2,000-year-old Damascus synagogue destroyed

http://economicrisis.com/2000-year-old-damascus-synagogue-destroyed/3637 2,000-year-old Damascus synagogue destroyed The holiest Jewish site in Syria – the 2,000-year-old Jobar Synagogue in Damascus – has been looted and burned, and its roof blown off. The Syrian...

UNESCO and the New World Order

William Benton, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, told a UNESCO meeting in 1946: "“As long as the child breathes the poisoned air of nationalism, education in world-mindedness can produce only precarious results. As we have pointed out, it is frequently the family that...

El Flamenco ; immaterial heritage of the Humanity 2010.

Flamenco - Inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity... Flamenco is an artistic expression fusing song (cante), dance (baile) and musicianship (toque). Andalusia in...

Unesco deplores murder of Pakistani journalist

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has deplored a recent murder of a journalist in Pakistan, saying that such attacks against journalists constitute a serious and unacceptable threat to democracy."ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and...

International Men’s Day 19 November Australia Celebrates

Parliamentarians the media and invited guests attended a special celebration at Australia's Parliament House yesterday as part of world-wide activities for International Men's Day.International Men's Day began on...

Scientology Churches Mark UNESCO Day of Tolerance

MANCHESTER—Churches of Scientology around the world marked the International Day of Tolerance commemorating the founding of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) this week...

Dr. Edhi wins top UN prize for non-violence

Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, a Pakistan-based philanthropist, has recently won top UN award for his contributions promoting tolerance and non-violence. "Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan and a Belgian human rights defender...

Tango Declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared Tango as part of the world's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It said the dance "embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue."Tango was originated in Buenos Aires...

Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom Skyscraper

Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...

World Class Historic UNESCO Site,Poetry In Stone Hampi, India

My last visit to the state of Karnataka in India took me to a place which is a world heritage site of UNESCO - Hampi poetry in Stone. Beside the river Tungabhadra it is a 800 years old city named Vijay Nagar a...

Teach 5-Year-Olds About Masturbation, Says U.N.

The U.N.'s Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is recommending that children as young as five receive sexual education using a curriculum that includes information about contraception, STDs, and...

UNESCO declares Nicaragua Illiteracy-Free

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared oficially Nicaragua as territory free of illiteracy. The rate of illiterates in that country has fallen from 20,7% to...

Philippines choir designated as UNESCO Artist for Peace

The "Madz" once again makes the country proud when they were confered as the UNESCO Artist for Peace on July 27, 2009. " The Philippine Madrigal Singers, one of the most awarded choirs in the world, made the...

Chengdu to host World Intangible Cultural Heritages Festival

Since 1970s, when China's reforms and opening-up policy started, the country allowed in more and more western culture, which mixed with the Chinese culture and form a multiplex cultural atmosphere in China. On...

Don’t privatise universities in Sri Lanka: JVP, NFF

UPDATE 2:Another university shut down indefinitely two of its faculties today, following a clash which erupted between two groups of students. "June 15, Colombo: Two faculties of Sabaragamuwa University have been closed indefinitely following a clash erupted between two...

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