Back to Show
MetroFocus
"The Underground Girls of Kabul" with Author Jenny Nordberg
While on assignment in Afghanistan in 2009, journalist Jenny Nordberg discovered the “bacha posh” - daughters who are temporarily raised as sons and presented to the world as boys. Nordberg shares her experiences reporting on this hidden practice, the subject of her book The Underground Girls of Kabul which was named a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 and finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award.
Support Provided By
28:33
"THE NEUTRAL GROUND"
28:37
DAY TWO: PRIMARY COUNT CHAOS
28:19
NYC PRIMARY: CHAOS, CONFUSION AND BOARD OF ELECTIONS BALLOT BUNGLED
28:39
RISE IN GUN VIOLENCE: CITY COUNCIL AND VICTIMS’ FAMILIES TAKE ACTION
28:33
DEREK CHAUVIN SENTENCING AND LATE BREAKING HEADLINES
28:22
DEREK CHAUVIN SENTENCING PREVIEW; “LYME DISEASE ALMOST KILLED ME”
28:31
2021 NYC PRIMARY RESULTS SHOW
28:24
BILL BRATTON TACKLES POLICING IN AMERICA
28:22
NEW YORK CITY PRIMARY ELECTION 2021: A VOTER’S GUIDE
28:23
“HOW THE WORD IS PASSED”: HOW ACCURATE IS OUR HISTORY OF SLAVERY?
28:34
COREY JOHNSON ONE ON ONE; BROOKLYN AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
28:38
WHO’S RUNNING FOR MAYOR: FERNANDO MATEO