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JUL 28, 2008
Spotlight on Estonia: Musical Diplomacy
Today's Zaman
Due to deep-rooted musical traditions, Estonia has more than a fair share of contemporary composers and conductors, such as Neeme Jarvi, scattered around the globe...In this small-is-smart country, music and information technology may seem odd mates. But why not? Both lit the fuse for Estonia's thriving and vibrant democracy.
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JUL 27, 2008
Nigeria: U.S., Ford Foundation to Offer Technical Assistance to Nollywood
AllAfrica.com
Barely one month after the introduction of the new framework for the distribution and exhibition of movies in Nigeria by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), the dividends accruable to a formal sector have started rolling into the Nigerian movie industry popularly known as Nollywood.
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JUL 26, 2008
The Road From Rome
Newsweek
Politics, commercialism, doping, nonstop TV coverage—it all started in 1960. Today, when it comes to the Olympics, there is exponentially more of everything, not just more steroids and doping but more money, more commercial sponsors, more television, more athletes, more events—an overwhelming sense of excess that can make it harder to appreciate authentic moments of athletic brilliance and sportsmanship.
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JUL 25, 2008
This Circus Of Minority Sports Is A PR Triumph For A Brutal Regime - So Far
The Guardian
Forget the sport. As the Beijing Olympics goes critical for its August 8 opening, the political essence of this bizarre event becomes ever clearer. What is not clear is who will win, China or its critics. It could be a photo-finish.
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JUL 25, 2008
British Council Abandons Plans To Disband Specialist Departments
The Stage News
The British Council has made a U-turn on controversial proposals to restructure the organisation’s creative departments, which had prompted outcry among the UK’s arts community earlier this year...British Council chief executive Martin Davidson said: “Our Action Plan reaffirms the place of the arts at the centre of our cultural relations work.
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JUL 25, 2008
Public Diplomacy & Results For Fiji In Washington
Scoop.co.nz
The public diplomacy programmes organised by the Fiji Embassy in Washington has captured attention and yielded positive results recently. The Embassy displayed traditional artifacts, informational publications, and provided traditional dancers, singers, and Fiji cuisine to over 800 guests from the public and private sector who attended Washington's premier Pacific cultural event called PACIFIC NIGHT held at the National Geographical Society HQ in Washington.
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JUL 25, 2008
Sports Exchanges with Iran Build Bridges
Payvand News
Sports exchanges are one tool to help rebuild bridges between U.S. and Iranian societies after 30 years of estrangement, said Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns at a July 9 House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. relations with Iran.
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JUL 24, 2008
Iraq out of Beijing Games
The Globe and Mail
The International Olympic Committee said Thursday that Iraq will not compete at the Beijing Games because of government interference. The IOC suspended Iraq's national Olympic committee in June after the Iraqi government dismissed and installed its own group chaired by the sports minister. The IOC told officials in Baghdad that it was upholding the suspension.
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JUL 23, 2008
Iraq Calls for Expansion of Cultural Ties with Iran
Mathaba News Agency
The head of an Iraqi delegation currently visiting Tehran called for all-out cultural relations with Iran, expressing his pleasure with Iraqi Cultural Week being held in Tehran from July 22.
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JUL 23, 2008
Chronicling Life Through the Camera
Israel 21c
New York photographer Jason Eskenazi has turned pictures taken by Jewish and Arab children in Jerusalem into a stunning show, which is now touring the US.
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