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Building Choppers in Kuwait
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Inside the Middle East meets chop shop owner Hussain Salmeen who builds and customizes bikes in Kuwait. Produced by CNN’s Jon Jensen in Kuwait City.
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Father of Saudi athlete says daughter called names for competing in Games
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Saudi Arabia’s first female athlete called a ‘prostitute’ for competing in the Olympics, says the girl’s father.
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Faith vs. performance at the Olympics
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Ramadan proves challenging for Muslim athletes and weightlifter Khadija Mohammad is torn about fasting during the games. Produced by Jon Jensen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; first aired on CNN International on August 2, 2012.
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Sailing for social change
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Oman recently welcomed its first professional female sailors, achieving skills in strength, leadership and endurance.
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Jordan’s female boxers fight hijab ban
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In Amman, Jordan, one female boxer refuses to step into the ring – unless she can fight wearing her headscarf.
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Saudi women slam dunk sports taboo
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Meet an all-female basketball team in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are not allowed to play sports in public.
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The ‘king of Arabian instruments’
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If you listen to Arabic music, chances are you will hear the historic sound of the oud guitar. But how long will it be around?
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Can jumping spiders kill in space? Student’s experiment set for orbit
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Can spiders hunt in zero gravity? CNN’s Inside the Middle East traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, to hear what one student thinks.
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Qatar’s first female Olympians on target to make history
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In the tiny state of Qatar, a 19-year-old rifle shooter looks to London to make history as one of her Gulf nation’s first female Olympians.
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Forget cappuccino, Dubai drinkers get a taste for camel-ccino
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For centuries, Bedouins relied on camels for transportation. Today, camel milk has become a big commercial opportunity.
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Saudi comedians with a digital message
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Saudi Arabian comedians are using YouTube and social media to poke fun at social issues.
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Saudi Arabian artists push art’s limits
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In Saudi Arabia, a new breed of painters, sculptors, and writers are pushing the societal barriers in a conservative kingdom.