Passport or avel abrbroad, they need male permission. And wives have little e chancef obtainining a divorcrce. Nonetheless, women have e been campaignining for equal l righn their country since the turn of the millennium. Social media has given the movement a boost. Its used by more than half of the iranian population. Anwomen, i iparticularar, are discovering there really is strength in numbers, regardless of where they are in the world. Masih its a punishable crime to be unveiled in public according to the sharia laws in iran. You get lashes. You get jailed and fined. But more important than this, you wont be allowed to get an education from the age of seven. If you take off f your headsca, you wont be allowed to get a job. You wont be allowed to live in your own country. [ocean sounds] masih my campaign was born from a simple picture. It was a picture of me running in a beautiful street in london. It was spring, may, the trees were full of blossoms. And i wrote a caption on my picture that every time, when i wanted to be in a free country, and i feel the wind wading through my hair, it just reminds me of the time when my hair was like a hostage in the hands of the iranian government. I asked the women whether they want to share their pictures with me , stealthy moments of freedom, with me. I was bombarded by pictures from them inside iran being unveiled. So i i created my stealthy freem page on facebook, whh nonow ha more than n 1 milliofofollower on instagrgram more than 1 m min followers. And its all about freedom. Its all about dignity. Its all about choice. I grew up in a small village which is close to caspian sea. When i get homesick, the only thing that makes me feel home and happy is just going to nature, climbing a tree, going to mountain, or walking the seaside. It just reminds me of home. Masih our kitchens in the village are designed for women, its shorter, because women are so that shows that i started my feminism movement, my feminist revolution, from my kitchen. That is important for women. We have to start being a rebel in our house. My mother never had d the chane to go to school, to university, never. She is not even able to read and write, but to me, she is the true feminist. My father, he stopped talking to me. He doesnt support me. He thinks that i am against islam, im against my own country, that i am betraying my country, but i t think these ae all happenening because the government really brainwashed people like my father. Otherwise, my father loves me. When i was a student, i got kicked out from my High School Just because of my opinion. And then i became a journalist, a parliamentary joururnalist. I got kicked out from the e mp, because i exposed a corruption. I became a columnist. Then, again, because i criticized the president of iran. It was just a week before the controversial l elections in in in 200009. My car got vandalized in iran, and two of my journalistic cards were under my vehicle wheel, so that was a message for me that , you know, it is going to happen to you, as well, so i decided to just leave the country. I launched my stealthy freedom, but after three years, it was everywhere, so, like, the president of iran knew about it, talked about it, all the media around the world, the media inside iran, Iranian State tv, clerics, and i thought, oh my god, now is the time. We have to shift the Online Movement to something offline. These people need to identify each other. So in 2017, i actually decided to pick a day, pick a color, and help these people to identify each other in public. Lonely warriors. I call it a oneperson demonstration, because they never have the permission to take the street. They w will be shot. They will be, you know, into prison. They will be tortured. But they are brave. They found their way to protest against oppressionon. This is the time m men should t masih h the govovernment in n nts toto control socieiety becae they know that this generation is not going to keep silent. They found social media as an alternative media to express themselves, to be loud, and to break the censorship. Thth is why ththe social media itself is a threat for Islamic Republic of iran, so they try to block it, because they see this is the main battleground, and they dont want to lose the control. Masih i have so many dreams, but the biggest one is that, one day, women in iran have the power to run the country. My dream is just to see women are as equal as men. Host sport is another activity that genender roles in m muslim communities make dficult for women to fly participapate in. Yet,layiying bketbalall football can be deeply liberating. Not only is it healthy and physically strengthening, sport can also help build selfconfidence. Hadeer really packs a punch. And thats what saves her from all sorts of unwanted, male attention. Here on the streets of cairo, Sexual Harassment is a common experience. Her training partner, walaa, is just as fierce. Shes egypts heavyweight boxing champion. Outside the ring, the two boxers usually have to dial it down a notch to refrain from striking anyone with full force if pestered. But on the streets, they are never afraid. Walaa i dont want to boast, but i am, in fact, a heavyweweit boboxing champion. And thats an honor for my family. So im the man of the house and also out in the world. These women do wear headscarves, even while training. But it causes some frustration. And for competitions, they like to take off the hijab, though this bothers a lot of men. Hadeer the hijab limits me and gets in the way. It makes it harder for me to breathe. When my hair is uncovered, i feel better and perform better. Womens boxing in egypt is only a fringe sport. But according to the coach, theres no shortage of talented women. The challenge is finding them and supporting them. Khaled its not as though this is only a sport for men. There are many women who become World Champions. And in egypt, theres a lot of potential for that. We have many strong and talented women. But they dont have it easy in egypt. There is deepseated prejudice and many cliches that endure. Hany boxing is a brutal sport. I think its better for women to avoid it. Its very difficult t for womeno bear. Mahasin all those muscles look disgusting. No, i feel ill when i see all of that. I abhor it. Nadia has had to contend with stereotypes like those for years, but that hasnt stopped her. Quite the contrary. She became World Champion in 2008, and today, she coaches egypts national team, the mens team, it should be noted. Shes had a sensational career, but it hasnt all been easy. You could break your nose blood gets spilled, eyebrows are split. At home, she never received much direct support, and that hurt, even though she understood her parents sensitivities. Nadia my parents have never seen me box. They never attended the championships. Only my siblings came. My mother was even too afraid to watch videos of the matches. She only ever wanted to know if i had won. Walaa has also earned numerous gold medals, to the delight of her nephews, her biggest fans. They also want to become boxers like their aunt. But the road there is long. Walaa has been fighting in the ring for seven years. Her mother is proud of her youngest child, and of her powerful punch. Moshira mohamed ali boxing is actually selfdefense, and shes had to defend herself many times. I remember how she beat up three boys at school who harassed her. One ofof them had attacked her with a pencil and almost killed her. Walaa and haleer can do more than just box. They are also quite capable cooks, and that is at least one stereotype they fulfill. But walaa is in no hurry to marry. She says finding the right partner is even trickier in her case. Walaa boys tend not to like it when a girl is s stronger than they are. Thats why i would like to find someone who understands me and who also practices this sport and loves it. Living life with a sense of confidence, thats something that these young women demonstrate every day. They are fortunate to have the support of their families. And they cant imagine a life without boxing. Walaa my boxing friends are the most important thing to me. The way other people wake up in the morning and go to work, i go to the gym. Its my life. By doing what they love, these female boxers are also fighting for womens rights in the arab world and for the right of everyone to follow his or her own path, with no holds barred. I am. A global teen. Hostst todays globobal teen s from madagascar. Lolita my name is lolita hantantiana, and ive just turned 15. Lolita ten people live in my house. Among them are my sister and brother. We live in tampolove. Lolita my parents fish for a living and spend most of the time out on the lagoon. Lolita i like chinese jump rope most of all. And i love playing soccer. Unfortunately, the boys play better than us girls. Lolita i definitely want to improve my english because i want to be a teacher one day. And a lot of tourists come to tampolove, and id like to be able to talk to them. Lolita my best friend makes me happy. Her name is christophine. We talk about everything, and we laugh a lot together. Gogoing to church also makes e happy. [singing] host few dispute that Climate Change is taking its toll on our planet, and in the not too distant future, eight major cities could be underwater bangkok, lagos, manila, dhaka, shanghai, london, houston, and the one sinking at the fastest rate, jakarta. Parts of the indonesian capital have already dropped four memeters. The rereason . Rising sea levels, for one. But thats nothehe only lpririt. Local resintnts arsteadidi dedepletinthe e grndwater pply below e city. Th basically creat a an aiaipocket into whicthe e eah above itinks. Attemptso curtaithis Development Ha proven fficult, bause almt half of jakartatans rely on groundwat for ththeir daytodday needs. Our reporter, michaeael wetze, went to jakarta toto find outt more. Michael its been a while since anyone prayed in thihis mosquen northern jakarta. The sea has long since claimed it. Itit makes irvan p pulungan n fd every time he sees the building. Irvan the sinking of the city is increasing in the past few years. And it touches me a lot because, you can imagine, people say their prayers here before, and they cannot do it anymore. Michael the indonesian capital of jakarta is home to over 30 million people. Its one of the most densely populated cities in the world. And it has a problem. The threat isnt obvious here in the heart of the city. But its severe. In the n north, home to many fishing communities, theres no ignoring the rising seawaters. This breakwall was built in 2002 in the muara baru district as protection against flooding. The sea wall i icontinuoususly being g reinforced and raise but that doesnt help. After a spell of heavy rainfall, the water begins pouring over again. Jakarta is sinknking. Irvan when the groundwater is being extracted very much, and we lose our water catchment, the surface and the soil is sinking. We have water extraction, and then came along Climate Change in the last 20 years. The Climate Change impact is doubling the vulnerability of the city because it is already below water naturally. Michael rising sea levels and sinking soil. The city needs more longterm solutions. Pulungan used to be an environmental activist who campaigned for the rights of fishermen. Nowadays, he advises the governor of jakarta and is part of a team working to stop the city from disappearing into the ground. Hes well aware that anything he plans will have an impact on fishing. There are some 22,000 fishermen in jakarta. These people harvest green mussels from the bay, a local specialty. Theyre cooked right on the beach. Four years ago, the city authorities began building a chain of artificial islands off the northern coast to slow down land subsidence. Its had a serious impact on their catches. Irvan how many kilos do you catctch a day . Khalil about 50 kilos. Irvan and what about before the islands were built . Khalil back then, we caught 200 kilos michael now a new port is planned, along with a breakwall thats actually in the sea, 50 meters offshore. The fishermemen are worried thy soon wont be able to catch anything at all. Theyve learned to live with regular flooding. But the new coastal wall would mean the end of their livelihoods. Khalil you want to know whether the coastal wall will disturb our access to the sea . I say that even if it has benefits for the community, the Development Plan has to be discussed with the affected community. Michael pulungan wants the fishermen to be part of the decisionmaking. The covered market where they sell their catch is nearby. Here, too, its impossible to overlook the citys plight. The market was only built five years ago. But huge cracks are already showing. Buildings in some parts of jakarta are sinking into the ground at a rate of up to 25 centimeters a year. This major fountain in the heart of jakarta belies the fact that clean water is in desperately short supply. Half the capitals population draws its water from illegal wells. And vast amounts of groundwater are used by the new highrises springing up across town. That needs more regulation, says pulungan. Irvan to develop more water absorption facilities, to strerengthen their Waste Management facilities, and also to penalize where they are violating their water licensing. Michael the city is searching for ways to conserve the precious resource. Preventing groundwater levels from further declining is essential. Otherwise, jakarta will sink even faster, and flooding will popose an even bigger threat. Waste is another problem. In the monsoon seasoson, especially, trash h clogs upup rivers a and canals, so waterws cant drain into the sea. These days, an army of about 12,000 trash collectors work evacuated and torn down in the name of flood protection. The kampung of tongkol was slated for demolition in 2015. The huts were directly on the river, and inhabitants were supposed to be evicted. Then they took matters into their own hands. They have torn down parts of their homes themselves, removing sections on the waters edge. Gugun three years ago, we cut our house. And before we did some cleaning , river activitieses. We planted vegetables, flowers, and before, and everything here. This yes, it looks different. ,not really perfect, but michael the result is a thriving, peaceful community, and residents whwho take priden keeping the neighborhood trashfree. And theres now a riverside walkway thats a comfortable distance from the e water. The Community Also has the support of a team of architects who developed a sustainable model home for tongkol. Its made of stone and wood, rather than plasastic and shst metal. Seven families live here. This is small house, like pigeon house. Michael among them are gugun muhammad, his wife, and their two children. Gugun its cooler than before. And i have window. This is important for me, because in the past, i dont have window. Michael the archihitects are pinning their hopes on Sustainable Living solutions and social change. Well, i am not saying the physical result is not imimportant,t, but i think the socicial process t that comes h it is the most important. Michael social responsibility. Sustainable water management. The people of tongkol have shown whats possible. The community has become a model of clean and green living. Now the neighborhood enjoys ststate support. Irvan pulungan hopeses the authorities are starting to understand that when it comes to ensuring the citys survival, the urban poor in northern jakarta are part of the solution, not the problem. Host thats all from us this time. Were back next week, and wed love to hear from you in the meantime. Check us out on facebook, dw global society. Or, you can drop us an email at global3000 dw. Com. Enjojoy. How w will we powower our fu . Can wewe create a a healthy anad cleaean econonomy . Clclimate one at the c commonweh clubub is at thehe forefrontnt e global d debate aboutut energy, ececonomy, andnd t the environo, bringing together ththe brightet and d most provovocative leaeadf our timeme. Bigatate onene is the plplace idideas get heaeard, with t thol and i insightful l discussiononn policy, business, find, andd culturure. 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