Tag Archives: education

Child Labor

Posted on September 4, 2013 by annetbell

Monday, writing about Labor Day, reminded me of a morning in Cairo, years ago.  We stayed in a great hostel called Garden City House.  It was full of professors and archaeologists, students, and academic people who travel to wonderful places … Continue reading →

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Mr. Modi

Posted on August 30, 2013 by annetbell

Opinionated Man(aopinionatedman.com) is asking for posts from people who value the importance of voicing his/her opinion. So here sits this white, American woman talking about Mr. Modi, the current Chief Minister in Gujarat, India! Why you might ask?  We stayed … Continue reading →

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Pakistani Hero

Posted on August 25, 2013 by annetbell

I found this site of yesterday and just have to  add Humaira to my wall of heroes.  I am also including the post I made earlier about the CNN Heroes from India. These people will really touch and inspire your … Continue reading →

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The Caste System

Posted on August 11, 2013 by annetbell

Today, I was going to post on death rituals or mummification and reincarnation but as I was doing research, I got interested in learning about caste systems in India and ancient Egypt.   I always feel  a tad tenuous speaking … Continue reading →

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Jantar Mantar

Posted on March 14, 2013 by annetbell

This is one of the five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh II and is the best preserved and  largest. The park contains sixteen instruments and after four hundred years some are still used to forecast hot summers, the expected … Continue reading →

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