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30/08/2012

The partner of a Japanese journalist who was shot dead in Syria

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world: Matthew Bannister meets Kazutaka Sato, the partner of a Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, who was shot dead in Syria. He describes how he discovered her body in an Aleppo hospital. Then, Outlook's Dorian Jones meets Kadriye Avci, a Turkish woman cleric who's campaigning for better conditions for female worshippers in Istanbul's mosques. And Melanie Burnett tells how she went from living rough on the streets of Amsterdam to getting her dream job. She is now about to become a law student.

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  • Thu 30 Aug 201212:32GMT
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Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

Podcast: Lives Less Ordinary

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