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Bahraini crosses class borders to help torture victims
As an upper-class Shia Muslim, Jihan Kazerooni was far removed from Bahrain’s Arab Spring revolution. But when she learned of human rights abuses in her country, she founded a rehabilitation group for torture victims.
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provided a grant for Reese Erlich’s coverage of Bahrain. Listen to the report by Reese Ehrlich from Manama, Bahrain:
Bahraini crosses class borders to help torture victims
Jihan Kazerooni ignores social and religious divides
Peace through the arts in Bahrain
Since February 2011, the tiny country of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf has been plagued by sectarian divisions. But Wafa believes that reconciliation is possible – and one of the ways she is bringing people back together is with an art community she founded, called Malja.
Listen to the report by John Ridley:
Peace through the arts in Bahrain
Wafa believes in the goodness of her fellow Bahrainis
Wafa plays on a women's soccer team
Wafa define Malja as a conceptual art hub
Check out Wafa’s arts community, Malja, on Facebook.
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