Rules of the Game
From Our Own Correspondent
BBC
4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2017
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Why women must walk fast and certainly not answer back in Egypt. Shaimaa Khalil remembers a childhood episode which impacts her even now when she visits her home city. James Coomarasamy is in the Russian countryside, where having links to President Putin can stave off the poverty affecting many other areas. Canada's healthcare system is often touted as one of the best, but Sian Griffiths finds that even here they're struggling to cope with an opioid crisis. Cricket isn't usually associated with Francophone countries. Yet in Rwanda, it's giving the country something else to be remembered for, as Jake Warren hears. And Jack Garland visits the Florida high school with a special connection to American football, to see if they're taking a knee during the national anthem.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the BBC. |
| 0:04.0 | Hello, today a visit to rural Russia |
| 0:07.0 | to discover how the aura of President Putin is transforming the States battling against an opioid crisis. Anyone for a spot of cricket? |
| 0:25.8 | How one small francophone country in East Africa is being won over by it. |
| 0:30.8 | And President Trump's campaign against American football players, we go out |
| 0:36.2 | on the pitch to gauge whether or not his making headway. The stream of allegations made |
| 0:42.1 | against Harvey Weinstein continues unabated, |
| 0:45.0 | though the Hollywood film producer says he only had consensual sex. |
| 0:49.0 | But the debate around this issue is widening. |
| 0:52.0 | Many women in other fields of work say they too... But the debate around this issue is widening. |
| 0:52.6 | Many women in other fields of work say they too have experienced inappropriate behavior, |
| 0:58.0 | though most say they chose not to report it. |
| 1:00.5 | And yesterday in the European Parliament, a debate on sexual violence against women |
| 1:05.0 | ended up talking about the harassment taking place inside the institution. |
| 1:10.0 | Many women held up placards with me too written on them. |
| 1:13.4 | That's the hashtag that sprang up on social media in response to the allegations against |
| 1:18.8 | Harvey Weinstein. |
| 1:20.0 | Shymack Khalil explains why she's using it too. |
| 1:24.0 | There's one particular day soon after I turned 11 that I cannot forget. |
| 1:28.0 | It was at my grandparents' house and for the first time I'd been allowed to go out with a cousin and her friend without any adults. |
| 1:35.0 | Three girls on our own, out on our first adventure. |
| 1:40.0 | Be careful, don't go too far, and don't spend your money on stupid things, my grandma warned us. |
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