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Crisis point over Britain's disaffected youth | Uk News | News | Telegraph
Britain faces a ''crisis at its heart" because of the way it treats its young people, the Children's Commissioner for England said yesterday.
from : tomrichardson
15th February 2007
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Beyond the veil
By choosing to comment on Muslim women's dress last week, Jack Straw plunged himself into the heart of a debate that is seen as symbolic of the pitfalls that lie ahead for our increasingly multicultural society. His argument was that the niqab - the style of dress that calls for women's faces to be veiled below eye-level - creates a physical barrier that is problematic because it reflects the social and cultural barriers that already stand between Muslim communities and their...
from : hannahlownsbrough
9th October 2006
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The Slow Race
Moves to combat poverty through innovations in science and technology are being hampered by a reliance on top down imposition. In this report Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones of the Institute of Development Studies argue that innovation should be citizen led, with development and use of technology designed around specific local needs.
from : markfuller
27th June 2006
