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70% Female This Wide Angle video features the women of Rwanda who have emerged as outspoken leaders and the great strides they have made toward rights and equality. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Affirmative Action and the USA In this video from Wide Angle, two American NAACP lawyers arrive to advise Brazilian civil rights organizations, leading to a discussion of differences between race relations in the U.S. and Brazil. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
All-Female Enterprise This Wide Angle video looks at the advantages and disadvantages of running a small-scale, female-only business. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
All for One In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the influence of the communist values of organization, discipline and collectivism on North Korean society. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
American Buddhism In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about two different groups of Buddhist practitioners in the West. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Botswanans express some of their attitudes toward the influx of Zimbabwean migrants in this Wide Angle video segment. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Archaeology This video segment from IdahoPTV's D4K looks at some of the objects found in King Tutankhamun's tomb. An Egyptologist discusses the significance of the objects and why the tombs exist. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	4-6	Video
Arduous March In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the Arduous March, a dark period of hardship and famine in recent North Korean history. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ataturk This Wide Angle video segment illustrates Islamic and secular elements of life in Turkey, and introduces Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first president of Turkey, and his reforms. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
At the University of Brasilia Consider the opposing views on the policy implemented at the University of Brasilia in this Wide Angle video. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Baha'i In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the Baha'i faith and its mission to promote peace and equality around the world. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Baptism In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, explore the rite of baptism and the diversity of practices among different Christian denominations. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Barshefsky Interview In this video from Wide Angle, Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. Trade Representative in the Clinton Administration, discusses her views on economic change in China. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Beginning of the Cold War American Experience: This Cold War video examines the steps that Harry Truman took to provide American support for governments threatened by the spread of Communism, a policy that came to be known as the Truman Doctrine. Accessibility features: Caption, Transcript	9-12	Video
Beijing Riviera This video from Wide Angle takes viewers to the Beijing Riviera, an exclusive gated community for elites who have access to luxury goods and services on an unprecedented scale. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Botanicas: Markets of the Divine In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about botanicas, shops in Latino communities that cater to all kinds of physical, spiritual and religious needs. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Botswana Today Learn about the achievements and national problems of the African nation of Botswana in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Breaking New Ground This video from Wide Angle provides a look at some of the women who are leading Rwanda in government, business and promoting peace. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Buddhist Ash Interment In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the beliefs and practices surrounding Buddhist ash interment. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Cauca's Most Valuable Resources This video segment from Women, War & Peace introduces Cauca, a resource-rich region in Colombia whose residents are threatened with internal displacement due to the interests of potential investors. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Censorship In this Wide Angle video, the people behind Kalam Nawaem, or “Sweet Talk,” a popular Arab television, discuss how they must carefully choose their topics and tone to not only increase audience interest, but to keep their program on the air. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Changes in Turkey In this Wide Angle video, learn how the owner of a clothing manufacturer that creates conservative fashions for Turkish women has balanced his devout faith and commerce. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Chinese New Year Find out about the history and customs of the Chinese New Year in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Church for Sale This Wide Angle video reports on the sale of The Sacred Heart Church in central Limerick, Ireland which has been holding services for almost 150 years. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Complications of Identity This video from Wide Angle tells the story of two identical twins, one of whom was classified as white and the other as black, highlighting the difficulty in defining race in Brazilian society. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Confirmation This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly explores the rite of confirmation as it is practiced in the Roman Catholic Church. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Cost of Human Rights This video segment from Women, War & Peace follows Clemencia Carabali, a community activist from Cauca,Columbia as she travels to Washington, D.C. to share with congressional staffers the perspective of Cauca’s residents who are facing displacement. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Cycle of Violence In this video segment from Women, War & Peace, the eviction date for residents of La Toma, Columbia has been set by the mayor. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Day of the Dead In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about the traditions associated with Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Declining Profits In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the farmers of Vidarbha in central India who have seen a loss in profits due to the high cost of borrowing money and the low prices for their crops in a globalized market. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Detainees In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Devotion to Kali In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, learn about Goddess Kali, considered by some Hindus to be the “prime cosmic energy.” Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Diverse Turkish Women This Wide Angle video segment compares two families in Turkey– one more religious, and one more secular. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Diwali See how Hindus celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Easter East and West Learn about Easter, Christianity’s most important festival, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Economic Boom In this Wide Angle video, learn about the economic boom that has transformed Ireland into a prosperous nation. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Empowerment This video from Women, War & Peace demonstrates the power of women and suggests that presence of women at peace talks is essential. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Farm and City This video from Wide Angle reports on the increasingly difficult conditions for farmers in China that have caused many rural Chinese to flee the countryside. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Farmer's Dilemma In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the new challenges the farmers of Ireland are facing amidst the country’s economic boom. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Farmers in Peril In this video from Wide Angle, the sparse life of the rural farmer in India is compared to the wealth of consumer goods available to wealthier city dwellers. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Fashion Show In this video from Wide Angle, visit Istanbul, Turkey for the fashion show of Tekbir, a clothing line of conservative fashions for Muslim women. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Female Workforce Irish women discuss social and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century in this video from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The Fence In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the fence that is part of the border security system between Botswana and Zimbabwe. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Foot and Mouth In this Wide Angle video, learn about the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in cattle in Botswana. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Ganesha Chaturti In this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, find out about a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha, one of the most popular gods of India. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Grozny University Dr. Dadashev, a professor of physics on the shattered campus of Grozny University, conducts a tour of the war-torn campus in this video segment from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Guerilla War In this video from Wide Angle, learn about Chechen rebels who have turned to guerilla warfare in order to combat Russian military forces. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
The High Cost of Progress Meet an activist who works to help the struggling farmers of rural India in this video from Wide Angle. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Hinduism Hindus participate in Kumbh Mela, believed to be the most widely attended spiritual event in the world, in this video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video
Hindu Temple Dedication This video from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly profiles the dedication of a Hindu Temple in Maryland, where Hindus practice their faith in a manner that is a departure from tradition. Accessibility features: Transcript	9-12	Video