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World Service,28 Feb 2005,26 mins

Women Fighters In Eritrea

Everywoman

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When Eritrean rebels - the EPLF - took back their country in 1991, they were well-known for having a high number of women fighters in their ranks. But the return to civilian life for these woman was not easy, as the show discovers. Also on the programme: The world's youngest ever Prima Ballerina Darcy Bussell talks about dance and motherhood. Plus, the Indian woman who's discovered ancient linguistic links between Welsh and Hindi.

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