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Ahead of Mothers' Day, Worldview asks: What is the best country in the world to be a mother? Then we compare the criminalization of youth in Palestine and Chicago. And Weekend Passport includes Afro beats, Balkan kebabs and a tour of Mexico through folkloric dance. 

For Global Activism, we talk with Karen Menczer. While  traveling abroad as part of her work in international development, she was distressed by the situation for animals. Upon returning to the U.S., Karen started Animal Kind International (AKI).  AKI raises awareness and funds. The group also collects supplies for animal welfare advocates in poor countries.

Tourism changes stingray behavior in the Cayman Islands. Chicago Shakespeare Theater puts on an experimental play about sex trafficking. And an animal welfare advocate takes her mission to the world.

Today, the world may see the beginning of the end for one of the longest ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Since 1984, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, has fought an insurgency agains the Turkish government on behalf of the Kurds. The Kurds are an ethnic group spread between Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. 

Worldview discusses the famine and security issues plaguing Somalia. Plus it's World Fair Trade Day, John Schmidt stops by for a World History Minute and we take a closer look at international surrogacy laws.

Could it be time to reduce spending on security issues? Worldview discusses this question and more with Aaron Freeman and Michael A. Cohen. Jerome McDonnell will host World Fair Trade Day celebrations on Daley Plaza May 7. Ahead of the festivities, he'll talk with Ghanaian cocoa farmers 

Earlier this week President Obama broke a long silence on Guantanamo. Film contributor Milos Stehlik previews the Cannes Film Festival. Global citizen Nari Safavi helps listeners plan their international weekend.