Is tradition a good thing? Or, to rephrase the question, is something good because it has a lot of tradition behind it? Well, many good things have lasted because they are good and hence became a tradition.But, are traditional beliefs, institutions or events good in of itself...
King Mswati III of Swaziland, Africa's last absolute monarch is a leading champion of this practice. Born in 1968, King Mswati III was crowned in 1986 at the young age of 18, replacing his long-serving father...
opinion by akromose | 2 years ago 2058 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
Leboku is the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Ugep, cross river state of Nigeria to honor of the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the land in Ugep, one of the five settlements of Yakurr.[1][2] The...
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In a mindless ritual, women in India’s Haryana state are forced to mourn the death of an elderly relative by walking barefoot for 12 days, while men in the family don’t. An IndiaUnheard Community...
Please read the remainder of my TEA Party Christmas Wish by following the Link to Examiner.com at the bottom of the page. " From December 19. 1777 to June 19, 1778, Valley Forge PA was the campground of 11,000...
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On 19th May, all the Bretons in the world will celebrate "Gouel Erwan" (or St-Yew's day, i.e. Britanny's Day!), the equivalent to the Irish St Patrick's Day! Time to look back at what Brittany was in the...
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Looking at the rainbow of colors covering people faces in the slides from India celebrates colorful beginning of spring (The Independent, March 10), made Holi, the Festival of Colors, sound like good- natured...
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.... of the year!”
Before Staples appropriated part of that song for its back to school sales campaign, featuring parents gleefully gliding through the aisles shopping, with children glumly dragging their...
opinion by Karen Hatter | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 4343 views | 66 recommendations | 11 comments
" Newsweek called Pakistan “the most dangerous nation in the world.” Western media calls Pakistan “a power-keg waiting to explode,” while their military describes us as “being in a fight for our national existence.” The world that we all claw and...
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The Kalash people living in the northwestern part of Pakistan, living in three remote valleys of the Hindu Kush mountain range, are called the 'Greeks of Asia'. The highlighted materials are excerpts printed from...
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Amir Adnan is a well-known Pakistani designer whose clients are ordinary people as well as celebrities and high level statesmen. The list of the former type includes Pakistan’s ex President...
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America is officially 232 years old today, and she's looking good for her age.Americans across the country are celebrating today with fireworks, concerts, parades and contests and this a round up of the various...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3982 views | 42 recommendations | 37 comments
"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...
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" For Yemeni women violence and spinsterhood can often result from pursuing a career, especially in the field of journalism, so only a few venture into the media industry."The most common reason why the majority...
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The recognition for Japan's Ainu minority is more than a little bit late in coming. One of the things that I find amazing--how much the Ainu's culture represents that of many Northwestern American Indian...