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...peng you,” Chinese for “friend.” Erkin Y. Uyghur ’08 performed traditional music of his native Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. He said he is the “first and only” ethnic Uyghur at Harvard. “Since I got here last fall, I’m trying to let more people know about my culture,” he said. —Staff writer Joyce Y. Zhang can be reached at jyzhang@fas.harvard.edu...
...region that comprises the three northernmost provinces of Iraq - is seeing little of the deadly mayhem evident around Baghdad, its economy has the potential for sharp growth. But its very success, as sectarian killings are pushing other parts of Iraq toward civil war, could jolt the country's precarious ethnic and political balance by injecting sizable revenues and foreign investment into an area which already has strong desires for independence. Ironically, the first winner isn't an oil giant from the "coalition of the willing" but DNO ASA, a small company traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. DNO in early...
...foreign oil company. (Khadir is not the oil worker's real name.) Kurdistan's fragile peace could end quickly if Baghdad's government tries to curb the Kurds' growing economic clout and political autonomy. Most Kurds don't seem to want any part of a greater Iraq - especially while ethnic violence continues in Baghdad. Large oil finds in the territory "would bolster the sense on the street that the Kurds can survive on their own," says the Western consultant who did not want to be named. Tawke's residents are focused on more basic problems these days. Over the mutton...
...privileged youths commemorating the mighty achievement of making it through their 16th year. Shell-shocked parents--always uttering the mantra "It was worth it"--typically peel off checks for upwards of $200,000. We learn that from the Sun Belt to Erie, Pa., the lack of taste knows no ethnic, religious or cultural bounds. You give teenagers $200,000, and they will spend it exactly as you would expect. The parties are the aesthetic equivalent of Hilary Duff MP3s...
...intends to remain firmly at the helm, where will she steer the monarchy now? The polls reveal some directions in which imperceptible change - or more - is needed. Asked whether the monarchy reflects today's multifaith Britain, only 21% agree; 49% disagree. The palace already works to include more ethnic minorities and representatives of non-Christian faiths in the Queen's events, but can be expected to do more of this. Another area the Queen can develop is what Frank Prochaska, a Yale historian, calls the "welfare monarchy": the royal family assisting charities and groups that help the disadvantaged. British monarchs...