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The Turkish blind painter, Esref Armagan | Al Jazeera World Documentary

Turkish artist Esref Armagan is one of the few blind commercial painters in the world. Blind from birth, he learned to draw by touching and copying carved shapes. As he grew older, Armagan adapted techniques which allowed him to add perspective to his work. A few critics suggested that his art was not his own, a claim refuted by those who witnessed him paint. Today,…

Turkey’s Senkaya Bus | Documentary | Al Jazeera World

The minibus service operates even when temperatures drop to minus 35 degrees Celsius (-31 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the treacherous roads, regular passengers journey to the nearest town, Senkaya. This trip allows a tight-knit group of friends to banter, bond and discuss their challenging lives. This remote bus service also reveals local environmental change. There has been a reduction in snowfall which used to help keep…

America's Black upper class – Rich, successful and empowered | DW Documentary

In the United States, African-Americans are more likely to live in poverty than any other ethnic group. But despite the country’s institutional racism, a Black elite has found success, thanks to a combination of entrepreneurial thinking and intensive networking within the Black community. America is home to the biggest group of wealthy, highly successful Black people in the world. One in 50 African-American families are…

Girls in Korea Have Plastic Surgeries to Become Pop-Stars | RT Documentary

The booming Korean pop culture has become a fascinating phenomenon. Young people worldwide obsess over K-pop bands and want to look like their idols. But, what cost do the singers pay for such popularity? RT Documentary met Six Bomb, a Korean K-pop girl band. The girls shared their feelings about their work unveiling their strategy, but more importantly, they revealed the secret of their popularity….

Kush: Into the Mad World – BBC Africa Eye documentary

(TW: Themes of self-harm and suicide) Kush – a cheap, new illegal drug high is taking the youth of Sierra Leone to a dark place. Young people driven mad. Young people killing themselves. Young people harming themselves and others. Psychiatric wards are filling up with Kush cases and police are battling to win the war against the drug. With Kush use spreading like wildfire and…

Eden for the Homeless. A retired couple built a community for the homeless | RT Documentary

Eden Village is a tiny home community for chronically homeless with a disability in Springfield, Missouri. There are dozens of fully-furnished homes built for people who had no roof over their head for a long time. Eden Village is a brainchild of Linda Brown and her husband David, who wondered why some people end up on the streets. They took on a mission to provide…

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