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...piece of the mother country, here colonial traditions are proudly maintained and even...
In Sri Lanka, 4 o'clock tea and cricket hark back to the great British Raj. But one other tradition lives on - the Mahagastota Hill Climb. And as in cricket, the Sri Lankans have overtaken the Brits. Cars of all shapes and sizes shoot up the hill in the quickest time possible.
Instigated by missionaries and propagated by a Christian TV channel, Christianity is a growing religion in Mongolia where the traditional faith is Buddhism.
...fame is corrupting their ancient Xen Buddhist traditions. ''They try to trick you and get as...
The Shaolin monks are famous worldwide for their kung fu. But there are now fears that their fame is corrupting their ancient Xen Buddhist traditions.
The controversial relocation of Kalahari Bushmen by the government of Botswana has provoked international condemnation.
Traditional Indian treatments like Ayurveda have become big business throughout the world - and much of this trend is thanks to the inimtable Shahnaz Husain.
Saddam Hussein may be America's public enemy number one, but for Baghdad's legions of artists, he is their inspiration. We take a look at Iraq's art and culture, which owes a debt to Hussein.
During 100 days in 1994, a million Tutsis were brutally rounded up and massacred by their Hutu friends and neighbours. Over 6,000 'genocidaires' have been tried in court. 100 000 are still waiting. Now the Rwandan Government has revived an old tradition to help expedite justice.
It may not seem like a radical thing to do, but when 4 young girls wore traditional hijab, or headscarf, to school, it sent shock waves up and down the Malay peninsula.
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