[Swprograms] Deutsche Welle Program Giude for Aust 5

[Bill B <ka2emz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Here are todays program highlights from Deutsche Welle, Germany

INSPIRED MINDS

Marianne Grosspietsch, founder of Shanti Sewa 
Griha, a nursing facility for leprosy patients in 
Katmandu.

Born in 1944, Marianne Grosspietsch, initially 
studied Theology. She had two children and 
adopted a third from Nepal. It was the fate of 
her adopted son's parents who had died from 
Leprosy, that initiated Marianne Grosspietsch 
interest in the disease and it's victims. In the 
1980's she established a clinic for leprosy 
patients in Katmandu. This was followed by a 
hospital, a kindergarten, a school and then 
regular workshops to helps leprosy patients and 
their families. The later of these projects, 
called "Shanti" ("Peace") , today supports 1500 
people. And the numbers are growing, as recently, 
the organisation started caring for traumatised 
children, victims of Nepal's civil war. There are 
now more than 400 kids in the centre. The Shanti 
Sewa Griha project is partly financed by 
donations, partly from the money made from 
selling products produced by the leprosy-patients 
and other volunteers working in 12 different 
workshops in Kathmandu. Indeed the extensive 
social integration of her patients is an 
important aspect of Marianne's work. In this 
week' Inspired Minds, Marianne Grosspietsch talks 
to Anke Rasper about her work and the many 
challenges she faces in war-torn Nepal. 



INSIGHT

How pacifist are the Japanese 60 years after the 
end of WW2?

On Aug. 15, 1945, Japan surrendered to allied 
forces, bringing to an end the military 
aggression that had culminated in its entry into 
World War Two. Since then, the country has taken 
a largely pacifist stance in the field 
international politics - not least after 
witnessing the horrific effects of the nuclear 
bombs dropped by American bombers on the cities 
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Meanwhile, however, 
Japan's ruling party has proposed that the 
military should not be limited to a self-defence 
role but should take part in international 
efforts to secure peace overseas. And Prime 
Minister Junichiro Koizumi has made annual visits 
to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine for war dead, seen by 
critics as a symbol of Japan's past militarism. 
In this week's edition of Insight, John Hay looks 
at what average Japanese feel about the issue of 
pacifism and how their country is becoming 
increasingly assertive on the international 
stage.



ASIA THIS WEEK

Iran: nuclear ambitions and a new President 

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was inaugurated as Iran's new 
President this week. His swearing in came amid 
concerns that Iran may resume nuclear activity. 
Just days before, Iran had said it was losing 
patience with EU negotiators and repeatedly 
threatened to resume uranium processing, a move 
that would end two years of talks. It could also 
lead to Iran's referral to the UN Security 
Council for possible sanctions.
The EU 3 -- Germany, France and Britain -- warned 
against a resumption, promising that a generous 
offer was on its way. Iran had agreed to suspend 
conversion activity under a November deal with 
the EU3. Conversion is the step before 
enrichment, which can purify uranium to the 
levels needed to fuel nuclear reactors or bombs. 
Iran says it aims only to generate electricity 
and has a right to a peaceful nuclear programme. 
Jamshed Faroughi, the head of Deutsche Welle 
Radio's Persian service, brings us an insight 
into these developments.


Iranian youth: will they face more restrictions? 

Iranian youth continue to rebel against the 
strict moral codes of their clerical government. 
Surprisingly for outsiders, women wear makeup, 
unmarried couples hold hands in public and many 
young people even watch banned DVDs. With the 
election of a new hardline, conservative 
President, however, some now fear a new crackdown 
on the cultural front. Reese Ehlich reports.


Pakistan: call to act against religious schools

After the London bombings last month, Pakistan 
along with several other countries announced 
measures to tighten security. They included a 
pledge by President Pervez Musharraf to expel 
foreign students from Pakistani religious 
schools. However, the government in Islamabad has 
yet to formally implement this step. This has 
prompted the outgoing German ambassador to 
Pakistan, Christoph Brummer, to call for 
immediate action against the schools. From 
Islamabad, Imitiaz Gul reports. 


German press review

We bring you a look at what the German papers 
have been saying about developments in Asia this 
week. 


Hiroshima: the 60th anniversary of the nuclear 
bombing by America

Sixty years ago, on August 6th 1945, an American 
bomber dropped a single bomb on the Japanese city 
of Hiroshima. That first atom bomb killed 45,000 
people on the same day and another half a million 
people in the years since. Indeed, Japan has 
suffered the world's only nuclear bombings. There 
have been dozens of events in the run-up to 
Saturday's memorial ceremony. A round-up of news 
and events related to the 60th anniversary of the 
bombing of Hiroshima.


Hiroshima: Then and now

More than half of Hiroshima was destroyed in the 
bombing. But since the war, Hiroshima has built 
itself up again. With 1.1 million people, it is 
now the tenth largest city in Japan. Michael 
Lawton has this report on Hiroshima today.

73s
Bill
KA2EMZ




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