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22 Feb 2013
Access to Knowledge | Art | Arts | Censorship & IP | Copyright | Creative commons | Culture | Digital Freedoms | Intellectual Property | Literature | property right | Culture | Science
Creative commons licenses are a kind of copyright license that gives people the right to use, share, and expand upon artists’ work. They offer users of...
11 Sep 2012
The history of art is full of pieces which, at various points in time, have caused controversy, or sparked social disgust. The works most likely to provoke...
18 May 2012
censorship | Culture | Free speech debate | hiphop | Music | Living with difference | Free Speech Debate
The case study: Censoring hip-hop music in London“Guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements of hip hop and never will be.” Scroobius...
22 Feb 2012
Afterlife | Atheism | Culture | faith | God | Religion | secularism | War | Faith | Morality | Religion | Society
The last few years have seen a renewed enthusiasm for atheism and secularism in much of the world and debates between believers and non-believers have become...
20 Feb 2012
Art | Colonialism | Culture | heritage | imperialism | museum | Teaching | University | Traditions | Culture | Education
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines cultural property as “property which, on religious or secular grounds,...
20 Feb 2012
Culture | Education General | English | Language | Minorities | State | United States of America | Culture General | Culture | Education
The United States declared independence in 1776 against what it saw as the overweening power of the British crown regarding taxes, regulations, and...
20 Feb 2012
Culture | farms | Food | Local business | Shopping | Supermarkets | Culture
Locally produced food is food that has been farmed near to the point of sale. However how local still counts as local? Whole Foods in the USA considers...
26 Jan 2012
Female genital mutilation or FGM is often referred to as 'female circumcision'. It refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the...
26 Jan 2012
Christmas is traditionally seen as a Christian religious festival whereby the birth of Jesus is celebrated, it is celebrated by Christians annually around the...
26 Jan 2012
Communication | Culture | Education | English | Language | Literature | Education
English is widely regarded to be one of the most difficult languages to master. Despite its widespread use, both English-speakers and people learning English...
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Talent Night is always a highlight of IDEA's Youth Forums, with participants and coaches singing, dancing, reading poetry or performing impressions...
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Toader Mateoc, this year's Spirit Award for Coaches winner, talks to us about the award and the Youth Forum in Mexico.The Spirit Awards, awarded...


