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...nominate Mukhtaran Bibi, the Pakistani woman also known as Mukhtar Mai, who was gang-raped as punishment for her brother's walking with a girl from a higher tribal group. She deserves to be honored for her courage and determination in fighting the system and for continuing to shed light on the problems of rape and illiteracy, despite the personal danger and costs...
...times modern, political and energetic, the range of moods evoked by the Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company’s (HRDC) whimsically named recital, “The Spring Collection of Dancical Werks,” was truly awe-inspiring. Co-directed by Mai-King C. Chan ’06 and Sonia K. Todorova ’07, “Werks” ran this past weekend at the recently completed Harvard Dance Center (HDC), and its performances were as sleek and modern as the new venue. The opening dance, “Not Fire, Not Ice?...
...challenges for HRDC, they expect the showing to be one full of energy, enthusiasm and creativity, in much the same way that they characterize the company itself. “We choose a lot of members based on enthusiasm instead of just technique,” Co-Director Mai-King C. Chan ’06 says. “Everybody who performs is really enthusiastic about the show.” HRDC, the longest-running student dance company on campus, channels this enthusiasm for modern dance with weekly classes and two concerts each year. Traditionally, HRDC?...
...France and has a population, mostly poor, of 4.1 million. According to U.N. humanitarian officials, some 164,000 people have fled their Katanga homes since late last year, most of them victims of a vicious struggle as government soldiers close in on Katanga's rebel militia groups known as Mai Mai. President Joseph Kabila's transitional coalition - which includes former warlords - is determined to eradicate rebel holdouts before Congo's first free elections in more than 40 years, which are scheduled for June 18. And the repercussions of that campaign - which since last fall has caused around 1,200 deaths...
Alum of Brothers of St. Gabriel Montfort College, Chiang Mai...