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The Fifth Floor: Indonesia's anti-dating dating app

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Indonesia's anti-dating dating app

BBC World Service - The Fifth Floor, Indonesia's anti-dating dating app

Swipe right for marriage: the new Islamic dating app that aims to side-step dating

Swipe right for marriage: the new Islamic dating app that aims to side-step dating.

'Ta'aruf online Indonesia' is a Islamic dating app that's becoming popular with young, conservative Muslims.   Its founder says its aim is to eliminate conventional 'dating' which they believe is un-Islamic.  Resty Woro Yuniar of BBC Indonesia has been investigating.

Scaring away winter in Hungary
Petra Živić of BBC Serbian visits the small Hungarian town of  Mohács to join in the bušos dressed in their demonic sheep outfits in a festival to scare away Winter and prepare for Spring.  

Russian prison wives
Nataliya Zotova of BBC Russian often covers stories of political prisoners.  A common feature of the trials is the dedicated wife who pledges to stand by her man, but it transpires that the reality is more complicated, and many of these relationships break down.  

The Kyrgyz Manas 
The Manas is a Kyrgyz epic poem.  It’s over a thousand years old, and is a performed poem, part recitation, part improvisation.  Saparbek Kasmambet was a well-respected manaschi, or Manas performer, and also father of BBC Kyrgyz's Gulnara Kasmambet.  Following his death earlier this year Gulnara has been overwhelmed by the tributes pouring in.  She shares her memories, and explains the enduring appeal of the Manas.  

My Home Town: Bogota
We go to Bogota with Hernando Alvarez to watch your football team lose, and drink hot chocolate with melted cheese.  Apparently it's good!

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