot of men. and i'm sure to get
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a good job limits me and gets in the way it makes it harder for me to greet when my hair is uncovered i feel better and perform better for the. women's boxing in egypt is still only a fringe sport but according to the coach there's no shortage of talented women the challenge is finding them and supporting them. in the service though this is only a sport for men there are many women who become world champions and in egypt there's a lot of potential for that we have many strong and talented women. but they don't have it easy in egypt there's a deep seated prejudice and many clichés that endure. boxing is a brutal sport i think it's better for women to avoid it it's very difficult for women to bare. that they love the stuff. right there is that all those muscles look
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disgusting in many facets of a scenario i feel ill when i see all of that. by a whore it is emotional. not yet. need has had to contend with stereotypes like those for years but that hasn't stopped her quite the contrary she became world champion in 2008 and today she coaches egypt's national team the men's team it should be noted. she's had a sensational career but it hasn't all been easy. i thought it was very hard for my family to accept this but they said how can you do something like this you could break your nose blood get spilled an eyebrow split it. at home she never received much direct support and that hurt even though she understood her parents sensitivities. but. my parents have never seen me they never attended the championships only my siblings came back and my mother was
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even too afraid to watch videos of the matches and she only ever wanted to know if i had one of the. last has also earned numerous gold medals to the delight of her nephews her biggest fans they also want to become boxers like their arms but the road there is long while law has been fighting in the ring for 7 years and that much. her mother is proud of her youngest child and of her powerful punch. i also learned that my boxing is actually self-defense she's had to defend herself so many times i remember how she beat up 3 boys at school who harassed her with one of them had attacked her with a pencil and almost killed her now with it. and how leader can do more than just box they're also quite capable cooks and that's at least one stereotype they fulfil but was in no hurry to get married she says finding the right partners
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even trickier in her case. one family lawyer tend not to like it when a girl is stronger than they are. that's why i would like to find someone who understands me and also practices the sport and loves it be who she is and how did he call those. living life with a sense of confidence that something that these young women demonstrate every day they're fortunate to have the support of their families and they can't imagine a life without pox ing. and i might have had in the us have been my boxing friends are the most important thing to me the way other people wake up in the morning and go to work and i go to the gym it's my life. by doing what they love these female boxers are also fighting for women's rights in the arab world and for the right of everyone to follow his or her own path with no holds barred.
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family parents fish for a living and spend most of the time. which is on. his on the boat i like chinese jump rope most of all and i love playing soccer unfortunately the boys play better than off girls it. might come with them trying to listen to i definitely want to improve my english because i want to be a teacher one day the moment on day one from bar picking me to study. and a lot of tourists come to tampa. and i'd like to be able to talk to them. in the days to.
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come up for the fun day my best friend makes me happy her name is christopher we talk about everything and we laugh a lot together going to church also makes me happy. that. if you dispute that climate change is taking its toll on our planet and in the not too distant future 8 major cities could be underwater. lagos manila shanghai london houston and the one sinking at the fastest rate jakarta parts of the indonesian capital have already dropped 4 metres. the reason rising
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sea levels for one but that's not the only culprit local residents are steadily depleting the ground water supply below the city that basically creates an air pocket into which the earth above it sinks attempts to curtail this development have proven difficult because almost whole 50 cartons rely on groundwater for their day to day needs. our reporter michelle that so went to jakarta to find out more. it's been a while since anyone prayed in this mosque in north of. the sea that's nonsense claim to it. it makes. it every time he sees the building. thinking of this city is
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increasing. in last few years but because you can. say their prayers here before they cannot. anymore. the indonesian capital of jakarta is home to over 30000000 people it's one of the most densely populated cities in the world and to test a problem. the strength isn't obvious here in the heart of the city but it's severe . in the north's home to many fishing communities there's no ignoring the rising sea water this brick wall was built into silence and then 2 in the more borrowed district as protection against flooding the seawall is continuously being reinforced and braced but that doesn't help after a spell of heavy rainfall the want to begin sparring over again carter sinking
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where they'll go on what is being extra very much and we lost our. sufferance and the soil is. thinking we have what the extract here and then come along in this. climate. impact doubling. of the city because it's already below are what are. rising sea levels and sinking soil the city needs more long term solutions. put on gun used to be an environmental activist to come paint for the rights of fisherman nowadays see advises the governor of jakarta and this part of a team working to stop the city from disappearing into the ground he's well aware that any sing he plans would have an impact on fishing. there are
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some 22000 fisherman in jakarta. these people harvest green mussels from the bait a local speciality they're cooked right on the beach. 4 years ago the city or saltiness began building a chain of artificial islands off the north and coast to slow down lin subsequence . it's had a serious impact on deck h.s. . how many kilos do you catch a day about 50 kilos. and what about before the islands were built. back then we've got about 200 kilos. now in
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newport is planned along with a break wall that's actually in the sea 50 metres off shore the fishermen are worried they soon won't be able to catch anything at all. they've learnt to live with regular flooding but the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. as they want to know whether the coastal wall will disturb our access to the sea i say that even if it has benefits for the community the development plan has to be discussed with the affected community as a. pool of gun once the fisherman to be part of the decision making. the covered market where they sell their catch is nearby. here too it's impossible to overlook the city's plight the market was only built 5 years ago
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but huge cracks are already showing. you the buildings in some parts of jakarta are sinking into the ground at the rate of up to $25.00 centimeters a here. this major fountain in the heart of jakarta belies the fact that clean water isn't desperately short supply how. the capital's population draws its water from illegal wells and vast amounts of ground water are used by the new high rises springing up across town that needs more regulation cesspool and gun. licensing. the city is searching for ways to conserve the precious resource.
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preventing groundwater levels from further declining is essential otherwise jakarta will sink even faster and flooding will pose an even bigger threat. waste as another problem in the monsoon season especially trash clocks upper rivers and canals so waterways can't drain into the sea these days an army of about 12000 trash collectors work around the clock betting the garbage emergency. a number of components or settlements have already been evacuated and torn down in the name or flood protection. the company of tom cole was slated for demolition in 2015 the hearts were directly on the river and the inhabitants were supposed to be evicted and then they took matters into their own hands they've torn down parts of their
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homes themselves removing sections on the water satch 3 years ago with our house and before we cleaning before i believe this and before we planned. it that was our flower and anything here this steeple not really prefer. the result is a striving peaceful community and residents who take pride in keeping the neighborhood trash really. and there's now a riverside walkway that's a comfortable distance from the water. the community also has the support of a team of architects who developed a sustainable model home for it's made of stone and would rather than plastic and sheet metal 7 families live here this is war house like it involves among them are google more met his wife and their 2 children.
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then before and i have window this is important because. well i'm not saying that. there. is the. social responsibility. the people often call have shown what's possible the community has become a model of clean and green living now the neighborhood enjoys state support. hopes. starting to understand that when it comes to ensuring the city's survival the urban poor. are part of the solution.
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