In eight of them, including nigeria, somalia, iran, saudi arabia, and jamaica, those found guilty even face the death penalty. Meanwhile, in other countries, june to august is christopher street day season. The parades celebrate the rights of lgbt people and express pride in what theyve achieved in terms of equality in recent years. For most here, last years gay pride parade in tel aviv was a big celebration, extending from the center of town all the way to the beach. In the middle of the crowd, 20yearold batya. She can still hardly believe that shes here. For her, the parade is the culmination of a long journey. Shes coming out twice, as a lesbian, and from the confines of her ultraorthodox family and the religious community that shed thought shed never be able to leave. My sign actually says, mom, dad, please wake up. One out of each five child who is gay will actually try to commit suicide. And i can tell that its hard back there when you dont have family or someone to support you. And, well, id love my parents to accept me. But now they dont. Maybe it might change. Batya is from a town between tel aviv and jerusalem. Her family are members of an ultraorthodox Jewish Community that shuns all contact with the outside world. Computers are banned, and sexualty is never talked about. Its already a provocation that batya is wearing a sleeveless summer dress. But she wants to make a statement shes made the difficult leap into a new life. As you can see, people here around, they seem like living here, but actually theyre in a different bubble, and to walk out of this bubble is, like, to start over everything from your language they dont use the same words dress codes, the way you live, what you do in the morning, what you eat, the way you eat it. Batya has found support for her new life from the hillel association in jerusalem. They help young adults who want to leave the ultraorthodox community. About 100 people a year take the leap. The organizazation offers advie and psychologicacal counselin, and helps ththeir clients fifd housing, jobs, internships, and university placements. Most of their young clients are starting over from zero. They have no contact to their family, and often feel lonely. Thats also why social workers like bat chen, who also counsels batya, try to serve as a surrogate family. This is the kitchen. Its open for everyone. Its not just for us who work here. Room with clothes. They can come here after they leave their world. Sometimes they dont have anything to wear. So here they can come and take pants or shirts or shoes. They also helped miriam. I called my mother and told her, ive got a boyfriend and im no longer keeping the sabbath, and im not coming home again. It took me a while to get used to my new clothes. The first time i wore pants instead of a long skirt, i felt almost naked. 25yearold avi also decided to leave the ultraorthodox commununity. He didnt want to be limited to studying religious texts. He also wanted to study math, chemistry,y, and philosophy. Thats what hes doing now. I left behind all the values of my old world, without having new ones. Im starting my new life completely open. I dont know if i want a family or a completely different kind of life. I dont know how many are gay, but i can say that a lot of them, when theyre e doing te process, thehey want to check everything. Some of them say, maybe i like boys, maybe i like girls. Im not sure. I will i check, because in the place they live, they cant. Batya now lives in tel aviv and has a girlfriend. She says she knew at a young age that she was attracted to women. Its been a difficult journey these past years. But now batya finally feels free and at home. Freedom of expression is essential for artists, too. But it can also be risky. For his provocative and politically critical work, chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was thrown into prison in his home country. Meanwhile, british artist banksy famously conceals his identity although his quirky, yet strongly political street art is highly visible. We now meet a political artist frfrom egypt who is challengig the european portrayal of history. Egyptian artist wael shawky is a frequent traveller between cairo, venice, sharjah, and new york. Hes just arrived in hamburg, and the first thing he needs is a coffee. Then hes off to the theater of the world festival to premiere his latest work. The acoustic is fantastic here. The song of roland is his reworking of the bloodthirsty epic poem, one of the oldest surviving major works of french literature. A collection bebetween fac, myth, and also a celebration of being a european white man. With his earlier work cabaret crusades, wael shawky gained an international reputation. Its an account of the medieval crusades from the islamic perspective. The slaughter and pillage of the crusades lasasd nearly 2 200 years, a history mamany in te west would p prefer to forget. Shawawky traces ththe history g mamarionette startrtg with p pe urban ii, who inin the year 105 initiaiated the firsrst of sen crususades. In the course of these religious wars, jerusalem, damascus, and aleppopo went up in flflames, ad constantininople, where e te crusaders became synonymous wiwh cruelty y and bralality. In the arab world, the history of the crusades cacasts a long shadow. The first wave came from this area of cologne, dusseldorf. They didnt have horses, they didnt have enough food. Half of these people died in this trip because they were extremely poor, but thth really believed what pope urbrban ii said. Back then, the crusaders were instrumentalizized in the e naf faith. H. Today, ie nonot to think of islamic fundamentatalist leaders. Using thehe puppets c came m ththe ideaf mamanipulation, fr sure. By reading the history, it was always triggering the concept of manipulation, how can you walk from one city to another city in another continent actually to free the land of jesus christ. Manipulation of people and also of the way history is told. The artist challenges the standard narrative of the civilization clash with scenes that refute Common Notions of the era. A lot of cheating, a lot of conspiracy happening. The Muslim Leaders started to save themselves by making allies with the crusaders against their brothers. The history of the crusades is one of betrayal, corruption, and downfall. But it is simply telling the story of the world a thousand years ago, reminding us of what is happening today. Wael s shawky takes a similar approach with the song of roland. Translated into classical arabic, it will be brought to life by singers from bahrain. There wont be any puppets this time, but its thematically similar to his previous work, debunking the myth of the knight in shining armor. Arab people singing in arabic tradition and music, some words that is really, really violence. But if you know that all this text is originally coming from the european christian history, i think this will make some way or ability for us to make some new analysis. Before the singers arrive, the final touches are put to the set design. It recreates medieval aleppo, baghdad, and constantinople, with the meticulous detail that is wael shawkys trademark. His work frames contemporary culture through the lens of historical tradition and vice versa. Are we able to change or to fix because of the history . I dont know. Can we see the connections and the relationship between what happened a thousand years ago and what happens today . Yes, of course, and using art, it is the myth for sure. Wael shawky, an artist whose works travel between the past and the present. Dont forget to check out our facebook page,dw globalal society. There youll find topical stories from around the world. Follow us on dw global society. Without water, we cant live. And yet, 663 Million People have no access to canan water. By 2025, 1 1. 8 billion people cocoulbe affected by dsticic war shortages. Ifll our p pnets war r coul be fted into a 5lre bucke bnarou the world, 60 cldren die as result ate arrhoerelalateillnesse every ur. A lack oclean water is a problem in argentina, too. The families who live here are among the poorest in rio de la plata. Theres not even Running Water in the wooden huts they built themselves. This woman is explaining to Nicolas Wertheimer that she gets water from a pump and a hose that extends through the reeds. The water comes from the rio de la plata, but its polluted, and poses a health risk. Nicolas wertheimer wants to improve the situation, and founded the project agua segura to ensure the local water supply is clean and safe. Local children are often sick from drinking contaminated water. Their mothers have no one to turn to for help. Is diarrhea also a problem . Yes, it is. My little one was throwing up, and was taken to hospital. Did he get antibiotics . No, they didnt give him anything. To tackle the problem, Nikolas Wertheimer is installing a water filter that doesnt need electricity. This is a filter. Families who drink water from the river can position it on a wall, fill it up, and the clean water comes out here. It needs to collect in a container thats clean and not contaminated. My whole life long, ive dreamt of changing the world. I woworked in a hospital a as a surgeon and internist, but i didnt feel i was doing what id always dreamt of. One day i googled what do you need to change the world, and i came across this clean water technology. I thought of all the people made sick by contaminated water, so i made some calls with a view to introducing it here. Wertheimer also managed to persuade the wellknown argentinian tv presenter julian weich to support the project. Theres a major problem with clean Drinking Water in argentina, and indeed, across the world. Nicolas is addressing this issue not justst because hes a doctr but because he wants to solve a problem. I trust him. I believe in him. Were supporting each other in a bid to find a solution. A few hundred families live along this part of the river. It can only be reached by water. Wertheimer spends a lot of time on the phone sorting things out. Today hes accompanying some local children to school. Julian and nicolas founded the Proyecto AguaSegura Initiative in late 2015. They see themselves as social entrepeneuers. Childrens health is one of their first priorities. Their digestive systems are more vulnerable than adults. They have lower immunity to parasites in contaminated water. At school, the children get breakfast and lunch. And now, clean water, too. Im very pleased. The principal is very committed and always gives us a warm welcome. The device works by itself. It doesnt need an electricity supply, and you dont dont need to add chemicals. The operating principle is the weight of the water. It flows through pores that are 20 nanometers in diameter, so bacteria, viruses, and parasites are filtered out. This is clean, safe Drinking Water. The filter costs several hundred dollars and lasts 5 years. Its financed by donations, and increasingly, with public money too. These kids are also taught about water in the classroom. They take the lessons theyve learned home with them. Slowly but surely, the Health Issues related to contiminated Drinking Water are begnning to subside in rio de la plata. Food from around the world . We love it. Todays global snack comes from central asia. Kyrgyzstan more than 90 of the country is mountainous, with peaks up to 7,500 meters high. Most kyrgyz people live from farming or animal husbandry. The e climate is harsh and the cuisine is rustic. Baking is often done in a clay oven. For example, to produce the traditional flatbread of the region called lelepyoshka. Its a simple snack, but an attractive one. Flour, sugar, butter, salt, and yeast make up the dough, and off it goes into the oven. After baking for 15 minutes, the lepyoshka are done. They sell for around 35 cents apiece. 13yearold rosahun delivers them to the market every morning. Marmur has been making them for 10 years in this familyowned bakery. He bakes 500 lepyoshkas a day. Its a good business. People always ask for this bread for occasions like funerals or weddings. And its a popular bread, and its a staple for us. Although the bakery is a bit out of the way, the customers always stop by to pick up their lepyoshka fresh from the oven. The regulars come in the morning nearto stock up for the day. Tan. It tastes good. Its warm and its pleasant to eat. I always buy the bread here because its always fresh. The bakers intend to pass on the bread recipe to the next generation. Theyre certain that lepyoshka will retain its popularity in kyrgyzstan for years to come. And now from social to ecological engagement in our global ideas series. Perishable goods are frequently transported around the world in refrigerated lorries. Using cooling methods that are damaging to our environment and climate. Our reporter cornelia borrmann traveled to south africa. People there are looking for new ways to make refrigerated transport more environmentally sound. Every day the perishable goods are packed up for transport. Harvest fresh supplies large supermarket chains with vegetables grown on the companys own fields and nearby farms. Driver lucky thantheni is preparing his cargo. Today hes taking it to a big warehouse in johannesburg. The truck interior has to reach the required temperature before the delicate frereight can be loaded. Final instructions from the logistics manager. The vegetables have to be kept cool at a constant temperature of 2 2. 7egrees celelsius durig the transport. That will be checked on delivery. We need to make sure that everything is packed correctly, is seaealed correctly. Because any lets say, any heheat and stuff that comes ino the vegetables that are not sealed correctly, not cooled propererly, goes to waste. Refrigerated transport is important in a hot country like south africa. This is one of the 13,000 or so refrigerated trucks in the country. The fleet emits enormous amounts of greenhouse gases. The cargo area of most trucks is poorly insulated, resulting in greater diesel fuel consumption and spoiled produce. South africas agency for standards, the sabs, wants to make refrigerated transports more climatefriendly. A testing hall for refrigerated trucks was recently opened here , the first on the african continenent. Germanys agegencr International Development cooperation, the giz, supported the construction of the hall by making contacts to companies that operate similar Testing Facilities in europe. The technology had to be adapted for use in south africa. Transport vehicles here are bigger and more powerful than they are in europe. At the moment, only one out of five manufacturers meets the minimum standards for insulation. For the first time ever, the new facility allows testers here to precisely determine just how well the trucks are insulated. There was no exact Data Available up to now. That gives a tool to all l e manufacturers to improve their insulation properties. They can actually see their results in the practical performance of the improvements that they have m made, so that they can implement that in their production. With a lot of new trucks out there with better insulation, we know we will use less diesel to run the cooling systems. Less diesel means less Carbon Emissions into the atmosphere. E every vehicle tested here gets an environmental seal. Before long, the seal will be required on all vehicles that transport Fresh Produce abroad. It tells how much fuel the vehicle needs for refrigeration, and gives the values measured by the temperature sensors in the testing chamber. Entering johannesburg. Lucky thantheni has been on the road with his vegetable truck for about an hour and a half. A special coolant helps maintain the low temperature in the cargo area. Most refrigerated trucks use this coolant, which contains a chemical that is harmful to the environment. Its impact on the atmosphere is 4,000 times greater than co2. The transfrig Company Plans on switching to another refrigerant. The company has developed this prototype that will soon hit the market. It says its the worlds only cooling system that uses propane, while minimizing the risk of using the flammable substance. We use propane, because it is totally environmentally friendndly. It doeoes nothing to the ozoze layer. Its Carbon Footprint is very small. And that is why we chose propane. And its also very easily obtainable. Using propane can sink coolant emissions by a factor of a thousand. Transfrig tested its prototype in this truck. In the summer, it transports ice cream, cooled to 25 degrees celsius. The Company Plans to produce five to 10 further propanebased cooling units here in the coming months, and to test them on the road and put the final touches on the new technology. The cooling unit can be powered by a small motor, which saves on fuel costs. If everything works out as planned, the conventional, environmentally harmful coolant will no longer be used here. The Company Wants to install the propane technology in all refrigeration units for large, medium, and small vehicles. Then we wilill look at exporting g to local african markets zambia, zimbabwe, namibia, botswana, mosambique. We have a very good presence in all these markets. And ononce its proven here, e will i introduce it into those markets. Experts estimate that by 2030, south africa can reduce its co2 emissions by 2 million tons alone through better insulation and propanebased cooling units. Its a first step toward making south africas refrigerated transport climatefriendly. And that is urgently needed to sustain the sectors rapid growth. Thats all for today. But do get in touch. Write to us at global3000 dw. Com, or via facebook, dw global society. See you next time. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] world music dramatic music [malalai] my name is malalai joya. I am a human rights activist