Sweden (June 25, 2008)
Island of Last Resort
The troubled 'inmates' care for dogs, learn to bake cakes, and get frequent hugs from their social worker 'family'. Maggie O'Kane on a Swedish approach to youth detention
Friday, June 20, 2008
New York, USA
Conspicuous by Their Presence
RACIAL prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism. “We already have our black girl,” says a designer to a fashion-show casting agent, declining to see others. Or: “She doesn’t have the right look.” Laziness, paranoia and pedantry may also have something to do with the failure to hire black models for shows and magazine features in any meaningful number, but, hey, that’s just a guess.
Conspicuous by Their Presence
RACIAL prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism. “We already have our black girl,” says a designer to a fashion-show casting agent, declining to see others. Or: “She doesn’t have the right look.” Laziness, paranoia and pedantry may also have something to do with the failure to hire black models for shows and magazine features in any meaningful number, but, hey, that’s just a guess.
Iraq June, 9, 2008
Books, Tears, and Blood
Saad Eskander, director of Baghdad's national library, wants to 'help Iraqis understand their past and build their future' through education. The former Kurdish fighter tells Stuart Jeffries why culture is the key, why the US must surrender looted papers - and why he refuses to have a bodyguard.
Books, Tears, and Blood
Saad Eskander, director of Baghdad's national library, wants to 'help Iraqis understand their past and build their future' through education. The former Kurdish fighter tells Stuart Jeffries why culture is the key, why the US must surrender looted papers - and why he refuses to have a bodyguard.
Japan, June 16, 2008
Honda Makes First Hydrogen Cars
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle. The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on electricity produced by combining hydrogen with oxygen, and emits water vapour.
Honda Makes First Hydrogen Cars
Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle. The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on electricity produced by combining hydrogen with oxygen, and emits water vapour.
Gaza Strip and Southern Israel, June 19, 2008
Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Begins
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has begun, despite a last-minute flurry of cross-border attacks.
Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Begins
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has begun, despite a last-minute flurry of cross-border attacks.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine
Four Gaza Students get US Visas
Israel has allowed four Palestinian students to leave the Gaza Strip to apply for US visas so they can take up prestigious Fulbright scholarships.
Four Gaza Students get US Visas
Israel has allowed four Palestinian students to leave the Gaza Strip to apply for US visas so they can take up prestigious Fulbright scholarships.
World Business
Islamic Bank to Give Food Help
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is to give poor, predominantly Muslim countries, $1.5bn (£750m) to help deal with the global food crisis.
It says it will share the money between some of its least developed member states, which are mainly in Africa.
Islamic Bank to Give Food Help
The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is to give poor, predominantly Muslim countries, $1.5bn (£750m) to help deal with the global food crisis.
It says it will share the money between some of its least developed member states, which are mainly in Africa.
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