Flashpoints in the Arab World. The Problem with Normalized Sexism

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 11, 2016

Journalist Scott Anderson spent 18 months reporting in the Middle East for a special issue of The New York Times Magazine. National Geographic's Erik Vance reports on the lost empire of the ancient Mayans. Brazilian writer and human rights activist Alexandre Vidal Porto talks about his novel, Sergio Y, which tells the story of 17-year-old Sergio, who identifies as transgender, from the perspective of his therapist. Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, shares the voices of women speaking up about casual sexism. 

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