Afghan leaders urge international army to take care

"The nearly 230 tribal and religious leaders and government officials from 10 provinces also called for more coordination between Afghan and international security forces and said only Afghan forces should detain militants.Their calls, including 19 resolutions after a two-day...

Va. middle school bans touching

Kilmer Middle School in Vienna, Virginia has a "no physical contact" rule. Like many schools, officials at Kilmer created the rule to try to give kids personal space and limit the effects of what they see as the...

True "Satisfaction": Stones added to Library of Congress

It took this long to dub "Satisfaction" "culturally significant"? Well, I guess we are dealing with librarians here. I know my library growing up had a hard time keeping up with the kids. "Songs by rockers The...

Why Should Nepali Youth Matter? Because It's There

"Why Should Nepali Youth Matter? Because It's There For a culturally nuanced understanding of ground realities in Nepal, the international community should mobilize the youth who comprise more than half the...

"Disaster-lypto" - Mel Gibson's Latest, Racist Insult

"Apparently, insulting and racist attacks against indigenous peoples continue to be the acceptable status quo in the world today. Although Mel Gibson was vilified for his drunken, anti-Semitic tirade a few months ago, and Michael Richards is still, justifiably, in the...

Heritage Camps for adopted Indian children

"I was invited to come teach dance classes at the East Indian Heritage Camp, last weekend. The organization, Colorado Heritage Camps, Inc. offers a series of ethnic camps (Latin American, Chinese, Korean, Desi, etc) every summer, for adopted children and their parents. They...

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