A Rohingya drama for Cox’s Bazar

Aa'rar Kissa, or Our Story, is a radio drama made specifically for the Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, having fled their homes in Myanmar. The radio drama was created by the BBC Media Action's local director, Riad Arfin.

Iranian Kohl
BBC’s Nassim Hatam explores the history of kohl, or sormeh in Farsi, the black eye make-up that's been worn by Iranian women for millennia.

Silat in Hollywood
Indonesian martial art silat has recently been turning up in Hollywood action movies, including new blockbuster John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum, as Eric Sasono explained for BBC Indonesian.

Returning Soviet medals
Olga Ivshina of BBC Russian met Eduardo Cruz, a Mexican man who buys World War II Soviet medals and repatriates them to the soldiers’ families.

Opium in Afghanistan: A Complex Relationship
Ninety per cent of the world's opium is produced in Afghanistan. BBC Afghan's Auliya Atrafi explains the complicated relationship Afghans’ have with poppies and opium.

(Photo: Rohingya Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. Credit: NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images)