Stories from Around the World

Some Things to Keep in Mind When Talking With Iran

Patricia — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:11:59 +0000

Let’s stop thinking about Iran from our own Western moralized black and white view. This article gives some to think about.

Foreign Policy - Think Again: Talking With Iran

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4690

Cartoon on China-Iran-Russia

Patricia — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:47:42 +0000

from The Economist: http://www.economist.com/daily/kallery/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15043593&source=features_box4

Chinese ex-Journalist Speaks Out

Patricia — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:35:21 +0000

Stating the obvious about the Chinese government’s censorship and providing some insight: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/26038/

Starting Off: StoryCorps

Patricia — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:12:34 +0000

The recordings of people around the country: their stories are saved memories for families and can be archived at the Library of Congress for generations to come.

Links:

StoryCorps: http://www.storycorps.org/

BBC World Service Documentary on StoryCorps (Part 1):
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20091127-0844a.mp3