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Grönland Dänemark | Upernavik

WorldLink: The festive season in Greenland 12.12.2019 | 05:32 mins.

In Greenland, there is always snow at Christmas. It's so cold, in fact, that even the Christmas trees have to be imported, because they won't grow. We take a trip to the icy island to hear how residents celebrate the festive season.
Symbolbild | Finnland

WorldLink: The Finnish Christmas sauna 12.12.2019 | 04:56 mins.

In Finland, its inhabitants have a Christmas tradition that places peace and calm at the heart of the holiday. The Christmas sauna, or Joulusauna, is an ancient tradition that remains as popular as ever in modern day Finland. We find out what the hype is all about.

Deutschland Köln Schulung für Weihnachtsmänner

WorldLink: Christmas Town 12.12.2019 | 05:33 mins.

Santa Claus, Indiana is a town in the US where it's Christmas 365 days a year. What is it like to live there? We speak to the town's chief elf and to its residents, whose livelihoods depend on the town's Christmas fame.
Sandy Beach Hawaii

WorldLink: A Hawaii Christmas 12.12.2019 | 05:40 mins.

It's time to say Aloha to Santa Claus and experience Christmas on Hawaii. Here, Christmas trees are decorated with tropical flowers, snow billows from snow-making machines, and Santa arrives on an outrigger pulled by dolphins!
Antike Gravur zeigt grieschiche Musikalische Instrumente

WorldLink: Reviving ancient Greek instruments 29.11.2019 | 06:32 mins.

How do you recreate the sound of something you only know through photographs and stories? It takes care, precision and a lot of research - something the Koumartzis family in northern Greece have committed themselves to doing in order to revive the instruments of ancient Greece. Now, thousands of years after it first appeared in Greek mythology and artwork, the lyre is making a comeback.
Tunesien Basar in Sousse

WorldLink: Saving artisanal trades in Tunisia 29.11.2019 | 06:48 mins.

Last month's elections in the North African country of Tunisia were considered a messy but clear affirmation that democracy is taking hold. But its next government faces a rocky road ahead trying to turn around soaring unemployment and a struggling economy. In the capital's ancient Medina, activists are scrambling to save old trades that risk going extinct. Lisa Bryant reports from Tunis.

Südkorea | Gay Pride-Parade in Seoul

WorldLink: Seoul's LGBT+ safe space 29.11.2019 | 05:36 mins.

A small, underground dance studio in Seoul has opened to provide a safe space for people who face a common prejudice in South Korea: homophobia. In a country where conservative groups frequently protest at pride festivals and there is little legal recourse for sexual or gender identity-based discrimination, it's a sanctuary hard won. Jason Strother paid a visit to the studio.
Drag Queens und Könige mit Down-Syndrom

WorldLink: Down's system drag troupe change pereceptions 29.11.2019 | 07:30 mins.

People with disabilities have mostly remained shut out of the world of drag. But Drag Syndrome looks to change that. It's the first ever troupe in which the drag queens and kings all have Down’s syndrome. Based in London, they’re currently on a world tour. Dany Mitzman caught up with them in Bologna in Italy, where they were special guests at the Gender Bender Festival.
Proteste in Hongkong Buchhändler Lam Wing-kee

WorldLink: Hong Kong's defiant booksellers 29.11.2019 | 13:55 mins.

In Hong Kong's battle for democracy, the book business has become a contested space. Local bookshop owner Daniel Lee says it's exactly moments like these that people want to books to help them make sense of what's going on. But Beijing is still finding ways to censor them. Sven Weniger and Michael Marek visited Lee to hear about how Hong Kongers are fighting for freedom through books.
Türkei | Kurdische Community in Diyarbakir

WorldLink: Kurdish music as protest 29.11.2019 | 05:04 mins.

Deep-seated hostility still exists between the Turkish state and the country's Kurds, who weren't recognized as a distinct people by the Turkish government until 1991 and are still not allowed to teach their language in kindergarten through highschool. As Reese Erlich and Emilie Pons discovered, that conflict is reflected in Kurdish music, which has a long history of documenting their struggle.
USA | Schmiedeeiserne Balkone geschmueckt mit Farnen im Franzoesischen Viertel in New Orleans

WorldLink: Speaking French in Louisiana 29.11.2019 | 07:30 mins.

In Louisiana, home to Cajun and Creole culture and cuisine, schools are fighting to keep the French language alive. The dialect emerged in the late 1700s, but today only about 5% of the state speak it. Without it, they say, a vibrant part of Louisiana's identity will be lost. Freddy Chick spoke to a French teacher in New Orleans.
Fußball Schiedsrichterin Terry Clark

WorldLink: Remembering the struggle for women's international soccer 22.11.2019 | 10:26 mins.

It's exactly 50 years in November since the first international tournament for women's football was played in Italy. Although it was an unofficial event that only featured four competing teams, its success helped push the governing bodies of football to finally embrace the women's game. Ashley Byrne talked to two women who remember those early years.
Symbolbild - Tanzen

WorldLink: The Uzbek grandma turned DJ 22.11.2019 | 06:30 mins.

Like many migrants in Russia, for the past 20 years Zarina Safoyeva has earned her living through physical labor. But quite unlike many others, she's also forged a community through an unexpected hobby: DJing. The Uzbek grandmother of eight has become so popular among some clubbers, they even line up to take pictures with her. DW's Emily Sherwin met up with her in Moscow.
Ägypten Kairo Musikinstrument Oud

WorldLink: Anti-classist Turkish jazz 22.11.2019 | 06:15 mins.

A crossroads of European, Middle Eastern and Asian cultures, Turkey's music scene is a unique cultural melting pot. Jazz musician Okay Temiz has been at the forefront of this eclecticism for many years, credited with creating fusion jazz. Not afraid to use pots, pans and cow bells in his arrangements, Temiz's defiance has seen him collaborate with jazz legends like Dexter Gordon and Don Cherry.
Neuseeland Waipoua Wald

WorldLink: New Zealand — where ancient trees still stand 22.11.2019 | 15:59 mins.

Deep in the northwest of New Zealand lies one of the last patches of native kauri forest. Called the Waipoua Forest, it has some of the world's most breathtaking trees that grow up to 50 metres tall and have a girth of up to 16 metres. The most famous of these is Tane Mahuta, or 'The Lord of the Forest', believed to be about 2500 years old. Through colonization and climate change, it still stands.
Festspielen in Salzburg: Oper Idomeneo

WorldLink: Mozart for migrants 22.11.2019 | 04:54 mins.

It's a drama about the plight of migrants and refugees stranded in Europe. But it's not a new production. The opera Idomeneo was written more than 200 years ago by Mozart and is set in ancient Greece. This year, the opera opened in Rome with a cast of actual refugees and migrants, giving new meaning to the classic. Megan Williams attended the opening and has this report from Rome.
Lipa Schmeltzer

WorldLink: Lady Gaga's Jewish incarnation 22.11.2019 | 08:30 mins.

Growing up in an ultra-conservative Hasidic community in the United States, Lipa Schmeltzer was more likely to be recognized by outsiders for wearing traditional clothing and having a beard than for being a pop star. But once he discovered the music that colored the world outside his own, he simply couldn't ignore it. DW's Colm Flynn traveled to Brooklyn to hear about his journey.
Der kolumbianische Musiker Cesar Lopez hält einen Escopetarra

The Colombian musician turning guns into guitars 15.11.2019 | 07:14 mins.

Cesar Lopez uses music as a force for peace. His unique instruments bring new life to weapons leftover from decades of conflict in his country. Emily Wright met him in Colombia's capital, Bogota.

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New York's human Google 15.11.2019 | 05:07 mins.

Believe it or not, there are people in the world who don't use Google! So what do they do when they have a random question and need to know the answer? At New York's public library, they can turn to James Souce. He spends his days answering a myriad of strange questions. Colm Flynn went to meet him.
Sesamstrasse

Fifty years of Sesame Street 15.11.2019 | 09:14 mins.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of one of the longest running children's TV shows in the world. Sesame Street has delighted generations of kids, with colourful puppets teaching them about numbers and letters in songs many remember all their lives. Iain Mackness met two of the artists who helped make the show a global success.

Hong Seo yoon Südkorea im Rollstuhl durch Europa

Fighting for inclusion in South Korea 15.11.2019 | 06:17 mins.

Hong Seo-yoon was 10 years old when a swimming pool accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Frustrated by the lack of accessibility for wheelchair users in South Korea, she has become an advocate for greater inclusion in the country. And she has a passion for international travel. Reporter Jason Strother met her in Seoul.

Bangladesch | Rohingya | Geflüchteter Din Islam

Keeping Rohingya culture alive 15.11.2019 | 09:42 mins.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who fled violence in Myanmar are now living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Having lost everything to find safety, they are determined to preserve their musical and storytelling traditions. The project Music in Exile, supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, aims to record these songs and stories. DW spoke to the project's co-founder, Sasha Ingber.

USA Arlington Friedhof

WorldLink: The Arlington factor 08.11.2019 | 19:47 mins.

Some 400,000 American citizens are buried in Arlington, the most important military cemetery in the US. The site is not only where many soldiers wish to be laid to rest, it's also popular with tourists. Some four million come from all over the world every year.

Galerie Berliner Mauer Tunnelbau

WorldLink: Tunnel 57 08.11.2019 | 08:49 mins.

In 1964, Hans Joachim Tillemann crawled through Tunnel 57 under the Berlin Wall. Thirty years after the fall of the landmark that divided the city for 28 years, DW spoke to Tillemann about his long and often terrifying journey to reach the West.

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