A 16-minute film on the life of Uttarakhand’s Makar Singh, his economic hardships and his efforts to uplift his community has won several awards and become a key teaching tool in universities across UK, US, Canada and Australia.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fs6_hla8zE

What if teaching online was simple, affordable and yet, very effective?

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United States and Kazakhstan Initial New International Science and Technology Center Agreement

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With some ministers claiming they would set themselves on fire if the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, one retired minister did just that last

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Ridiculous! (IMHO)

The more we talk about a symbol like the Confederate flag, the less time we spend on a plan to eliminate the racism that motivated alleged Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylan Roof.

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We cannot deny that there has been a long-standing problem of racism against African-Americans in Asian communities. Facing our biases and joining the struggle for racial justice is our only hope for redemption.

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The Justice Department is announcing a new phase in efforts to combat human trafficking.

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In extending “disparate impact” reasoning to housing cases, the Supreme Court acknowledges that discrimination comes from more than just individual bad actors—it stems from a system that stacks the deck against black people.

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Fr Dimitri discusses when we should sit, stand or kneel during The Divine Liturgy.

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See on Scoop.it – Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Kazakhstan has finalized its entry to the World Trade Organization after 19-year-long accession process through preserving its national interests in the most sensitive issues for country’s economy.

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