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Jordan promises an "earth-shattering" response

Reality Check: Jordanian pilot burned to death; Hardcore Frauenpolitik; Boko Haram; "Mockingbird" Sequel; Aboriginal oral history

Murdered Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kaseasbeh

Jordan retaliates to ISIS murder

The latest ISIS video showing a Jordanian pilot being burned alive has shocked and disgusted the world. Jordan has reacted swiftly by executing two Jihadists it was holding and by promising an “earth-shattering” response. Should Jordan seek revenge and could this brutal act by ISIS prove to be some kind of turning point?

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Berivan Aslan, Green Party member of the Austrian Parliament

Berivan Aslan: “Hardcore Frauenpolitik”

Berivan Aslan is a member of the Green party in the Austrian parliament. She’s just returned from a major women’s conference in south-east Turkey; a conference attended by woman from all around the world and from the war-torn countries of the region. She gives us her impressions of the women fighting ISIS and fighting for their rights.

Boko Haram

France is getting more involved in the fight against the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. Recent atrocities by the group have forced neighbouring countries to step up their efforts to fight Bok Haram and a push by the Islamist group to take the provincial city of Maiduguri has raised concerns both in Nigeria and the international community.

To Kill A Mockingbird: The Sequel

News that a recently discovered sequel to the literary classic “To Kill A Mockingbird” is to be published later this year has been met with mixed reactions. The novel “Go Set A Watchman” was actually written before “Mockingbird” and while some fans of Harper Lee’s classic novel about racial injustice are excited about the new book, others are concerned that the sequel could flop and spoil the author’s legacy.

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Aboriginal oral history

The Aborigines of Australia are renowned for their story-telling tradition. Rather than keeping written records the Aboriginal people express their view of the world and its formation in stories passed on from generation to generation. Now it seems that what some might dismiss as interesting bits of folklore may actually be the oldest, most accurate oral history in the world. We speak to prof. Nicholas Reid form the University of New England, NSW, Australia.

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