The State We’re In, 17 October 2009. As Islamist bombings and attacks continue to make headlines, we speak with Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin about how he reached out to his Muslim neighbours after surviving the 7 July 2005 bombings in London.
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The right of gays and lesbians to serve in the military:
The open soldier
Major Peter Kees Hamstra discusses the openness of the Dutch military towards gay service people.
The closeted soldier
Marco talks about concealing his sexuality to avoid recriminations in the Italian army.
Tell us your story about the Berlin Wall
The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall is coming up in early November.
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Photo: Berlin Wall, 1984 (Flickr, Spurlos)
The retired soldier
Lieutenant Colonel Bob Maginnis explains why he believes homosexuals should be banned altogether from the US army.
The discharged soldier
Former US Army officer Darren Manzella talks about being forced to be closeted in the US army and his ultimate dismissal.
And:
Open to all
Lara Ballard is the American Veterans for Equal Rights’ National Coordinator. She talks about why it was important to collect the stories of gay servicemen and women for the US Veteran’s History Project.
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Salif Keita
As killings of albinos continue in Africa, we talk with Malian musician Salif Keita, about his own albinism and the future he sees for his two albino daughters.
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