<p>This episode contains description of violence and sex.
___________________________________________________________________________</p><p>Two women in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, have spoken to the BBC about how they got drawn into the underground world of sex work.
Both say they became caught in a world of parties and drugs and felt they had few optio ... Show More
May 2023
Listener Stories: How Somali Women Are Surviving Organized, Targeted, Patriarchal Crime
[*TRIGGER WARNING*] - Graphic descriptions of FGM, rape, and domestic violence. The Queens welcome Maya, a Somali woman, to describe how the men of her country have systemically disenfranchised women at every turn to maintain control and what the women are doing to take back thei ... Show More
1h 1m
Jun 2023
The gangs terrorising Mogadishu
<p>We focus on Ciyaal Weero, the Mogadishu gangs terrorising residents of Somalia's capital. They emerged in outlying districts of the city in late 2021, and have been using extreme violence to rob and extort people.</p><p>Plus, we speak to the lawyer who represented the family o ... Show More
27m 56s
May 2018
Roadmap to Hell: Sex, Drugs and Guns on the Mafia Coast, with Barbie Latza Nadeau
Rome-based journalist Barbie Latza Nadeau tells the horrifying story of the thousands of Nigerian women and girls duped into being trafficked to Italy, where they are forced to become sex slaves, drug mules, or weapons smugglers. How can this be stopped? The Nigerian government t ... Show More
23m 4s
Jun 2023
The New Afghanistan, Through the Eyes of Three Women
<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of violence.</i></p><p>In the two years since the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, the Taliban has shut women and girls out of public life.</p><p>Christina Goldbaum, a correspondent in the Kabul bureau for The New York Times, trave ... Show More
40m 19s
Sep 2024
Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods: 3. Paris
Work trips to “the city of lights” turn dark, as the extent of Mohamed Al Fayed’s power and control becomes clear. Staying in the historic Villa Windsor in Paris should have been a dream come true, but the women are left terrified. This season of World of Secrets is about sexual ... Show More
29m 10s