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Each month, we post a new dossier based on a single theme. Each dossier includes a selection of press releases, animations, videos and infographics. The themes correspond to school curricula, current events and academic programmes.

A summary of the content as well as a relevant image are available for each document.

Archives (13) :

Traditions around the world    Economic worldwide crisis    New energies    Water supply in the 21th century    Spain: Authentic modernity    Great Britain: tradition and modernity    Endangered species    Beijing Olympic games    Women around the world    US presidential elections    Tobacco on the ropes    Obesity and hunger in the world    The environment challenge

Monthly theme: Traditions around the world

There are traditions that continue over the centuries, and others that tend to disappear. Let's discover a few ones.

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The Palestinian kaffiyeh in danger It was Yasser Arafat's favourite head gear and it's now a must-have item for fashion lovers around the world... But the genuine kaffiyeh "made in Palestine ...

19/05/2008   see

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Traditional Theatre in Mali as Therapy Using the healing powers of artistic expression. For the past 27 years the Troupe Psy has brought the traditional theatre called "koteba" to the hospital i ...

08/04/2008   see

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Easter eggs, a Polish speciality Easter is the most important annual celebration in Catholic Poland. A string of customs as well as prayers play out over the four days. As in many countrie ...

24/03/2008   see

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The national guard One of the oldest American Institutions.

16/03/2008   see

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Britain's royal family figures and dates of Britain´s royal family.

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Spain royal family Fact about Spain's royal family.

14/03/2008   see

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Neck rings The Padaung tribe of Myanmar's ethnic minority group Karen has traditionnally decorated female necks with brass rings, creating an illusion of having a lon ...

11/03/2008   see

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Ancient chinese feet binding The custom of binding feet was said to have been adopted by courtisans after Tang dynasty emperor 1000 years ago.

11/03/2008   see

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Shamisen A traditional japonese folk instrument mastered by the geishas of Tokyo.

11/03/2008   see

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Toasting the green fairy Absinthe has had a chequered, romantic, even mythical past. Artists and writers in the 19th century drank it for inspiration. Vincent van Gogh even alleged ...

11/02/2008   see

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Turning back the clocks to communist China While the rest of China races ahead to the future, Nanjie has turned its clocks back to the 1960s. It has become fully communist again. For residents every ...

22/01/2008   see

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All aboard for the Orient Express! For a top restaurant the kitchen is perhaps on the small side. Welcome aboard the Orient Express. Christian Bodiguel (Chef on the Orient Express): "We h ...

04/01/2008   see

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Queen Elizabeth: the oldest reigning British monarch Biography.

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New flair for Egyptian headscarves The Islamic headscarf is a religious symbol, but in Egypt it's also become a fashion accessory. A major industry has developed around the headgear, offerin ...

12/12/2007   see

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Green and yellow hats – an old-style French dating advert On November 25th, young women working in French fashion houses honour their patron saint, Catherine of Alexandria who, as legend has it, was killed a virgi ...

28/11/2007   see

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Calligraphy: Art of the written word It's more than 80 years now since Turkey abandoned the Arabic alphabet for the Latin version, one of the reforms of the founder of modern Turkey, Ataturk. ...

06/11/2007   see

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Designer breathes new life into Ethiopian cloth tradition Ethiopia's finely-woven cotton cloth is the country's national dress and a testimony to its rich cultural heritage. The country's weaving tradition was onc ...

10/10/2007   see

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Getting a kick out of Cambodia's martial art Cambodia's Bokator martial art. This is the unarmed style of a fighting tradition that in its full form includes every ancient weapon from the stick to the ...

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