Be Kashmiri & Speak Kashmiri

Vijay Kumar 10 hours ago Region: India

    Srinagar, November 21 (Vijay Kumar) - J&K Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik ON Saturday asserting that the University of Kashmir is “global headquarter of Kashmiri language,” ... more

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Syria's Language Move Irks Businesses

IWPR 3 months ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Shop owners say requirement for Arabic signs called costly, unfair and pointless. By an IWPR-trained reporter (SB No. 71, 10-Aug-09) Twelve years after opening an electronics shop in Damascus, Khaled has been forced to c... more

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China promotes bilingual education among ethnic groups

Wang Fangqing 3 months ago Region: China

 The Chinese government has been using all the media channels to advertise its efforts for minorities since the riot in Urumqi on July 5.   One of the efforts, according to Zhang Qiang- a Hui ethnic and deputy d... more

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Let's curse for less pain

Wang Fangqing 4 months ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

 Don't feel guilty when you curse, especially after you get hurt because scientists assure that you will feel less pain by swearing.   It's not a joke. The new study conducted by researchers from the school... more

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Iranian government has offered to train 30 Kashmir University students

Vijay Kumar 5 months ago Region: India

  Srinagar, June 24  – The Iranian government has offered to train 30 Kashmir University students in Persian language in Iran. The offer came from the Director Cultural House of Iran embassy, Abdul Hamee... more

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Adbee Markaz warns against anti-kashmiri language tirade

Vijay Kumar 7 months ago Region: India

   Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK) has taken strong exception to a sinister campaign launched by some elements against the popularization of Kashmiri language in the state at official level.   In a statement AM... more

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UNESCO Reveals Plague of Language Extinction

Mohan Nepali 9 months ago Region: France

UNESCO has warned that many invaluable human cultural heritages may disappear from the earth as hundreds of human languages are getting extinct. A UNESCO atlas has indicated the latest information about the general s... more

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Pies Don’t Grow on Trees, Mr. Obama

Hubert Herring 11 months ago Region: New York

OK. The honeymoon’s over. With the election a month behind us, I must take up a serious issue with our president-elect.      It’s become commonplace to hear Republicans – who, if you... more

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Leona Helmsley -"Queen of Mean"

Picincu Andra a year ago Region: New York

In 1983, real estate tycoons and hoteliers Harry and Leona Helmsley bought the weekend retreat of their dreams. The newly acquired 21 room estate, known as Dunnellen Hall, was situated on 26 sprawling acres in Greenwich, C... more

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Talking English

Nomadicasian a year ago Region: Philippines

For people who are familiar with the English language, speaking and writing are peanuts for they know for sure about the correct grammar usage, terminologies, sentence construction, etc. The people considered as good speak... more

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