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Iraqi Satirist: Why I Laugh at IS

Ahmed al-Basheer, the 'Iraqi Jon Stewart', on risking his life to mock Islamic State.

Ahmed al-Basheer is Iraq's top satirist. He broadcasts his hugely successful Al Basheer Show from Jordan - poking fun at Iraq's political leaders and Islamic State extremists. He tells Jo Fidgen about leaving Iraq because of the extreme danger - he lost his own father and brother to the violence, and was himself kidnapped for 40 days.

Claudio Jimenez Quispe - a Peruvian retablo artist talks about the politics behind his unique craft.

Halima Naigembe - a former sex worker from Uganda, who's now set up an organisation helping other women escape the sex trade.

Plus, Greg Long - the American surfer who almost died riding a giant wave in the Pacific Ocean.

(Photo: Ahmed al-Basheer on the Al-Basheer Show. Credit: Al-Basheer Show)

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55 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Jun 2015 01:05GMT

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Jun 2015 11:05GMT
  • Mon 8 Jun 2015 19:05GMT
  • Tue 9 Jun 2015 01:05GMT

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