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Bollywood goddess waxes beautiful

August 23, 2011 by ninetyninedegrees Leave a Comment

Indian screen icon Aishwarya Rai encounters her likeness in wax. BBC News, October 2004

Filed Under: BBC News, Short Features, Uncategorized Tagged With: aishwarya rai, bollywood, india, london

Echoes of Guantanamo

August 3, 2011 by ninetyninedegrees Leave a Comment

In the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, a London theatre dramatises the story of the British men at Guantanamo, drawing on their letters and on interviews with their lawyers and families. Review for BBC News. May 2004.

Filed Under: BBC News, Guantanamo, Short Features Tagged With: "war on terror", gillian slovo, guantanamo, international justice, london, victoria brittain

British Sikhs salute Indian success

August 3, 2011 by ninetyninedegrees Leave a Comment

The Sikh community in London welcomes the appointment of Manmohan Singh as Indian PM – but memories of persecution run deep. Report from Southall for BBC News, May 2004.

Filed Under: BBC News, Short Features Tagged With: amritsar, elections, golden temple, india, insurgency, london, manmohan singh, sikh, southall

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