Agnes Teek

Apr 27, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Bermet Talant

Watch Born Big on 30 April at 9:30pm on SBS and In Port Deposit, Maryland, a small town some 120km from Washington DC, a family sits down for dinner. Ham, broccoli and potatoes — a standard meal. But for Lexi, her portion of food is far less than what the rest of the family eats. She cuts up her smaller portion into even smaller pieces. "It's easier for me to digest so it's easier on my stomach," Lexi says. Lexi is 13. She has Class 3 obesity, a chronic condition known as morbid obesity.

Feb 28, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Colin Cosier

In an undisclosed military location in a Kurdish-controlled part of northeast Syria, Yusuf Zahab enters a spartan meeting room. Armed guards wait outside as he sits down to speak to SBS Dateline, the first Australians he says he has met seen since 2019. "I just want to go back home. I want to see my mother," he says. "I wish to go back to Australia. I wish to go back to my normal life I used to live 10 years ago.

Feb 27, 2024 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Colin Cosier

In an undisclosed military location in a Kurdish-controlled part of northeast Syria, Yusuf Zahab enters a spartan meeting room. Armed guards wait outside as he sits down to speak to SBS Dateline, the first Australians he says he has met seen since 2019. "I just want to go back home. I want to see my mother," he says. "I wish to go back to Australia. I wish to go back to my normal life I used to live 10 years ago.

Mar 13, 2023 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Jennifer Scherer

当吉娜（Jinae，音译）第一次见到她的丈夫时，她几乎无法与其交流。老公来自日本，而她是在美国长大的，但据吉娜说，这“在教会里是挺正常的”。 她出生在一个名为世界和平统一家庭联合会的宗教运动中，通常被称为统一教。 统一教于1954年在韩国首尔成立，那些追随统一教的人通常被称为“文信徒”（Moonies），这是以他们的领袖文鲜明命名的。吉娜说，她被教导要相信文牧师是 “弥赛亚” 和 “真父”。 文鲜明是坚定的反共主义者，他的教会在冷战期间于国际社会传播。今天，该教会在120个国家开展活动，拥有约60万名成员。该教会因其所谓的“集体婚礼”而声名大噪，即成千上万对夫妻一同进行婚礼仪式的行为，通常在室内竞技场或室外体育场举办。 2012年，统一教会创始人文鲜明牧师和他的妻子韩鹤子（Hak Ja Han）在韩国牙山市的鮮文大学校举行集体婚礼。 Credit: Segye Daily News/HO/EPA 吉娜的父母为她和她未来的丈夫牵线搭桥，他们在韩国的一个集体婚礼仪式上结婚。吉娜说这场婚礼标志着她血统的改变，是从撒旦的血统变为上帝的血统。...

Mar 7, 2023 | sbs.com.au | Agnes Teek |Jennifer Scherer

Khi Jinae lần đầu tiên gặp chồng mình, cô ấy hầu như không thể giao tiếp với anh ấy. Anh ấy đến từ Nhật Bản và cô ấy lớn lên ở Mỹ, nhưng theo Jinae thì điều này "là điều bình thường trong nhà thờ". Cô được sinh ra trong một phong trào tôn giáo có tên là Liên đoàn Gia đình vì Hòa bình và Thống nhất Thế giới, thường được gọi là Nhà thờ Thống nhất.