麻豆社

Personal stories behind the news from all over the world. With Matthew Bannister.

Colombia's tribes threatened; Indian girl footballers; Guantanamo wives

Colombia's indigenous people threatened
Luis Arias and Neida Rodriguez tell Outlook about their campaign to bring the plight of Colombia's indigenous people to the world's attention. They say many groups could be wiped out as they're displaced from their land by the conflict in the country.

Girls' football in Bihar
An eye hospital in the conservative northern Indian state of Bihar is the unlikely home of a girls' football squad. But as Outlook's Nivedita Pathak reports, they're also getting an education. It's hoped that some of the girls will go on to study optometry, a much-needed skill in an area where thousands suffer from blindness and cataracts.

Guantanamo Wives
British journalist Victoria Brittain tells Matthew Bannister why she decided to write a play about the effects of the detention of terrorism suspects, on their wives and families. Her play, entitled "Waiting", is based on the testimonies of five women whose husbands have been held without trial. They share with the audience their feelings of confusion and isolation.