Our guest was born Hosam, a popular Arabic boy's name, to a strictly religious family in Yemen's port city of Hodeida. From a young age, she didn't feel comfortable in her clothes or her skin. Behind closed doors, she would shave her bodily hair and put on makeup, imagining what it would be like to be a woman. Hosam's life turned upside down when she was detained because of the mere shape of her eyebrows and subjected to torture. Today, Ritaj, a transgender woman, is living in France, having escaped the clutches of her strict relatives and local authorities. She tells us her story.
Also this week, in what has been dubbed a historic moment, Israel's new foreign minister travelled to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit of its kind since the two countries officially normalised ties last year. Yair Lapid took the time to thank former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect of the Abraham Accords.
Finally, it could be the missing link that sheds further light on human evolution. Researchers in Israel have discovered what they say is a new type of early human. We take a closer look.
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