
The Iraqi capital may not be known as a hub of sporting excellence, but that could be about to change. Emerging from the chaos of war is a new generation keen to have fun and embrace new challenges. But it's not always plain sailing, as our Baghdad correspondents Lucile Wassermann and Jack Hewson discover.
Meanwhile, sparking outrage from human rights activists, Iran executes opposition journalist Ruhollah Zam, whose online activism helped spark mass protests three years ago.
And we meet Nadeen Ashraf, the 22-year-old Egyptian feminist activist determined to break the country's longstanding taboo about sexual harassment and assault.