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Street Food Icons

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The Burger Sisters of Kenya - Street Food Icons
Sisters Natalie and Samantha Mwedekeli took their love of tasty food and their Kenyan and Nigerian roots and turned it into Mama Rocks, one of the first street food vendors in the vibrant city of Nairobi.
Terror / Clip

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Fighting ISIS
In Iraq, Suroosh speaks to the soldiers on the frontline of the fight against ISIS and experiences the violence of the conflict firsthand.
Terror / Clip

4:59
The Formation of the Islamic State
Suroosh tracks the origins of the Islamic State from an American prison camp in Iraq and a 1400 year old religious prophecy.
Terror / Clip

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Boko Haram Kidnappings
Boko Haram has forced dozens of girls to carry bombs because they attract less suspicion. Suroosh meets one of the few of them who managed to survive.
Terror / Clip

4:04
The Origins of Boko Haram
Suroosh speaks to Aisha Wakil, a lawyer who knew members of Boko Haram before the group declared jihad against the Nigerian government.
Terror / Clip

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Rehabilitation for Former Al-Shabaab Soldiers
Fartuun Adan returned to Mogadishu to continue the mission started by her husband, peace activist Elman Ali Ahmed, prior to his assassination. She now heads up intervention initiatives with the goal of rehabilitating former child soldiers.
Terror / Clip

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The Battle for Somalia
Suroosh Alvi traces the evolution of Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group that has dominated Somalia for more than a decade.
Terror / Clip

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TERROR (Series Trailer)
Suroosh Alvi meets with activists, victims, government officials, and soldiers on both sides of the war on terror, to investigate the brutal and sometimes surprising history of the most notorious Islamic terror organizations.
Close To Home

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JJ Johnson Cooks his Pan African Roots
In this episode of Close To Home, Michelle sits down with J.J. Johnson, the James Beard award-winning chef of Henry at Life Hotel in NYC, to talk about the African diaspora’s effects on global cuisine.
10 Things You Need To Know About...

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10 things you need to know about black panther the movie
The narrative around superhero films has historically been one of whiteness and male-dominance. Ryan Coogler's Black Panther changes this, triumphantly. It's a story that celebrates the strength, beauty and power of men and women of African descent.
VICE News Shorts

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The U.S.’ shadow war across Africa
What we know about the U.S.’ shadow war across Africa
VICE News Shorts

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Mugabe is on house arrest after 4 decades in power
Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been put under house arrest after almost four decades in power.
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