Today in The World Digest we address one of the big questions hanging over the case of former Marine Amir Mirzai Hekmati … who is Hekmati? Iran alleges he is a CIA spy and has sentenced him to death. Lisa speaks with Hadi Ghaemi, of the International Campaign for Human Rights to find out more.
Also in TWD we get a little Russian history lesson on the “art” of doctoring photos. And reporter Nate Tabak finds that there is an emerging soundtrack to the growing protests in Hungary.
Finally, Lily Jamali has a great feature on Carnatic music in Chennai, India. Have you been to Chennai during “the December Season?” If not (even if so), you will want to take a listen to this piece. By the way, Lily sent us a cool video on the tradition of making Mridangum drums that’s worth a watch.
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Steven
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