{"id":3725,"date":"2013-10-04T10:53:08","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T08:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/OEB_Newsportal\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2016-11-21T16:36:25","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T14:36:25","slug":"censorious-sensibilities-and-other-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/censorious-sensibilities-and-other-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Censorious sensibilities \u2013 and other stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey\u2019s deep internal divisions revealed themselves again this week, this time in educational institutions. Meanwhile in neighbouring Syria, teachers and pupils struggle on in the face of a conflict that shows no signs of ending. Big stories from Around the World \u2013 taking a look at what\u2019s going on in education and e-learning everywhere, from the remote highlands of Guatemala to the rural villages of India.<\/b><\/p>\n

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SYRIA<\/b>: Schools are reopening in the war-torn country\u2019s second city. Aleppo\u2018s Saif al Dawla neighbourhood lies at one of the most active frontiers of the civil war. Nevertheless, a school here is welcoming pupils, most of whom have already lost a whole year of education (AHRAMONLINE<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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EU<\/b>: Vice President Kroes and Commissioner Vassilou spoke in Brussels last week to launch a new initiative, \u2018Opening up Education\u2019 \u2013 making the 21st<\/sup>-century classroom a reality<\/i>. Read their speeches here (EUROPA<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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TURKEY<\/b>: controversial legislation lifting the ban on the wearing of religious garments in (amongst others) educational institutions, has been enshrined this week \u2013 eroding the stringent separation of religion and state introduced by the founder of modern Turkey, Atat\u00fcrk, and provoking accusations of \u201cIslamicisation\u201d from secularists (MIDDLE EAST ONLINE<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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GUATEMALA\/AUSTRALIA<\/b>: in 2012, a Mayan town declared Internet access to be a right \u2013 and now the government is extending wi-fi connectivity across its whole region. This Australian writer compares the situation to that on her side of the Pacific (PRO BONO<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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INDIA<\/b>: Mata Amritanandamayi \u2013 the revered spiritual leader who has hugged an estimated 32m people worldwide \u2013 celebrated her 60th<\/sup> birthday this Friday. To mark the occasion, welfare programmes were announced across the subcontinent \u2013 including the Amrita RITE, or \u201cRural India Tablet Education\u201d initiative (THE HINDU<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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AMERICA<\/b>: the Catcher in the Rye, Ulysses\u00a0<\/i>and Huckleberry Finn<\/i> have a surprising new companion. A list published for anti-censorship event Banned Books Week (22nd<\/sup> \u2013 28th<\/sup> September) has revealed 2012\u2019s most challenged books in US schools, shops and libraries. Beating Fifty Shades of Grey <\/i>to the top of the list: the Captain Underpants<\/i> series (BANNED BOOKS WEEK<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Turkey\u2019s deep internal divisions revealed themselves again this week, this time in educational institutions. Meanwhile in neighbouring Syria, teachers and pupils struggle on in the face of a conflict that shows no signs of ending. Big stories from Around the World \u2013 taking a look at what\u2019s going on in education and e-learning everywhere, from […]<\/p>\n

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