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18/04/2015

First Person

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An American flees war-torn Yemen by small boat on the Red Sea

An American flees war-torn Yemen by small boat on the Red Sea - and other remarkable personal stories.

We meet Mokhtar Alkhanshali, a San Francisco man who escaped war-torn Yemen by riding a small fishing boat across the rocky Red Sea. Then we learn about a privately-funded effort to rescue and feed imperilled migrants on the Mediterranean. And we take flight with US Marine Corps Capt. Katie Higgins, the first female pilot in America’s top aerial display team. 

Also, a Los Angeles artist designs an Ebola protective suit that allows patients to see the faces of those helping. We meet another Los Angeles artist— ‘El Maestro’ — who is known for crafting some of the most intricate mariachi suits in the world. And an Indo-Guyanese musician who now lives in New York finds a niche bringing the city’s harmoniums back to life.

Image: Mokhtar Alkhanshali (left) and his boat helmsman make their way across the Red Sea after fleeing Yemen. Credit: Mokhtar Alkhanshali

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