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Trending: Saudi Arabia’s Whistleblower

Saudi Arabia’s whistleblower

14/03/2015

Saudi Arabia’s Whistleblower

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Who has apparently beeh leaking secrets about the Saudi royal family?

The Twitter account in Saudi Arabia’s that is allegedly leaking royal secrets. And, what does a musicless pop video sound like?

In Saudi Arabia, not many secrets about the royal family are known beyond its closed circles. But this week BBC Trending’s Mai Noman has been speaking to Saudi Arabia’s own 'Julian Assange'. He runs a twitter account that is leaking alleged royal secrets out to his 1.7 million followers. But why is he doing this, and who is he? 

Violence in El Salvador 
El Salvador is one of the most violent countries in central America. So much so that stories of gangs, sex abuse and violence rarely makes the news anymore - except that recently it did with a case so horrific that it went viral. An anthropologist shocked Salvadorians with a column about a school where the principal allegedly sexually abuses school girls. He also complained about the lack of response from institutions such as UN body Unicef which, “at least in theory, are meant to tackle this violence”. BBC Trending speaks with the anthropologist, Unicef and institutions to find out more about his claims.

Musicless Music Videos
Britney Spears went viral this week with over two million views. Except this time, the beats and lyrics of ‘Oops I did it Again’ were stripped away and replaced by squeaks and shuffles. It’s the latest in the trend of ‘Musicless Music Videos’ on YouTube. We speak to Mario Wienerroither, an Austrian sound designer, about his love of sound, and why his neighbours think he might be a little crazy. 

(Photo: Saudi Arabian Royal Crest. Credit: Getty Images)

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