To defang Taliban, some look to private schools QUTBAL, Pakistan — The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if their teachers have more than a basic education. And the chanting of math equations and Quranic verses gets so loud that the children have a hard time hearing themselves. Yet the pupils love the Islamia Model School, one of thousands of private...
Born: Rio de Janeiro, 1947 Founder: Project Uere Subject of documentary film: "Warrior of Light," 2001 Honors: Brazil's National Human Rights Award, 1996; European Culture of Peace Award, 2007; UNESCO's Femme Lumière award
Notice how this declaration effects our elected officials in the US Related: UNFPA, UNESCO and International Planned Parenthood team up with a radical sex ed. document. Teach 5-8 year olds about masturbation and more...
KOZHIKODE: An international workshop on UNESCO’s open source ‘Greenstone’ digital library software will be held at the Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIM-K) from November 23 to 28. IIM-K Director Debashis ...
AN INDICTMENT for the Avdat vandalism: 2 Beduins charged in Uvdat archeological vandalism rampage By YAAKOV LAPPIN ( Jerusalem Post ) Two Beduin men, both 22 were indicted in Beersheba Magistrate's Court on Wednesday for going on a vandalism rampage at the UNESCO-recognized Uvdat archeological park last month. According to police, Hassan and Ahmad Al-Marrak, were motivated by a desire to avenge the...
Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science along with a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organisation responsible for Spain's national park system.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has teamed up with TripAdvisor, to mobilize support to preserve natural and cultural sites inscribed on its World Heritage List. "Because of TripAdvisor's excellent reach to their member community, we can, together, raise awareness of World Heritage as well as receive member feedback about sites," said Francesco Bandarin,...
A bit late, but too interesting to let it pass unnoticed, here is the article by Dr. Zhang Quanyi about South Korea and China who both applied at the UNESCO to put the same dragon boat festival on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritages ; Dano versus Duanwu, see here . On the list are already the following intangible cultural heritages: In 2001 'Kun Qu Opera' ; in 2003 the Guqin and its music; in...
Training for women Journalists in Nepal's southern Terai region ended on Thursday in central Janakpur district. A total of 25 women journalists from the Terai region have been trained on Personal Security, Human Rights Fundamentals, Basic Journalism Skills, Conflict and Gender Sensitive Journalism and Gender Based Violence, a report from the Office in Kathmandu of the United Nations Educational United...
Professor Yash Pal of India was Thursday awarded UNESCO’s annual Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science jointly with Trinh Xuan Thuan of Vietnam.
South Africa re-nominated to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee 6 November 2009 South Africa was re-nominated by absolute majority to serve another four years on UNESCO's World Heritage Committee on Tuesday, 27 October 2009. The re-nomination took place during the seventh General Assembly that was held from 23 to 28 October 2009 in...
Professor Yash Pal of India was Thursday awarded UNESCO's annual Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science jointly with Trinh Xuan Thuan of Vietnam.
Here is something that hopefully gets recognized as being a UNESCO designated site: A survey team from the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has launched an assessment on two sites in North Gyeongsang Province — Yangdong Village in Gyeongju and Hahoe Village in Andong. In March last year the local government that manages the two villages submitted applications [...]
A long piece by Charles Mkoka in Al-Jazeera.net describes one country’s efforts to adapt : Forty years ago, 60-year-old Willard Nyangu recalls returning to the shores of Lake Malawi after a night fishing with his canoe full of fish. The lake is Africa's third largest with 1,000 cichlids endemic species of fish and its southern part is a Unesco world heritage site. Today it is a very different...
UNESCO World Report, "Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue" available online . Cultural diversity has emerged as a key concern at the turn of a new century. Yet the meanings attached to this catch-all term are as varied as they are shifting. Some see cultural diversity as inherently positive, insofar as it points to a sharing of the wealth embodied in each of the world’s...
Sicily - Italy ’s number one tourist destination in 2009 - is becoming more and more popular for those who want to buy a house. British and German buyers, that are also being joined by people coming from eastern Europe, are finding a good opportunity to invest in the island’s properties, the possibility to make their wish come true and change their lives at the same time. A recent article published...
Adolescents need protection from AIDS -Mohammad Khairul Alam- -Executive Director- -Rainbow Nari O Shishu Kallyan Foundation- -24/3 M. C. Roy Lane- -Dhaka-1211, Bangladesh- rainbowngo@gmail.com www.newsletter.com.bd Tell: 880-2-8628908 Mobile: 01711344997 The most valuable period of human is adolescent. Adolescent’s stage of adventure and trialing, but they often lacks the knowledge, experience and...
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