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A tale of two Olympians
As the Winter Olympics draw to a close, we take a closer look at two stars who have dominated the headlines. Zhijie Shao of BBC Chinese describes how China’s ‘frog princess’ Eileen Gu has captured the heart of the nation, and Elizaveta Fokht of BBC Russian charts the ups and downs of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva.
Icon, rebel and feminist: a tribute to Forugh Farokhzad
It’s 55 years this week since the death of Iranian poet Forugh Farokhzad, but her popularity has never faded and she still inspires young and old. Maryam Zohdi of BBC Persian, who is herself a poet, has made a BBC radio documentary to introduce Forugh to non-Farsi speakers.
Goodbye Turkey, hello Türkiye
Why is Turkey trying to change its internationally recognised name to Türkiye? BBC Monitoring’s Ilgin Karlidag takes us into the history and geopolitics behind the move.
The brothers separated for 75 years
A story of two brothers – one in Pakistan and one in India – has gone viral in both countries. Sadiq and Habib Khan were separated 75 years ago during the Partition of India. Thanks to a Pakistani campaigner, they recently met face to face. The BBC’s Ali Kazmi, who’s based in Lahore, worked with BBC Punjabi colleagues in India to tell the brothers’ story.
(Photo: Composite image with Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China (L) and Russian Kamila Valieva. Credit: VCG via Getty Images (L), Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
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As the Winter Olympics draw to a close, we take a closer look at two stars who have dominated the headlines. Zhijie Shao of BBC Chinese describes how China’s ‘frog princess’ Eileen Gu has captured the heart of the nation, and Elizaveta Fokht of BBC Russian charts the ups and downs of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva.
Icon, rebel and feminist: a tribute to Forugh Farokhzad
It’s 55 years this week since the death of Iranian poet Forugh Farokhzad, but her popularity has never faded and she still inspires young and old. Maryam Zohdi of BBC Persian, who is herself a poet, has made a BBC radio documentary to introduce Forugh to non-Farsi speakers.
Goodbye Turkey, hello Türkiye
Why is Turkey trying to change its internationally recognised name to Türkiye? BBC Monitoring’s Ilgin Karlidag takes us into the history and geopolitics behind the move.
The brothers separated for 75 years
A story of two brothers – one in Pakistan and one in India – has gone viral in both countries. Sadiq and Habib Khan were separated 75 years ago during the Partition of India. Thanks to a Pakistani campaigner, they recently met face to face. The BBC’s Ali Kazmi, who’s based in Lahore, worked with BBC Punjabi colleagues in India to tell the brothers’ story.
(Photo: Composite image with Ailing Eileen Gu of Team China (L) and Russian Kamila Valieva. Credit: VCG via Getty Images (L), Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
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