On Tuesday, 20 February 2007, ABC broadcasted a very unique documentary in its program “Foreign Correspondent” produced by an Iraqi doctor at Al Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad.
According to other web sites, this hospital – the second largest in the country – used to be a normal neighbourhood clinic until the US led war against Iraq. For some time it was caught in the middle of cross fire between the invading forces and Iraqi troops and therefore severely damaged. [Please read more »]
Posted:
14.03.2007, 0:55 Hours
Theme: Iraq, USA, War.
Tags: Iraq, War
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In social science studies the term “cultural cringe” is applied, when people in formerly mostly colonized countries see their cultural achievements as minor in value compared to other countries. Invented after WWII by the Melbourne intellectual A.A. Phillips, this concept received some attention amongst the Australian intellectual community. [Please read more »]
Posted:
12.03.2007, 1:03 Hours
Theme: Australia, Culture.
Tags: Australia, Cultural Cringe
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Sitting at a bus stop today in mid-day heat, I was wondering whether I should be cross with myself for waiting at the wrong bus station: The sun was shining full force right into the little bus shelter with three or four people there expecting the bus to show up any minute. Of course, being in Adelaide, this was pretty much a hopeless dream – the next bus was only due in at least 15 min. [Please read more »]
Posted:
07.03.2007, 1:08 Hours
Theme: Australia, Culture.
Tags: Adelaide, MetroBus
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Being down with a flue since a few days, this gave me a chance to listen to Australian radio more intensively. Coming from Europe, especially Germany, with its subservience to US political dominance, it is amazing for me to see so many radio and tv features being broadcasted which openly criticise the current US administration and, in the same time, the Australian Howard government’s stand “side by side with its brothers” …
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Posted:
07.03.2007, 1:04 Hours
Theme: USA, War.
Tags: Radio
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This essay may seem to be a bit of a useless piece of writing … but interesting nonetheless. [Please read more »]
Posted:
21.02.2007, 1:10 Hours
Theme: Australia, Culture, Language.
Tags: child talk, horridge
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