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Japan: Asia 21 Tokyo Summit

Posted by Scilla Alecci on 19/11/2008

From the 14th to the 16th of November the Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit was held in Tokyo, with 160 young leaders debating this year's topic of “Challenges Across Borders, Solutions Beyond Cultures”, focusing on ways to make the culture relevant in our changing world. The diary of the ...

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Russia: “Different Family” Photo Project

Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 18/11/2008

"These people may have no home, no jobs. They may be doing drugs, their neighbors may hate them, and they may be banned from entering a theater because of their inappropriate looks. But within such families, love and caring relationship still reign." This is how photographer Irina Popova describes t ...

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Peru: Art Exhibit Depicting Saints Causes Controversy and Possible Censorship

Posted by Juan Arellano on 17/11/2008

A controversial art exhibit in Lima, Peru portrayed an alternative view of popular Catholic saints. Some were dressed in undergarments and others in modern-day situations. The artist wanted to show a more human side of the religious figures. However, days before the exhibit's conclusion the ga ...

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Bangladesh: Bargaining in Dhaka Bazaars

Posted by Rezwan on 17/11/2008

Life as a Tai Tai, an expat wife's blog gives some tips about buying quality cloths at low prices in various Bazaars of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

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Pakistan: Mother of Dolls

Posted by Rezwan on 17/11/2008

Light Within portrays Dr. Senta Siller, who mobilized the women in a remote Pakistani village and led them from the front to make hand crafted dolls in traditional Pakistani attires for collectors' delight and for the gift market.

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