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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Changing Face of War

In this lesson students watch and discuss videos from the PBS series Women, War & Peace to explore what warfare in the “new world order” means for the millions of people—especially women—affected by today’s intense but often obscure conflicts.

Detainees

In this video from Wide Angle, learn about the conditions that have caused some Zimbabweans to leave their homeland for Botswana.

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Fighting to Be Heard

This video from Women, War & Peace looks at how the women of Afghanistan to participate in government and the peace process.

Girls Speak Out

This lesson follows girls in several developing countries to evaluate their access to education, a basic human right. (India, Benin)

Haiti: Relief Efforts, The Staggering Obstacles

From FRONTLINE The Quake, correspondent Martin Smith travels to Haiti to bear witness to this humanitarian crisis and the ill-coordinated relief efforts on the ground.

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This lesson elaborates the characteristics of totalitarianism, using contemporary North Korea as a focal point. (North Korea)

Jefferson: Safe Haven

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the safe haven that school provides for the children of Brazil’s shantytowns.

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Jefferson: The Bolsa Familia

The challenges of growing up in one of Brazil’s largest favelas (shantytowns) are the focus of this Wide Angle video.

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Joab: The Class Prefect

This video from Wide Angle profiles Joab, a boy from Kibera, Kenya, who has returned to school after dropping out following his mother’s death. Joab is chosen class prefect by the other students.

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Ken & Joab: A Comparison

This Wide Angle video segment provides a comparison of two classrooms in the state-supported free primary schools of Japan and Kenya.

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Labor Disputes

In this Wide Angle video, view a case study of the mediation of a disagreement between an employee and his former employer in China’s courts.

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Legal System Expansion

This Wide Angle video provides an overview of the expansion of the legal system in China as market forces lead to new circumstances requiring legal solutions.

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Life During and After Taliban Rule

This video from Women, War & Peace provides an overview of life in Afghanistan during and after Taliban rule and women’s efforts to participate in the country’s peace process.

Mass Games

This Wide Angle video features the Mass Games, a colossal spectacle of rhythmic gymnastics, which celebrate the North Korean state.

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Nanavi

In this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school.

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Neeraj

Neeraj, a young girl in rural India who performs her household chores during the day and goes to school at night, is profiled in this video segment from Wide Angle.

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Night School

In this video from Wide Angle, visit a makeshift night school in rural India designed to allow child laborers who work during the day to obtain an education.

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One Nation: Two Futures?

Showcasing the differing viewpoints of "haves" and "have-nots," this lesson covers economic and political shifts in China. (China)

One Party

This video segment from Wide Angle describes the communist Workers’ Party of Korea, the ruling party of North Korea.

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Political Debate in Turkey

A hot topic of debate in Turkey is the possibility of an increasingly Islamic state in this historically secular country. Learn more in this video from Wide Angle.

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The Power of Developers

This Wide Angle video features a peasant family in China that is caught in a land rights dispute with no apparent solution in sight.

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Refugee Camp

In this Wide Angle video segment, meet 16-year-old Rajap, a Chechen refugee who attempts to continue his education while living in a tent city.

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The Rule of Law

China’s recent adoption of a legal system based on the rule of law is the focus of this video from Wide Angle.

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Rwanda - You Go, Girls!

How is the empowerment of women linked to their legal and human rights? Postwar Rwanda yields some answers. (Rwanda)

School in Benin

The education of young girls in Benin is the focus of this video from Wide Angle.

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Shugufa: Struggle to Learn

In this Wide Angle video, Shugufa, a 13-year-old Afghani girl, attends schools where she studies religion, math and language and has made it to the 6th grade, surpassing all odds.

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Shugufa: Struggle to Study

This Wide Angle video segment visits Afghanistan to explore the home life of Shugufa, a young girl caught between the traditions of Afghani society and modernization.

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Southern Africa: Troubled Water

From FRONTLINE/World Southern Africa: Troubled Water, students will explore the problems during the PlayPump rollout and analyze the lessons learned from implementing this foreign aid project.

Trust in the Law

Citizen complaints demonstrate that China’s legal system has not yet fully gained the people’s trust in this Wide Angle video.

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Women in Parliament

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about the representation of women in Rwanda’s parliament.

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