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Swine flu pandemic: loudmouth Azad needs to shut up and do some work for a change!

Posted on August 21, 2009 by An alien Earthling

With the H1N1 swine flu pandemic sweeping across India and leaving 48 people dead (as on August 21, 2009) and infecting thousands more in its wake, one would expect the health minister of the government of India (Ghulam Nabi Azad) … Continue reading →

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A boon for poor girls and women

Posted on May 27, 2009 by An alien Earthling

Poverty has a greater effect on women than it does on men. That’s because women’s needs are more complex and they are usually treated as second-class citizens in most poor societies. Basic things that rich and middle-class women take for … Continue reading →

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¡San Ernesto de La Higuera!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ernesto “Che” Guevara was martyred on October 9, 1967. Forty one years later, an image of this Argentine-born Cuban revolutionary, doctor, guerrilla leader, author and military theorist remains the most famous photograph in the world! Ernesto Che Guevara . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, campesinos, Che, Che Guevara, children, communism, Cuba, democracy, doctors, Earth, Earthlings, el Che, el Guerrillero Heroico, equality, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Fidel Castro, fraternity, freedom, Fulgencio Batista, guerrilla warfare, hero, heroes, hope, human rights, humanity, icon, icon of rebellion, icons, ideas, Jean-Paul Sartre, La Higuera, la Revolución, Latin America, liberty, Manuel Cortez, Mario Terán, martyrs, Marxism, military theorists, Nelson Mandela, politics, random, rebellion, religion, René Barrientos, revolt, revolution, San Ernesto, San Ernesto de La Higuera, schools, socialism, thoughts, tribute, world, world's most famous photograph, youth | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

World Teachers’ Day

Posted on October 4, 2008 by An alien Earthling

World Teachers’ Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organisations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. According to … Continue reading →

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