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A Burning Issue that Deserves More Attention
Wednesday, December 5, 2012By DorjeecairangNearly a half a century ago in Vietnam, a photograph taken on a Saigon street shocked people around the world. At the center of the photo was a Vietnamese...
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Variations on a Theme: Adam and Eve
Wednesday, February 6, 2013By Shaun RandolNotes* on the evolution of the depiction of the infamous Biblical allegory of Adam and Eve.The text:When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for...
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An Art Outrage
Thursday, April 11, 2013By Anam KhanThere is no denying that hostile militant activity, sectarian violence, and political instability have left Pakistan swathed in discontent over the past few years....
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Politically Charged Rickshaw Art
Thursday, May 9, 2013By Anam KhanIt’s true that appearances can be deceiving. Let’s consider rickshaws, a three-wheeled motorized taxi commonly used in Pakistan. A rickshaw may look like a creaking box...
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Where One or Two are Gathered
Damaso ReyesReligion's impact on European culture is apparent, especially where Catholicism and Islam are concerned. Yet in the shadows rises another big tent. In this multimedia essay, Damaso Reyes...
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Why I Went To Taksim Square
Monday, June 17, 2013By Önder SusamIt must have been slightly surprising for many Western countries to see Turkey in the headlines in the last couple of weeks for the widespread protests that have been...
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Considering the Topless Protest
Tuesday, June 18, 2013By Shaun RandolThree Femen activists were sentenced to four months in jail for a topless protest in Tunisia. The action was held in support of fellow jailed activist Amina Tyler....
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The Struggle Continues
Bruce SouthworthStudent. Lawyer. Activist. Revolutionary. Freedom fighter (or was it terrorist?). Prisoner. President. World leader. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Family man. As Nelson Mandela nears...
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Shattering the Silence
Monday, November 18, 2013By Shaun RandolThe Cloisters features the late twelfth-century apse from the church of San Martín at Fuentidueña (near Segovia, Spain) (SR)The sublime is concerned with place....
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The Hypocrisy of Erdoğan
Friday, March 28, 2014By Önder SusamTurkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Reuters)Life in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey is an often bizarre experience. For nearly a year, the country has been in...
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