{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#506 | Citizens of Nowhere: The Stateless Bidoon of Kuwait","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bff314b4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1485,"description":"What happens when your country refuses to grant you citizenship? \nThis is the reality for the Bidoon, a group of nomadic people in Kuwait who claim to be Kuwaiti but remain stateless and are forced to live on the margins of society. \n\n\nWho are the Bidoon of Kuwait?\nWhy the Bidoon are stateless\nKuwait's history and its impact on Bidoon\nThe Bidoon’s nomadic lifestyle\nKuwaiti citizenship laws\nThe plight of the Bidoon today\nChallenges faced by Bidoon families\nKuwait’s reasons for marginalising the Bidoon\nInternational pressure on Kuwait\nPossible future for the Bidoon\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/bidoon","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}