yes, zeinab.r being in harare in 1980, when zanu—pf won the elections, and just seeing people streaming through the streets celebrating. this came at the end of a war that had lasted for one—and—a—half decades, and in which just about the whole population had participated in one way or another. rural people engaged with the guerrillas — they fed them, they hid them. they took the brunt of rhodesian security forces�* onslaught in the security forces�* attempt to apprehend the guerrillas. and people had contributed money and other resources to the war effort. so, it felt like we had managed to do something good for ourselves, for once, all together as a nation, and we were going to go forward in the same way. it seemed like we had made our own history for the first time, because during the colonial era, history was said to be made for us by other people. the euphoria did not last long. we began to realise that the culture of war was still a culture that was very much with us. zanu—pf began to act li

now on bbc news, hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi.gan life as an armenian refugee in lebanon. he spent his early years in an orphanage outside beirut, and then at the age of eight, he had to leave it, and so he lived rough on the streets. fleeing the start of the civil war in lebanon, he made his way to the united kingdom in 1972 and went on to become a world—class music conductor. my guest today is vartan melkonian. what does his life story tell us about human nature and the common challenges we face today? sir vartan melkonian, welcome to hardtalk. now, did you ever believe that a "street slug", as you used to be described, living in the slums of beirut on the streets would then become knighted by prince charles and become a world—class conductor? you know, when you live in the sewers, in the city sewers, when raw sewage is running by you barefoot, you have little choice but to enter the realm of incredible imagination. and in that dark sewer, you would imagine, i sat with queens and kings and had counsel with them and had received

thank you, zeinab. hello there.ming down day by day and it's going to stay chilly now into the easter period but with high pressure nearby, we should see quite a bit of sunshine around, though it'll be cold with overnight frost so gardeners and growers, beware. and then as we head on into easter monday, a significant cold, arctic blast will bring us a mixture of sunshine and also wintry showers. so for good friday, we've got high pressure building in, some slightly cooler air around it, and it will be breezier across northern and eastern areas. here's where we'll see most of the cloud — northern—eastern scotland, eastern england, maybe the odd light shower around through the morning. through the day, it looks like eastern air in parts of england will stay rather cloudy and breezy and cool. further west, the best of the sunshine, and it's here from northern ireland down through wales and the south west where we could make 13 or 14 degrees, otherwise, a lot cooler across northern and eastern areas. as we head through

hello, and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. of women all over the world are protesting against gender violence and sexism, and are demanding an end to the violation of their rights. this week, we have two distinguished former female presidents — one from africa and one from europe — answering questions about why women still have to endure discrimination. that's global questions — sexism and violence against women in a patriarchal world. well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panellists and our questioners join us via video link from all over the world. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week, giving the answers. well, we have two leading global stateswomen who were co—chairs of the women leaders network of the africa europe foundation. mary robinson was the first female president in the republic of ireland, elected in 1990. before becoming a politician, she trained as a lawyer. on leaving office, she became the un high commissioner for human rights. and ellenjohnson sirleaf was the first woman to b

thank you, zeinab. hello there.e cloud around across southern britain on wednesday, we still manage to make highs of 2a celsius in the sunny spells across the far south—east. for today, though, it is cooler and fresher for most areas, that is away from the south—west and south wales. here we have the warmth just holding on for one more day, but this area of high pressure with its chillier air starts to topple in from the north—west. that breeze will be noticeable across the north sea coast, feeding in quite a bit of cloud here. elsewhere, though, we should see the clouds breaking up to allow for plenty of sunshine. probably the best of the sunshine, again, we change the wind direction, though, that north—easterly, like i mentioned, cool down the east coast. it will be a different feeling wind from the warm southerlies which we've had over the last few days. so temperatures struggling to get above 7—9 celsius across the north sea coast. 16—20 celsius, though, in the south—west — that's where we will have the last of

hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi.a has the youngest population on earth. the average age on the continent is 19. yet many young people don't have a decent education or properjob and are worried about theirfuture. that's global questions: is africa failing its youth? well, to bring you this edition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week, giving the answers. graca machel is a mozambican campaigner for social justice for african women and youth. she's the founder of the graca machel trust and is also chair for the mandela institute for development studies that bears the name of her late husband, nelson mandela. and angelique kidjo is an internationally renowned singer—songwriterfrom benin who has received four grammy awards for her music. she fled benin in the 1980s for political reasons, and continues her activism both through her campaigning and music. her new album, mother nature, is made with young artists and is out injune. w

join zeinab badawi.. join zeinab badawi. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prime minister will confirm this afternoon whether the next stage of the government's road map can go ahead next week as planned. if given the green light, hairdressers, gyms, outdoor hospitality and nonessential shops will be allowed to reopen in england from monday 12th. in england from monday 12th april. borisjohson is meeting with the cabinet, who are expected to approve this next stage in easing the lockdown. later, the prime minister will hold a news conference at downing street, where he's also due to unveil a traffic light system for foreign trips, which would allow people to go to green countries without having to quarantine upon their return. meanwhile, from friday, everyone in england will be able to access two rapid covid tests each week. the health secretary, matt hancock, says regular testing is vital to help the country get back to normal. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. and we'll get more on that later this afternoon with that press conference where you

posted it's hard enough being a woman in this country we honestly deserve better than this and eman zeinab siri has ear tweeted the only place where blame rests is with the rapist and the system that enables him. we have. joining us to talk more about this penis we just saw some of the tweets in response to the prime minister's comments can you tell us a little bit more about how people have reacted. hi melissa block is sonny's are angry they're frustrated that their leader prime minister of pakistan harbors such problematic view was that links women's clothing to sick should while insecure in style and you know what that research has rejected these kind of view was across the board my twitter timeline was filled with angry tweets actually schooling the prime minister dead rape is a much more complicated crime and his crime and it's not only related to sexual frustration they're actually they were actually schooling that minister that it's more of a rape it's more of a show of what authority does she and woman and her family they were also women activists 3 thing and asking a prime ministe

hello and welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi. black lives matter movement triggered a bout of soul—searching all over the world as governments and citizens examined their attitudes and actions on race and diversity. it's now one year since the death of george floyd, and his killer is behind bars. so, how far have we come in the struggle for racialjustice? that's global questions: what has blm achieved? well, to bring you this addition of global questions, our two panelists and our questioners join us via video link from all corners of the world. let me tell you who's in the hot seat this week giving the answers. opal tometi is co—founder of black lives matter, which was set up in the united states in 2013 to fight racism. an american human rights activist, she was the first woman to receive the prestigious international peace honour prize this year. and duwayne brooks is a british conservative campaigner for racial equality. he supports a recent report commissioned by the government here on ethnic disparities. this concluded that

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