Twenty years after 9/11: How the world has changed, or not
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As the world marks 20 years since 9/11, Annette Young speaks to Lina Abirafeh, an Arab-American who worked in Afghanistan and is now the Executive Director of the Arab Institute for Women, about the impact of that momentous day.
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Also details of life under the Taliban for women in Afghanistan are beginning to emerge including a ban on sport and extremely strict conditions for those attending university.
Plus Maria Kolesnikova, a leading Opposition figure in Belarus, is sentenced to 11 years in jail.
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