This is aimed at providing a quick but intensive briefing for a journalist making a visit to Egypt. With one of the richest cultures and oldest civilizations in the world, Egypt has been the heart of the Arab world and the epicenter of Islamic learning. Egypt has long been known for its pyramids, but surprisingly […]
Archive | 2011
Discovering Ireland
‘Go mbeannaí Dia duit’ (meaning May god bless you) said Dierdre McCarthy, 49, as she taught Gaelic to a bunch of people from diverse origins in an Irish language session in the Guinness Syracuse Irish festival at Clinton Square on Saturday. Her voice appeared to be diminished by the Irish band The Elders that was […]
Same-Sex Marriage law in New York ‘doesn’t change their social lives’
Legal approval, a Symbolic victory By Nilanjana Gupta (Syracuse) – New York State starts issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in less than two weeks. But Amit Taneja, Associate Director of Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender Resource Center at Syracuse University, said their social lives probably won’t change much under the new law. “The law is just a symbolic victory as […]
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