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World Service,17 Jun 2013,55 mins

Afghan Woman Driver: My Car My Freedom

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Afghan woman driver Farida Akbar on her relationship with her car and her determination not to let harassment from male drivers spoil her love of driving. Also, stand-up comedian Deborah Frances-White on how she's made a show about her search for her birth family. Sudanese bishop Andudu Elnail explains how he worked to help victims of the decades-long conflict in South Kordofan - and ended up a target himself. We hear from soul singer Charles Bradley, who made his debut album aged 62. And Witness goes back to the first gay marriage in America in 1971. Picture: Farida Akbar in the driving seat.

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