Fun in pyongyang starts february 28th on w. Story so that people of the world over t. W. On facebook and twitter up to date and in touch and follow us. This week on little stories. We get a taste of politics you know im gong. Fan here about a controversial band in legos but we begin in germany 75 years ago allied planes carried out devastating air raids under as did the Historic City Center was reduced to rubble and dash tens of thousands were killed we speak to a survivor. When aaron steers comes to the new marked Public Square and sees the restored following here here he is reminded of the dresden bombings 75 years ago. Here. And everything was destroyed and this was when most of the people were killed in the firestorm then on the next day the taste and following kisha collapsed yes the square was reduced to rubble. On the evening of february 13th 1945 over the span of just 15 minutes the allied forces dropped bombs containing 900 tons of explosives on dresden during the next 2 days 3 more attack waves followed after that the baroque old town lay in ruins. At the time aarons tears was 9 years old when the bombs were dropped on dresden he and his parents he had in a bomb shelter in the cellar of their house seen here in the former your hungry organ alley. And. After the 1st attack we left the apartment while everything was burning i can still see it before my eyes the flames creeping over the rooftops of neighboring houses and. Thats what it looked like afterwards that was my parents apartment was on the top of. Ants here shanties parents were lucky they were able to flee the city as many as 25000 people died during the air raids many of them suffocated during the firestorms. Im can call playfulness in my eyes this was a war crime many things happened on all sides but this was an act of destruction directed at the civilian population. And steer started working as a camera man in the 1950 s. His nickname was the eye of dresden he documented the reconstruction of the destroyed city and hes been collecting photos and videos of dresden since the 19th century for his film archives. Documentary film can be brutally honest with if you do not read it or change the footage and i never did this then for me it is the most impressive historical witnesses and who calls. Today the rebuilt cityscape of dresden betrays few signs of the destruction that took place here 75 years ago. Hong kong is divided between those for and those against the prodemocracy movement. Even eating places are being boycotted for supported because of their political loyalties. This pastry and dessert shop is well known for its refined dishes the Michelin Guide listed as one of the best in hong kong but for kim one 1st time customer this is not the reason why he came here for a scoop of ice cream in the afternoon. On we recently it is not. A. Business with similar. Roles something that. The post hits with messages of solidarity show this shop is yellow the color of the prodemocracy movement kim has found a place by on at least spears and mrs which support the protests. Coco chan and cesco have founded their business after dropping out of jobs in the Financial Sector they have been supporting the prodemocracy Movement Since its beginning oh my god i was going to have customers came in one day and when they finished they gave us a yellow sticker and said you can put this up its only send i realized they were from a Verification Team for yellow shops and i want. Cocoa and shasta have found at that pastry shop in 2015 when the protest movement started they suffered losses as most Small Businesses but since they have been labeled yellow the turnover is even higher than before the protests started and it was when protesters go to ace and other places they need to be careful about people over haring their conversations so they dont have to worry about that head thats why weve had more customers recently sometimes they even queue up outside our shop and take us is released just around the corner. But those who do not support the protests trouble really warms eatery of traditional hong kong snacks has been labeled blue the color of the progovernment camp since she posted a photo in support of the police force on facebook her business is down more than 50 percent. Im using my savings and i borrow money from friends. The shop is my baby i cant just close it but right now i dont have any income. Just how young protesters are boycotting a business and they have repeatedly reported church with your thirtys for a leech violations lately has been to eatery after husband passed away several years ago to support herself and the 2 kids now she has to take small extra jobs in the evening to make ends meet. Its either blue or yellow in todays hong kong the social divide runs through the whole city. In france one woman and her daughter are doing what they can to put an end to a barbaric practice female genital mutilation is illegal in the European Union but thousands of women and girls are still savagely disfigured. Fatty mandia and her daughter salamanca and so i preparing food for the whole family some chasms leaf with them family and friends often stop by cooking us one of the traditions fatty mad yeah holds dear from her country of origin mauritania but there are other socalled traditions which she strongly rejects being. Made. I was cut so are my 3 oldest daughters. I know that my 2nd daughter had complications when she gave birth. But i had my daughters cut because i was afraid of my mothers influence. You can see her picture there she said if you dont have a done to your daughters their prayers wont be heard thank you nic. Superior being. It was working as a midwife in mauritania in the 1980 s. That turned her against the practice. And ive met many women whove suffered from fistula or incontinent they couldnt hold back their urine anymore they have to change their clothes all the time there are even some who have become completely isolated. When fatty majak came to france as a political refugee in 1990 she started her fight against after. She founded an association that campaigns for womens rights in communities where the practice is still accepted shes also part of a European Network which lobbies members of the European Parliament to take a more active stance against f g m. Has also joined the fight so you know i was lucky not to be affected by f g m i grew up in france and i think the question never came up for me but people around me people i know are affected by it in my Community Even in my family thats why i feel its important to fight against it. And her cousin how are are about to launch a series of future big splendors to inform young girls about f c m although i have to say bill hello to all and welcome to the you tube channel purple chair my name is how i. Am is illegal in france and the rest of the e. U. Still there are 225000. 00 survivors of f g m in france alone. And. Confident there 5 helps bringing down those numbers. This is an act of violence done to small girls whove done nothing wrong maybe itll follow them until their death thats not good whatever happens i know this is a fight i will continue. And i wont give up before i see concrete results and. It isnt. Our last trip takes us to lagos in nigeria road accidents and traffic chaos are the order of the day here now the Nigerian Government has said enough is enough and move to ban motorcycle taxis but many nigerians depend on them to get from to be. An attempt to keep and this policeman is trying to keep try sickles off the street its only the beginning of the morning rush hour but traffic is already jammed try sickles and motorbikes known as okada are by far the cheapest and fastest mode of transport many depend on them for their livelihoods plenty of small commercial companies have popped up in recent years thats on top of thousands of drivers who operate on their own for all of them the ban is a huge blow. It is the beauty of it. Before you. Will do. So im so proud. The government come out with thoughts. If i. Want. To do this because we have no doubt things to do. 5 law goosed cool. By profession by now. As the Public Transport Network in lagos is far from sufficient many customers depend on a cut us to get around. A bit choppy cant quite market. If you dont buy the leadership. I. Gather you take all that you provide and means of transportation of all people but the lagos State Government is adamant. People get into this must be good without limbs broken to go make jaws so that you know hes not weve got mostly because hes going up on no time if we die time back now and thats this bloody cmos going to do and he suggests the okada band might also free up Young Drivers to take up other professions to go up paint as you do i build as you go up to last you build out the 2 sons are very scots now that it was no deceit it will be slow kind of. 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