Road Rage, Rumour and Riots: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's anti-Muslim riots; Thai cops sunglass ban; Don Quixote and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Mundo; Nigeria's comics; happiness; remembering Emily Nasrallah. With David Amanor.
This month violence erupted in the Sri Lankan city of Kandy. It started after a group of Muslim youths beat a Sinhala man following a minor traffic incident, but his death sparked days of rioting, the destruction of hundreds of Muslim properties, and at least two deaths. Azzam Ameen of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sinhala sheds light on the role of social media, rumours and fake stories in raising inter-community tension.
Don Quixote rides again
This month ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Mundo, formerly the Latin American Service, celebrated its 80th anniversary. To celebrate, it re-broadcast a clip from the 1947 radio drama production of Spanish masterpiece "The Ingenious Nobleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha". ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Mundo's William Marquez tells us more.
Happiness
Playing your favourite instrument, enjoying a hot spa with your friends in Russia, or a simple sunny day in London. What makes you happy? Over to Arturo Wallace of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Mundo, Yuwen Wu of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Chinese, Sangeeth Kalubowila of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sinhala, Leone Ouedraogo of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Afrique, and Yulia James of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Russian.
Comics in Nigeria
"Black Panther", the American comic-book turned superhero blockbuster film, has been a global box office hit. In Nigeria it's given a boost to the country's already vibrant animation and comic industries. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Pidgin's Malik Abdulmalik has been a superhero fan since childhood.
Emily Nasrallah
Lebanon recently lost one of its great literary writers and journalists - Emily Nasrallah. Nidale Abou Mrad of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arabic grew up reading her books, and shares her life and legacy.
Thai cop sunglasses
Police officers in Bangkok have been undergoing a style makeover. First they got a new haircut. Now they've been told to ditch their sunglasses. What's going on? Who better to fill us in than Nanchanok Wongsamuch of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Thai.
Image: After the riots in Kandy
Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
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