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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: 22/08/2011

22/08/2011

BBC World Service - Outlook, 22/08/2011

The daughter of Kandahar's assassinated mayor grieves for her father.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, the daughter of Ghulam Haider Hamidi - the mayor of Kandahar who was killed by a suicide bomber last month - describes how her father had returned to Kandahar from the US in the hope of serving his country.  

Also in the programme, Nigeria's first female mechanic, Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, tells us why she's determined to empower other women in her country.  

And Rodney Fox, the Australian who was nearly killed by a shark, tells us why he's devoted his life to understanding them.

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