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Sex Workers’ Freedom Festival In Calcutta
Sex workers from all over the world pose for photos during the Sex Workers’ Freedom Festival in Calcutta, July 22, 2012. <Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal> news@theasian.asia
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Beginning Of Ramadan In Jordan
A Jordanian man looks at decorations for Ramadan in Amman, Jordan,Thursday, July 19, 2012. Religious authorities in Jordan declared that Friday will be the start of the holy month of Ramadan, a period devoted to dawn-to-dusk fasting, prayers and spiritual introspection. Ramadan begins around 11 days earlier each year. Its…
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Palestinian Women Shop Before Ramadan
Palestinians do shopping before the upcoming month of Ramadan in Gaza City on July 18, 2012. In the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims all over the world abstain from drinking, eating and marriage during the hours day. <Xinhua/Wissam Nassar> news@theasian.asia
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“Legislation of the law banning racial discrimination can’t be deferred”
“How was today’s forum? Weren’t you hurt or surprised due to the thretening atmosphere before the opening of the forum?” Rep. Jasmine Lee of the ruling Saenuri Party asked two immigrant foreign ladies who were taking picture in the lobby on the heel of the forum on multicultural policy held…
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Yet Another Homicide of Migrant Bride by Husband: Who is to Blame?
*This is the letter of Woman Migrants Humanrights Center in Korea. Two immigrant women in Korea were ruthlessly killed – one right after the other – by their own husbands. Yungbun Kim (Age 31, Cheolwon, Gangwon-do) was an ethnic Korean woman from China who, due to her husband’s assault, faced…
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‘Hallyu’ — Korean teaching tool
Super Junior, ‘Winter Sonata’ as new primers NEW YORK ― For learners of Korean in the U.S., it’s goodbye to rote memorization and dull drills; hello to Super Junior and Bae Yong-joon. A new curriculum is set to revamp the traditional teaching method of Korean, a much-needed update aimed at…
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Anti Nuclear Protesters March On Tokyo Street
Anti-nuclear energy protesters march on a street in Tokyo Monday, July 16, 2012. Tens of thousands of people gathered at a Tokyo park, demanding Sayonara, or goodbye, to nuclear power as Japan prepares to restart yet another reactor, and expressed outrage over a report that blamed culture on the Fukushima…
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A Boy Steals Show In Mongolian Sports Festival
A Mongolian boy in costume runs past a member of guard of honor during the Naadam Festival in Ulan Bator, Mongolia Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Mongolians celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan’s march to world conquest on July 11 with the annual sports festival featuring traditional Mongolian events including wrestling,…
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Remembering Genghis Khan’s World Conquest
Mongolian children jockeys compete in a horse racing competition during the Naadam Festival in Khui Doloon Khudag, on the outskirts of Ulan Bator, Mongolia Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Mongolians celebrate the anniversary of Genghis Khan’s march to the world conquest with the annual sporting festival featuring traditional Mongolian events such…
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Janbiya On Sale For Ramadan In Yeman
A man selects a Janbiya in a shop in Sanaa, Yemen, on July 9, 2012. As the Muslim festival Ramadan comes near, the sale of Janbiya increases in Yemen. The tradition of wearing Janbiya in Yemen dates back to the oldest Yemeni kingdom more than 2000 years ago. <Xinhua/Mohammed Mohammed>…
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