The women featured in this slideshow are participants in the sponsorship program of Women for Women International.

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Afghanistan has long held a tradition of assembly or jirga to discuss social and political issues in accordance with the teachings of the prophet Mohammad.

This features explores the extent to which Afghan policies towards women have translated into actual change on the ground.

To complete "Enemies of Happiness" was no easy task. We shot the film in war-torn southwestern Afghanistan. Farah Province is not a place many foreigners go to and we had difficulties getting out there.

Since Afghanistan emerged from under Taliban rule in late 2001, women's rights have made great strides on paper. But the reality on the ground is a mixed picture.

One of the important changes enacted by Afro-Brazilian activist groups and legislators in recent years was the mandatory incorporation of black history and culture into school curriculums. Perhaps the most prominent force in the informal preservation of Afro-Brazilian culture has been Capoeira, a unique blend of dance and fight.

WIDE ANGLE reports on the controversial racial debate roiling Brazil through profiles of civil right activists, opponents of affirmative action, and one of the country's few black senators.