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Women talking: How women in China developed a secret language

China Annette Young Hunan Kurdish

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In this edition, the tale of a secret women's language in China that's existed since feudal times and the attempts to keep it alive by those who still use it in the southern province of Hunan. Annette Young also meets Iraqi Kurdish activist, Soma Farhang from the Women Empowerment Organisation of Iraq and Ahang Habib, a journalist working with Kirkuk Now; both seeking to amplify women's voices in the region.

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