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	<title>Wide Angle &#187; democracy</title>
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		<title>Democracy in the Rough: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/introduction/956/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About the Film

WIDE ANGLE is on the ground as the Democratic Republic of Congo holds its first elections in 45 years -- an election supported by more than $450 million from the United Nations. The stakes are high in Congo, a nation rich in timber, diamonds, and coltan -- a substance essential for small electronics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dishing Democracy: Satellite TV Spurs Evolutionary Democracy in the Arab World</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/lessons/dishing-democracy/satellite-tv-spurs-evolutionary-democracy-in-the-arab-world/4337/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david reisman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Marda Dunsky

Download the PDF here.



The right of citizens to freely elect representative governments is the hallmark of democratic societies. While this right is not widely enjoyed in the Arab world, democratization in Arab societies has nevertheless taken root -- bolstered by media technologies that bypass government control and put the potential for change in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dishing Democracy: Themes and Video Segments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david reisman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
photo credit: Kalam Nawaem
Themes
ISLAM AND THE WEST: Every Sunday night throughout the Middle East and around the world, millions of viewers tune in to an all-female talk show, Kalam Nawaem. Originally inspired by ABC's The View, the satellite television program runs the gamut from dishing about husbands and marriage to confronting social and political taboos.

LEGAL [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dishing Democracy: Full Episode</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/dishing-democracy/full-episode/4381/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/dishing-democracy/full-episode/4381/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lauren feeney</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Sand Castle: Video: Full Episode</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/the-sand-castle/video-full-episode/4783/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/the-sand-castle/video-full-episode/4783/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 22:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Afshin Molavi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[His Highness Sheikh Saud of Ras al-Khaimah has a grandiose dream -- a brand new capital in the middle of his desert kingdom. Once an outpost for pirates and the pearl trade, the United Arab Emirates is reinventing itself on a global scale, and Ras al-Khaimah, the northern emirate, wants a piece of the future. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy in the Rough: Photo Essay: The Troubled Heart of Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/photo-essay-the-troubled-heart-of-africa/1157/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Democracy in the Rough: Essay: Building a Congolese State Where There Was None</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/essay-building-a-congolese-state-where-there-was-none/1136/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
By Jason Stearns and Michela Wrong

Jason Stearns is a senior analyst at the International Crisis Group. He offers this analysis of the election and the challenges facing the incoming government. This article is based on the authors' previous commentary in the FINANCIAL TIMES. Michela Wrong spent six years covering the African continent for Reuters, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy in the Rough: Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/resources/1137/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/democracy-in-the-rough/resources/1137/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Department of State -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_2198.html
The U.S. State Department's official assessment of current conditions in the DRC

CIA World Factbook -- Democratic Republic of the Congo
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/cg.html
The current assessment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's geography, economy, politics and culture from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

MONUC -- U.N. Mission in DRC
http://www.monuc.org/Home.aspx?lang=en
Established in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unfinished Country: Essay: Haiti&#8217;s Authoritarian Tradition</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/unfinished-country/essay-haitis-authoritarian-tradition/2600/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/unfinished-country/essay-haitis-authoritarian-tradition/2600/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





A Haitian citizen, registering to vote for the first time.
Photo: Two Tone Productions



By Robert Fatton, Jr.

To understand Haiti's history -- only ten of its 48 presidents have served out their terms and there have been only two peaceful electoral transitions since the beginning of the republic over 200 years ago -- it is critical to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unfinished Country: Video: Full Episode</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/unfinished-country/video-full-episode/4814/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/unfinished-country/video-full-episode/4814/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thompsonc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battered by hurricanes, embroiled in political turmoil, plagued by kidnappings and largely ignored by the international community, Haiti is trying, yet again, to create democracy. As the Western hemisphere’s poorest country attempts to organize for November 2005 presidential elections, hardened veterans of its endless cycle of uprisings and downfalls are trading guns for voter registration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hell of a Nation: Introduction</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/introduction/935/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(September 9, 2004) As Afghanistan struggled to adopt a new constitution, WIDE ANGLE filmed behind the scenes at the December 2003 loya jirga. The documentary profiles two aspiring Afghan delegates who face political opposition and physical intimidation as they literally risk their lives to participate in the future of their country.]]></description>
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		<title>Hell of a Nation: Fast Facts: Building a Democracy</title>
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		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/fast-facts-building-a-democracy/1401/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[See historical facts about the government in Afghanistan, as it attempts to hold its first ever democratic elections under its new constitution.]]></description>
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		<title>Hell of a Nation: Photo Essay: A Ravaged Country</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/photo-essay-a-ravaged-country/1287/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/photo-essay-a-ravaged-country/1287/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Essay: A Ravaged Country - See the effects of two decades of war]]></description>
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		<title>Hell of a Nation: Interview: Ahmed Rashid</title>
		<link>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/interview-ahmed-rashid/1286/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/hell-of-a-nation/interview-ahmed-rashid/1286/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ahmed Rashid discusses nation building in Afghanistan with host Mishal Husain. ]]></description>
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