Posted by Hyejin Kim to Global Voices Online There is a way that South Koreans can officially and safely go to North Korea at present. It is a special tourist site that was opened for a special zone, Kumgangsan Tourist Region, in North Korea. Young people send their parents on this trip for ‘filial tourism […]
In Morocco, Fez Festival Celebrates World’s Religious Music
Posted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online As the 14th annual Fez Festival of World Sacred Music comes to a close, bloggers – both Moroccan residents and travelers – share their experience with this year’s festival. The View from Fez bloggers, who were fortunate enough to be in the thick of things for all […]
South Africa is unfair to Other Africans
When the anti-African immigrants’ violence broke in South Africa, a country whose history must have a good place for African solidarity, given the level of contributions that African countries and their citizens made in the struggle against apartheid, I was not altogether surprised, although I felt very sad and disappointed. We have spent years of […]
Art as a bridge between cultures and what this means for the Church
This post has to be the winner for "Longest Title" among all of the entries I’ve made to this blog so far. From Bloomberg, this is an interesting article about American collectors being called on to purchase Muslim art. Most of the writing focuses on the business aspect of a venture by the al-Shroogi family, […]
Korea: Grand Canal Confession
Posted by Hyejin Kim The Grand Canal plan, which the new Korean president dreamed of for a long time even before the election, seems to face another problem since the plan brought out so many arguments and doubts. Whether the plan is on behalf of the people or of him, some people expect economic outcome […]
Politicians Stymie Belgrade War Crimes Trials
By Caroline Tosh in London and Aleksandar Roknic in Belgrade The failure of Serbian politicians to back war crimes prosecutions is severely hampering work at the Belgrade war crimes court, say observers. Prosecutors, who are subject to frequent intimidation, complain they lack adequate funding, while rights groups say investigators are prevented from pursuing high-level suspects. […]
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