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12/09/2014
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 Kenyan Women Attacked for Choice of Clothing Recently, groups of men attacked Kenyan women for wearing clothing the men considered too sexy. Last month, police arrested arrested up to 90 men. They were accused of removing the clothing of a woman in public because of the way she was dressed. | As It Is More  Tibetans Emphasize Cultural Identity Though 'Lhakar' Tibetan communities worldwide are taking part in a protest movement called “Lhakar.” The Tibetan word means “White Wednesday.” Many Tibetans worldwide have accepted the tradition of dressing, eating or buying “Tibetan,” to be a silent defiance of Chinese policies that threaten their culture. More  Social Media Support for IS Higher in Europe, US The further you are from violence in the Middle East, the more likely you are to have positive views about the Islamic State. Italian researchers examined more than two million social media posts in Arabic. In Syria, only 8 percent of social media posts were positive. In the US, it was 21.4 percent More  Deadly Storm Moves Toward Manila Also, aid and rights groups call on the international community to help Syrian refugees; Indian Prime Minister urges people to vote despite violence in Kashmir; and many people have died in the crash of an overcrowded bus on a narrow mountain road in Nepal. | In the News More  Farmers Raise Vegetables in a Combination of Fresh, Sea Water A farmer in the Netherlands is growing small, but healthy and tasty crops in the water mixture. Farmers in Pakistan may soon be growing Dutch potatoes in areas affected by rising sea waters. More  TALK2US: Phrasal Verbs for Education More |
