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The world is a scary place. Many of us live in fear, and understandably so. However, many of us also fail to realize that fear is what is causing us from achieving geographic and cultural literacy and is driving us further apart. Listen to this episode to understand why, as we discuss fear, the first barrier to literacy.

 

Mentioned in this episode:

• Episode 16 - Introduction to the Barriers to Literacy
• Waleed Aly
• Send Forgiveness Viral
• Australia
• Egypt
• ISIS (Islamic State)
• Medina, Saudi Arabia
• Muhammad
• Hijrah
• Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• Hajj
• Gravitron
• Sonia Kruger
• Syria
• Episode 4 - Syria
• Bashar al-Assad
• Bernie Sanders
• Donald Trump
• Pauline Hanson
• Adolf Hitler
• al-Qaeda
• Taliban
• Boko Haram
• al-Shabab
• Aarhus, Denmark
• NPR Article about Aarhus
• Charlie Hedbo Shooting
• Paris attacks, January 2015
• Brussels bombings 2016
• France
• Belgium
• NPR (National Public Radio)
• United States