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Sima · **Posted:** Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:52 am

Keep posting cos I'm trying to read up on topics like these as much as I can.

Thank you

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

transgenders and intersexuals of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh - few is known about them in the west.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/okinreport ... 099926364/

Nance · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:29 pm **Posts:** 341

Knowledge of the Day:

For those of you who may not know about the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) much.
8 goals set up in 2000 by the UN - target is 2015; we're half way there. These are targets that must be met in ALL countries in the world for the goal to have been successfully reached.

Important we're aware of the MDGs - a good number of the Goals apply to us.

http://www.developments.org.uk/articles ... ment-goals

Enjoy!

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

Queen Mary University of London found Bangladeshi girls who chose traditional rather than Western dress had fewer behavioural and emotional problems.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7347092.stm

Nance · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:29 pm **Posts:** 341

How very interesting! Epidemiologist tend to make odd sounding relationships with things :lol:

...like height is an indicator of your socioeconomic status!!
(which i still refuse to accept!)

Sima · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:48 pm

The ethnic dress study is very interesting - not sure if its true though.....

If I'm anything of an example to go by then may be it is!!!!

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

“communities could help protect them.” From mental illness? In my experience if someone has mental illness in the Bengali community then they are more likely to ignore it or pretend that nothing is wrong.

It’s like to see some research regarding mental illness and hair Straighteners as I believe excesses straightening can lead to all sorts of problems, socially and behaviourally. It’s only an observation I’ve made.

Rahima · **Posted:** Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:46 pm

hmmm

too much of anything is unhealthy i say

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

Women have an unhealthy obsession with hair straighteners. Sign of the times I suppose. I can’t wait for curly hair to come back into fashion.

how is the editing coming along?

Nance · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:29 pm **Posts:** 341

Guys straighten hair too! :wink:

Knowledge of the Day (sorry Night rather!):

A Wall Street Journal piece which gives a nice intro and very realistic implications on globalisation. In a nutshell, explaining that globalisation, though a good thing when looked in absolute terms, is not so good when viewed in relative terms - ultimately the rich are the key benefactors of globalisation.
Please print and read.

http://defeatpoverty.com/articles/Globa ... -24-07.pdf

Enjoy!

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
Joseph Stalin

Nance · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:29 pm **Posts:** 341

Knowledge of the Night!

Importance of cultural awareness in formal education: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/hr4674.doc.htm

Nance · **Joined:** Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:29 pm **Posts:** 341

Guys, please subscribe to the Developments magazine - its given quarterly and its free. http://www.developments.org.uk/

Knowledge Of The Day:

How fair trade can potentially end poverty. Including a section on the textiles industry of Bangladesh:
http://www.developments.org.uk/articles/trade-secrets

Nance.

abdul hye · **Joined:** Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:34 pm **Posts:** 106

"Mecca time"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle ... 359258.stm

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