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Crown prince visits Buddhist monastery in Harhorin - Kyodo News


Crown prince visits Buddhist monastery in HarhorinKyodo News, Japan - 1 hour agoHarhorin, also known as Karakorum, is an ancient capital about 300 kilometers southwest of Ulan Bator. The ruins in the area of grassland were designated a ... ...>

Nothing that is permanent and constant


I am now seventy-eight years old, and have seen so many, many things during my lifetime. So many young people have died, so many people of my own age have died, so many old people have died. So many people... ...>

Short Order: Monkey-heads and lotus fruit in Taiwan - Jerusalem Post


Short Order: Monkey-heads and lotus fruit in TaiwanJerusalem Post, Israel - 35 minutes agoThe Taiwanese had been informed in advance that I would eat only Buddhist vegetarian food (which is prepared in different pots), and in every place where we ... ...>

Northwest Passage


Making my first westward move today with a flight to Seattle, destination Chez Cuzzin Ryan. As regular DODR readers know, she's the chief cheerleadtrix for The Dulaan Project from her worldwide HQ at Mossy Cottage Knits. Dulaan (the Mongolian word for "warm") encourages knitters to fashion warm coz ...>

Thai army detains 342 Muslims in southern raids - Reuters India


Thai army detains 342 Muslims in southern raidsReuters India, India - 57 minutes agoSince taking office last year following a bloodless coup, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has fought off pressure from Thailand's Buddhist majority to take ... ...>

Rare protest skews Burma inflation - Bangkok Post


Rare protest skews Burma inflationBangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour agoRangoon (dpa) - Burmese dissidents on Sunday staged a merit-making ceremony at a Buddhist temple in Rangoon where they urged the government to curb rampant ...Economic protest planned in Burma Bangkok PostMyanmar dissiden ...>

God has a bad reputation - Edmonton Sun


CBC - The HourGod has a bad reputationEdmonton Sun,  Canada - 1 hour agoSomewhere in his speech, he remarked that since he was brought up as a Buddhist, he looks at things from a Buddhist point of view. ...Don't overreact, Cardinal tells Protestants CathNewsall 532 news articles ...>

God has a bad reputation - Edmonton Sun


God has a bad reputationEdmonton Sun,  Canada - 5 hours agoSomewhere in his speech, he remarked that since he was brought up as a Buddhist, he looks at things from a Buddhist point of view. ... ...>

Mystery cash dropoffs: The plot thickens - Independent Online


Mystery cash dropoffs: The plot thickensIndependent Online, South Africa - 1 hour agoEach ¥10 000 bill has come with a letter evoking the language of Buddhist monks asking the finder to do good deeds and "fund your self-enrichment". ... ...>

Piece of Ground, Lyrics

  • Posted by Nacho
  • July 12, 2007

One of the songs I will feature in my upcoming class on Dissent is "Piece of Ground," written by Jeremy Taylor in 1960 as a protest against the South African Apartheid system. The version I will play is sung by Miriam Makeba, and what a wonderful job she does of singing it. I've heard this song sung ...>

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