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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.

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

Suroosh tracks the origins of the Islamic State from an American prison camp in Iraq and a 1400 year old religious prophecy.

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.

Suroosh speaks to Aisha Wakil, a lawyer who knew members of Boko Haram before the group declared jihad against the Nigerian government.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

What we know about the U.S.’ shadow war across Africa

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