Tension is brewing in Kathmandu. This time, it’s in the temple. One of the holiest Hindu temples, Pashupatinath, is tensed after the Maoist government appointed two Nepali priests to replace the four South Indian priests or Bhattas, who only have the authority to touch the four-faced deity of Shiva. It is centuries-old tradition that priests […]
Fort Worth ISDs focus on bilingual education, help non-English speakers to succeed in school
FORT WORTH, Texas— Cecilia Silva’s first assignment in high school was to read Chaucer, not in Spanish but English. Though Silva had just arrived in California from Colombia, where Spanish is the native language, she said she had no problems learning in English. More than 30 years after arriving in the U.S., Silva serves as […]
Living with AIDS in the House of Hope
FORT WORTH, Texas — Cynthia Smith held two pictures in her hands, and the differences were apparent. The picture in her left hand was of a pale-faced, salt and pepper haired, dismal-looking Smith—a picture of her past. In the other hand was her present picture: a cheerful, bright-faced Smith with burgundy colored hair. She sounded […]
“Sentimental Journey: The Art of Alfred Jacob Miller” on display in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH– The second floor of the Amon Carter museum welcomes art admirers with a huge painting of Alfred Jacob Miller. “Cavalcade (1839),” one of the biggest paintings Miller painted for his patron Sir William Drummond Stewart, is a picture of the American West showing the procession of Shoshone, a Native American tribe, in honor […]
Media organization concerned about Nepal’s press freedom, urges the government to act
Reporters Without Borders, an international media watchdog, released a statement Wednesday calling on the Nepalese authorities to carry out thorough and rapid investigations into recent attacks by violent groups on independent media and journalists. The statement from the Paris-based organization came after the attack on Himalmedia, the publishers of Nepali and English language periodicals like […]
Human Rights group says Nepali police torture children
Human Rights Watch, a New York based international non-governmental organization, has brought into attention the torture of children under police custody in Nepal. HRW said in a statement marking the Nepali Children’s Day on Nov. 21 that the government should urgently address the torture and ill-treatment of children under police custody. So far, in 2008, […]