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Call Me White Hair

Why Somalis give frank nicknames, and other reporters' stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, Niger and Israel, introduced by Kate Adie.

Stories from correspondents around the world, introduced by Kate Adie. Mark Urban hears an Iraqi policeman let rip about his own government and there are predictions of mayhem. In Afghanistan Chris Terrill visits a school that's daring to teach boys and girls together. Niger has joined the club of oil producers and Celeste Hicks describes how the arrival of a spaceship of sorts in the desert is affecting people's lives - but they need to read the small print. James Rodgers visits a World War I cemetery near Jerusalem and ponders how events there 100 years ago influenced the region and still do. And Justin Marozzi has been given a nickname - in Somalia. It's not flattering but it's better than the last one.

Producer: John Murphy.

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30 minutes

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Thu 6 Mar 2014 11:00

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  • Thu 6 Mar 2014 11:00