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The World’s Most Subversive Soap Operas

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From telenovelas about missing girls to a series on conflict resolution amid war, soap operas are becoming agents of social change in the developing world. By Christopher Dickey.

Christopher Dickey
Christopher Dickey 

World News Editor

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Christopher Dickey

Christopher Dickey

World News Editor

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