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...They did this because they don't want us to come back," said Iosif Zadashvili, a resident of Kurta, which lies off the main road. The white-haired man sat dazed in the Georgian town of Gori on a chair made for a child, his lower lip trembling, as he related how Russian soldiers had stood by while Ossetian irregulars beat him in the courtyard of his home, knocking out all of his lower front teeth...
...They kill there. We won't return," said Kalistina Gelashvili, 82, of Kurta. "I stayed to defend our house. They destroyed everything.They burned our house and killed and stole our cattle." She was speaking at Kindergarten No. 2 in Gori, where the Ministry of Emergency Services had deposited her and a group of around 40 elderly. Other villagers were more optimistic. "I'll return if there is peace," said Izoldya Menadiyashvili, 70. "I want to return...
...KHARA: With its crisp kurta shirts and hand-printed scarves, Khara, tel: (66) 5321 1067, will satiate your inner hippie and eco-warrior. Owner Karina Vestergaard, a Danish art curator and textile enthusiast, sells mostly handmade products using organic fabrics and natural dyes. She also sources directly from villages in Nepal and Thailand to ensure that money goes straight to the communities...
Brands like J. Crew and Gap are turning out plenty of board skirts, pajama pants and sarongs, but this summer's blockbuster trend in cover-ups is the tunic, a variation--beaded, embroidered or printed--on the Indian kurta. It's a look that started on high-fashion runways for spring 2005. Designers as diverse as Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors and Narciso Rodriguez all showed embroidered tunics inspired by favorite destinations like Santorini or St. Bart...
Looking around Truszkowska’s room—walls adorned with colorful hangings, a bright red “kurta,” or traditional Nepalese dress, hanging from her closet, and a humidifier in the corner to recreate a “tropical climate” reminiscent of Costa Rica—it’s difficult to see how she keeps the travel bug under control during the school year. But Truszkowska busies herself with her interest in women’s issues...