Heart and Soul Episodes Available now
A Colombian Christmas in February
How the days of slavery led to a belated Colombian Christmas in the town of Quinamayo
Jewish dating: The race to break the glass
Navigating Jewish dating in a globalised world
The whale worshippers of Vietnam
On the southern shores of Vietnam, whales are revered as gods of the oceans
Should I change my name?
Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals
The caste faultlines in Modi’s India
How the Hindu majority in Modi’s India is still divided by caste
An ‘Encore’ for Jesus
The older women taking vows and becoming nuns in their 50s and 60s.
How the Church’s role in Argentina’s dictatorship shook the nation’s faith
How the Church’s role in Argentina’s bloody military dictatorship changed people’s faith.
I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage
Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, spent three years in captivity in Afghanistan
The new iconographers
How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century
Ladino: Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language
How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared
