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From Our Own Correspondent: Of Camel Heads and Cameras

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Of Camel Heads and Cameras

31/03/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - From Our Own Correspondent, Of Camel Heads and Cameras

Pascale Harter introduces stories of culture clashes and nominative determinism.

Pascale Harter introduces stories about culture clashes, dance festivals and nominative determinism from writers around the world.

We begin in the historic city of Fes, Morocco. Moroccan authorities are making efforts to encourage tourists to the city but can tourists and locals co-exist in harmony within the network of alleyways and traditional markets that make up the Medina – the ancient heart of the city? Kieran Cooke is our eyes and ears in this    historic part of North Africa.

And, how many hats do you need for a dance party? If you’re in the Himalayas we’d suggest at least two. Life can be tough at three thousand meters but every two years villagers come together to celebrate the Pandav Lila, the re-enactment of a Hindu epic. Our reporter Jane Dyson joins this isolated community for twelve days of dance. 

What’s in a name? Well if you happen to be called Kevin and you live in France quite a lot, and it’s not all good. Kevin Connelly reports from Paris. 

We end in Taiwan, China. In January 2018, the Chinese government placed an embargo on all imports of foreign plastic waste. Cindy Sui returns to her home-country to explore the attitudes towards recycling and wonders whether China risks making the same mistakes as other consumer orientated societies.

(Photo: An unidentified man walks in the Medina in Fez, Morocco. Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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