Growing Up

Iraqi schoolboys in a classroom in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

This week on War News Radio, we take a closer look at what it means to be young in Iraq and Afghanistan today.
First, we learn about Scholastic International’s initiative to deliver American children’s books to Iraqi libraries. Anna Shechtman reports.
Then, we check in with No More [...]

On the Move

A recently returned refugee in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

This week on War News Radio, we find out what life is like for the 4.7 million Iraqis who are living as refugees in foreign countries or are displaced within Iraq.
We hear about the challenges facing Iraq’s internally displaced people as they prepare to vote in the upcoming provincial [...]

Best of Fall ‘08

The Two Imams’ Bridge, which links the Adamiyah and Kadimiyah neighborhoods in Baghdad. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

This week on War News Radio, we dip into our archives to put together some of our favorite pieces from the past few months.
First, we take a look at the Sons of Iraq program and the question of whether its members [...]

Self and Society

A farmer walking to her fields in West Darfur, Sudan. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.

This week, War News Radio brings you a program from our sister studio, The Darfur Radio Project.
First, we learn about the Darfurian Saint Josephine Bakhita, and her importance to Sudan’s Catholics. Shilpa Boppana reports.
Next, in part one of our series on agriculture, we [...]