annonocer: opportunity. prosperi. . optimism. today, we'rere off to thee rainforests of peru, where the trade in local wildlife is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. in the democratic republic of congo, a swiss director has provided a platform for people to talk about their suffering. but first, we head tthe uniteded states, where the fafar-right s also becoming increasingly vocal -- which is deeply affecting

many communities. there are more than 326 million people living in the usa. and far-right violence is on the rise -- that was clear even before the horrors of charlottesville. according to recent fbi statistics, 7615 people were the victims of hate crimes in 2016. that's 400 more than the previous year. and those are only official figures. people are often victimized because of their skin color, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation. this kind of prejudice is something a muslim community close to hancock in the state of new york is more than familiar with. reporter: hancock is a small town in the state of new york. it's surrounded by idyllic countryside, farmland, forests , and the delaware river -- a favorite haunt of fishing enthusiasts. d d this sumr,r, a rallying point for the new far-right movement.

this video is from the so-called "proud boys" organization. the convoy is headed for the small muslim community of "islamberg," not far from hancock. pax: this is a problem. the fact that there are places in the united states -- >> that are no-go zones. pax: yeah. >> that's what they want to establish, just like they did in europe. no-go zones. and then they take over. organization that founded the hamlet just 20 kilometers northwest of hancock. the proud boys believe the people here are a threat to america. pawl bazile attended t the ral. wewe metimim in new yoyork citn the editing suite where he p ps together the proud boys' videos. pawl: the reason why we're singling out muslims of america in islamberg is because they're connecected with jamamaat ul-f. they seem to be law-abiding citizens. they're not outwardly doing anything illegal. but when you're a frfront orgaganization for something el,

you don't necessarily -- you're not murdering people in the streets every day. reporter: nancy furdock feels enraged by activists like pawl bazile. she says they're upsetting the peace in hancock. nancy: everybody knows everybody. it's like a family, really. reporter: furdock moved here 20 years agand works in local tourism. but since far-right media linked hancock to islamberg, which they allege is a terrorist training camp, she's received some going to bring my kids to a terrorist community. why are you supporting them? reporter: islamberg was founded in the 1980's by predominantly african-american muslims. it's one of 22 communities run by "muslims of america" " that follow the teachings of pakistani sufi cleric mubarik ali shah gilani.

its members have t turned ther backs on the crime, poverty, and racism of american cities to raise their children in a more stable and religious environment. tahira clark has lived in islamberg since she was 12. she studied law at the universisity of albany, and is w the community'y's lel counsel.. tahirah: fear? no. c concern? yes. because the attention that they bring to our community and the statements, the false accusations that they level against our community, can incite others to violence. reporter: a neighborhood get-together in hancock organized by nancy and tahirah on behalf of the local religious communities. nancy: this perception that they're sequestered, and locked and gated with armed guards at the gates, and nobody's allowed in or out -- it't's completely false.

they're just like you and me. they're just normal people trying to live theheir lives, educate their kids, keep them away from harm. reporter: the far-righpaints a . backed by millionsns of donor dollars,he clari project repooduces films abo theints a . peeieived reat fromuslslim-- including those in islamberg. >> [film clip] the messianic cult-like leader is the founder o ojamaat ulul-fuqraa and its american frt group the muslims of america, or "moa" as they're referred to in fbi i documents.s. jamaatat ul-fuqraaaas an internatational terrrroris organizatition with opoperation the united stetes that preredae 9/11 by y more than n 20 years. james: that is completely fafal. reporter: major jajames barnes from the new york state police works in anti-terrorism and is in close contact with the fbi. he's frustrated by the far-right propaganda targeting the residents of islamberg.

james: through my interaction with them throughout the last 15 years and d my experience in lw enforcemement and the e colleas that i have throughout the state and in federal government, i am very confident, and i am not concerned in the least about them being portrayed -- they are nothing like they are being portrayed. there has been no cause for any terrorism cases for the folks in islamberg in recent history. reporter: his words fall on deaf ears when it comes to people like pawl bazile. they believe what they find on the internet. pawl: it's not thahat i have evidence personanally of wronongdoing, but i'i've read t accounts and things like the clarion project, and other books and people who've researched this much further than i have, that this is a place of interest that m might arouse suspicion. reporter: and some far-right extremists go much further. robert doggart, a former tennessee congressional

candidate, actually planned an attack on the community. this is an fbi recording of his voice. robert: we, the non-muslims, shall be cruel to them. and through our cruelty, they shall know who we are. they will not defeat us. and they shall fear us. and every night when they close their eyes for sleep, they will be tortured. reporter: doggart was arrested in 2015 and sentenced in april this year to 20 years in jail for plotting an arson attack on the mosque in islamberg. tahirah: he said the sound of the explosion would cause the people to get up and to run out of the building, and then they would meet them with gunfire. reporter: back in hancock, and the neighborhood party. this was the day after hundreds of white nationalists marched in charlottesville, virginia. one person was killed and 19 injured when a car drove into a group of counter-demonstrators. tahirah clark and nancy furdock feel their message has never been more important.

tahirah: just think about what happened yesterday in charlottesville. that is not my america. this is my america. learn about their neighbors, learn about people who may be different from them. reporter: it's the same america that nancy wants to live in, too. nancy: this is our unified visionon of what amemerica shoue -- and is. host: smart phones, tablets and pc's all contain rare metals -- metals like lithium, coltan and cobalt. our devices simply wouldn't work without them. in just a single smart phone, there are over 30 different kinds. and they come from all over the world -- from the central african republic, myanmar, afghanistan, and the democratic republic of congo. there, in the east of the country, two million miners extract the precious metals by hand.

30% of them are children under the age of 14. it's estimated that the democratic republic of congo is sitting on an incredible $24 trillion u.s. worth of metals. yet, the average salary there is just $250 per year. the country might be commodity-rich, but its people are desperately poor. reporter: swiss theater direct miloau w was he in e easrn democratic republic of con resechining a project t three yeyears ago, whehen a massacrek plplace in a vilillage. 36 peoplple were killeled. the younungest victim m wasa two-montnth-old baby. >> i've lolost my childrdre. repoporter: the cocountrhas log

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against injustice. if politicnsns are flingng in their duties, it's up to arttsts galvantoick k up t slackck.e a d milo: i have aasasically dkk against injustice. charter,r, b i can free mylf in of it byby working in n a soro frenzy- i i channel whatat's ony mind into a prproject. ththat's my apprproach in lif- isis milrau's s most ambitiois project to date. in 2015 hetataged a mbololic tribunalal in eastern n democrc republic o of congo, andnd sha film about it. three geinine casearee tnesses o testif-- from gold proectorso governme and 40 minists -- arell real,oo. on the judgmt isn' it's not the first time that milo rau has staged a tribunall

that shohould have but hasn't . he spendmonths badring the various partieto g getnvolved. then he hahands over thehe stao them. milo: theyey get 20 minunuteso talk - -- abt ththeir llage,e, i dedestruction, a about injust, abouout their busisiness thats ruinined, about pepeople they w who had d to flee. if you give people 20 minute they'luse e them reporter: in summer 2017, milo rau returned t to the countrtro show hisis film. hehe's meeting a a village mine whwho testified d at the tribu. he t talked about t an issue t fects everyone here. a few yearagago,frica'ssbigs coany recated thentire avillage from theertile valyy toto site highp in mountnous teterritor-- wititut asking the

coaninbitant withoutcompensaty avillage from theertile valyy gal pracce in the mocrat republ of cong >> what's life like in theewew ville? > is worrying. there arno s seets. no drinknking water. it's hd d to getood.d. portrterthe audience is electried.d. for decas,s, peoplherere he been seeki justicend hadad a t given up hope. now they're seeing seoeone o the scscreen who's g giving a e to theheir sferingng. itit doesn't matatter that is st now they'rea a film.eoeone o itits message isis that justicn bebe done -- a r revolutionaryry message. rosed the perpetrators aree e arrested and put on n trial -- howevever powerful they are. even if it's's the presidedent.

rosedreporter: inin cities, inn e arrested avillag.on n trial -- e film makes everyone think -- o ununiversity schcholars. itit makes everyryone feel then change thingngs -- motivatatesm to pusfor r a real tribubunal. that's exactly what milo rau wants -- to show that what seems impossible is possible the coo trtribun declalarethe provovcial government d thth multinationacompmpanieequallll ilty. the film ls babarehe conntion between theufferiri in the democratic republic of . to milo rau,u, that recognitions a vital part of democracy. milo: it's like we're having an adolescent crisis. ououmoral and political sensibitities arbeining overwhelmed. so we need to educucate ourselv. wewe must keep in mind thatt globalatation is complicated, itit's a dangerorous system. capitalismsm is predatorory, ae

ne to ststopt. host: do you share milo rau's view? do you consider capitalism predatory? letet us know. post a commentnt on our facebok page, dw global society, where you can also find inspiring stories from around the world. this week, our global snack comes from the bosnian capital, sarajevo. enjoy. reporter: : the bosnian n capl sarajevo hasas been a meltltint of muslims, jews, and catholic and orthodox christians for centuries. the old-town dotted with markets and courtyards was designed by the turks 600 years ago. and the ottoman influencnce is also evident in the local cuisine, as served up by this restaurant, sac.

emina sarac has been working here for 15 years. it's the place to come for classic bosnian burek. emina: my name is emine sarac. i am born in serbia, but i am living in bosnia herzegovina. i am working at sac, the name of the shop, and we are the traditional way and we are making the pie. reporter: burek is a baked pastry with various fillings. the snack originated in turkey. in addition to serving burek, emina also has a hand in making it. the process involves gracefully tossing the dough back and forth until it's just thin enough. emina: my friend told me to come here, then i tried to learn how to make it, how to bake it, how to salt, what meat, what cheese, spinach, potato.

reporter: ononce those filills have been added, the dough is rolled into long, thin sausages and placed in a spiral. this man has an extremely demanding job. he's responsible for keeping the charcoal-fired ovens alight. the heat is so relentless that he and his colleagues change over shifts after just 4.5 hours. emina: we are making on the fire. it's the traditional way, our fathers and mothers, they make it like this on the fire. it's very hot here. reporter: 10 minutes in the oven, and they're done. the burek is served with a yogurt sauce, and is washed down with tea or a fresh yogurt drink. sac is a place that brings hungry locals and tourists together. an incredible 3000 portions a day are served up hehere. adnan: it is fresh, it is hand made. and it's m made by the r recipy ththe ethnic r restaurant heren bosnia-herzegowina, what they do here.

like home -- they y do it like home, like our mothers will do. reporter: except here, you pay one euro 50 for a portion. the burek is so popular among locals that many take it away to eat at home. host: today in global ideas, we head to the peruvian rainforests, close to the border with bolivia. this inaccessible jungle is home to a rich and unique variety of wildlife. but several species are under threat -- some, because they're being sold for p pfit. our r reporter, inga sieg, j jd a teteam of environmentalists, o are e working to p preserve ts very specicial eco-systetem. inin: kevin ibanez spends most h his worlifefe in e jungngle

thioffices inin t city ofofrpus borderer between pereru and bol. boat ride away kekevin: i alwayays loved nat, but t not only to o see it, to admire it. i wanted to s somethi foror it. myavorite color is green..d nat, band herere in the jungngle youn see a lot of greens, different greens, even. this is one of the most bio-diverse areas in all t the world d with lots of species f animals and plants. inga: the focus of kevin's work is the yellow-spotted river turtle. it's on the brininof extinctcti. for years, conrvrvationists hahe beenatchching their numbers fafall. ken: t there a nesest.

itwe have found an empty nt.t.i. falthe e nati commumunies hereee come to the beacs toto gher these eg b becausehey y eaest. them, analalsohey sell them. wewe havmore t tn 90% empty sts. inin: it's aucucrati bususins. the eggs c be sold omarkrkets outside the ngngle ahigh priceses. edwin n tucha has ststopped eag the tuturtle eggs. but he comomes from the e only viviage in the vicinity, so he owows how finind thnests.s. edwin: first, we identify th traileftft by e turtrtleand then we follow it ununtil we reh the st.. inga: the nanature reserveve cs around a milillion hectareres. ouidide e park, woodcutts and go p prosptors a a deuring their way through e rainforest.

endadanged species like rrrrot. vin: you can feel it everywrere whereou g go inde ththe rainforest.. you can n have the plalants all around, you can watch any imimal at anynyoment. when we do our j job, we wake p yreallyly early, go t to the fo, do some kind of monitori, , for examample,nd witith ese resusus you can mamake decisionsns. inga: : kevin and hihis coeagus fromom the nationanal park wano find o out which aninimals arn the e area and whehere they l. images f from thwildldlifeameras are ininvaluable.

the coconservationisists are aly one ststep closer toto protecg the turtles. they're breengng them re o on this a artificial bebeach. judgdging by the t temperature,, they're about to hatch -- arou 0 of thehem -- which w will thn be put back in their natur habit. kevin: w we are tryingng to pe ingathey've had great succes wiwithhe cameras. kevivi until now, we have seen a all cat -- it't's called marari ---- many deers,s, really cece pictureses of deers, t two tap, and a pumama. inga: almost all of these

animimals are on t the red lisf endangngered specieses. theyey should all l find a goode onon in thnatuture rerve.. but the pelele who live inin te forerest need to m make changeo ththeir way of l life, too. the group p meets edwin'n's fa, who' comome fr the v vilge to sh in the river. they mostly veve off t junungle. algside fifi, turtle eggs area, a major ururce of oteiein.e to kevin: they havehis s adition to e theheseiver turure eggs -- they alwa have e do that, even their g gndfatherand even before, becausththey ud totoo

thislike tay -- trelling along thriver, a the riv has these resources. we can't stop them. inga: for this reason, the jungle residents are allowed to continue eating the eggs, but selling them is now strictly prohibitited. kevivin wants to k know if then is working.. but he f finds some atat the ft the woman wawants the equiuivat of f five euros fofor a dozen te eggs. qums. kevin: here we cld f finsomea river turt e eggs it's a don.n. thth is a real sad thing. sad ining. i didn't e expect to fd this here in thmamarket, e cecentl of markeket of puerto.o.

wewe, this means that we h haveo mamake more effofort in the next years. to work with the pplple, to make ththat this realally beautifuld impoportant specieies can go . in: but ashe city ows, the turs increangly bleak the e pulation of puer mamaonado has been soangng eve sisie it lkeked upo a mamajo highway. and the ps doeshehe preure ononhe rainforest. host: that's's all f for todaya. thanks f for joining us. as er, we loveearing f fm you. write to us at global303000@dw.com, or on facebook. see you soon. bye for now. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: opportunity. prosperity. optimism.

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