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Invisibilia: They Risked Their Lives To Bring Music Back

Xawo Abdi Hassan rehearses her song. Xawo did not win the competition but the show launched her career as a singer. Roopa Gogineni hide caption

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Invisibilia: They Risked Their Lives To Bring Music Back

When Somalia decided to start a reality show with a singing competition, there was a major problem. Singing in public could bring on the wrath of al-Shabab.

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Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World
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Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World

Reality TV is popular around the world. It's also roundly mocked as formulaic and contrived. But can that kind of fragile fantasy meaningfully influence the real world?

Invisibilia: Inspired By 'American Idol,' Somali TV Show Aimed To Change The World

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Thursday

Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with local people in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Dec. 25, one of many locations in Africa the Turkish leader has visited recently. Kayhan Ozer/AP hide caption

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Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa

The Turkish have increased trade and aid to the continent, as well as building a major military base. Africa has natural resources that Turkey needs, including oil and gas.

Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa

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Somalis Grasp For Answers After 'Deadliest Single Attack Somalia Has Ever Faced'

Somali soldiers and rescue workers on Sunday inspect the scene of the truck bomb explosion in Mogadishu. Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Somalis Grasp For Answers After 'Deadliest Single Attack Somalia Has Ever Faced'

More than 300 people died in a truck bombing that rocked the country's capital on Saturday — and it's likely that staggering death toll will rise further. Amid the rubble, difficult questions remain.

Tuesday

Why It's So Hard To Stop The World's Looming Famines

A World Food Programme worker stands next to aid parcels that will be distributed to South Sudanese refugees at the airport in Sudan's North Kordofan state. Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Why It's So Hard To Stop The World's Looming Famines

Millions of people in Yemen and sub-Saharan Africa are facing food shortages and severe malnutrition. Host Audie Cornish talks with Justin Forsyth of UNICEF about the crisis.

Why It's So Hard To Stop The World's Looming Famines

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Thursday

Restaurant Siege In Somalia Ends With At Least 31 People Killed

A woman grieves for her daughter, who was shot by militants during an attack on a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. Early Thursday, Somali security forces ended a nightlong siege by al-Shabab extremists at the popular Pizza House restaurant in the country's capital. Farah Abdi Warsameh/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Restaurant Siege In Somalia Ends With At Least 31 People Killed

It took hours for Somali soldiers to reclaim the pizza place from militants, who took hostages and killed many of the patrons. The attack claimed by al-Shabab opened with a bombing on a nearby hotel.

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Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees

Annie Johnson and her daughters Fatuma Abdullahi, 14, and Maryan Osman, 15. Fatuma and Maryan were refugees from Somalia's civil war, but found a family and new life with the Johnsons. StoryCorps hide caption

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Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees

Annie and Randall Johnson have two teenage daughters who came to the U.S. as refugees from the Somali civil war. Since meeting, they've learned about both cultures, all while becoming a family.

Sisters Find Home In Utah After Somali Civil War Made Them Refugees

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Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse

Women carry food in gunny bags after visiting an aid distribution center in South Sudan on March 10. Albert Gonzalez Farran/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse

The U.N. says Sudan — and three other countries — are the scene of catastrophic famine. What are the causes?

Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse

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