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World Service,25 Aug 2010,25 mins
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FATIMA NAJM Among the organisations helping Pakistan's flood victims is Creatives Against Poverty. Founder Fatima Najm tells us about the people she met on her recent trip to north west Pakistan. She says they are determined to maintain their honour and traditions, despite losing their homes, possessions and livelihoods in the floods. REVIVING FRENCH CAFE SOCIETY The last surviving cafe in a village in rural Brittany has become the centre of the community. It was a refuge for beer-drinking men until expatriate Americans Ellen and Don Anderson took it on five years ago. Now it's popular with all the village, and draws in musicians and tourists from further afield. PHOTOGRAPHING SHARKS After 30 years as an underwater photographer, Brian Skerry has become passionate about sharks. He shares his encounter with the elusive oceanic white tip shark, which was curious enough to take a close look at him, but not to eat him. The result - some wonderful photographs...
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