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World Service,16 Feb 2015,55 mins

From Shark Attack to Paralympian

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Lifeguard Achmat Hassiem survived a shark attack off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, and is now a Paralympian swimmer and shark conservationist. Lebanese sisters Maya and Nancy Yamout spent two years interviewing prisoners suspected of terrorism in a Beirut prison to try to understand what makes them tick. Petite British-Bangladeshi woman Ruqsana Begum secretly trained to become a Muay Thai boxer and is now fighting in the world championships. Iranian Ali Azimi gave up his career as an engineer in the UK to return to his homeland and pursue his dreams of becoming a rock musician in Iran. (Photo: Achmat Hassiem)

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