PRI's The World: 01/20/2016

We begin two days of special coverage on Syrians whose lives have been upended by civil war. From Lebanon, we'll bring you the story of one Syrian woman who fled and although she had never worked outside the home before, she's now started her own business. Plus, the lead seeping into the water in Flint, Michigan, got us wondering about the prevalence of lead poisoning across the globe. Later, we bring you a profile of a Cuban artist who left Cuba in 1989 and has been living in Boston ever since. Her latest work includes huge blown-glass works reminiscent of the decaying sugar refineries and rum distilleries of the Cuba she grew up in.