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...started the Silk Road Project in 1998, which “acts as an umbrella organization and common resource for a number of artistic, cultural and educational programs,” focusing on the Silk Road of antiquity, according to its mission statement...
Jack C. Megan, director of Harvard’s Office for the Arts, reacted enthusiastically to the news of Ma’s appointment, referencing Ma’s recent work on the Silk Road Initiative as an example of his commitment to promoting cross-cultural understanding through music...
...Less than 200 m from the walled medieval city center's entrance we found the Riad Fes Baraka, an oasis of tranquillity. Each of the five individually designed rooms?with carved oak furniture, velvet curtains, patterned silk bedspreads and Berber carpets?manages to be grand and yet surprisingly cozy. Our bathroom in the Arabesque suite featured a cool concrete tub and locally produced natural soaps and moisturizers. A splendidly fresh breakfast of crusty bread, Moroccan bread or Moroccan crepes with jam is included. With its sumptuous comfort and kaleidoscopic flair, the Riad Fes Baraka captures all the intense and colorful...
...organization, World of Good has impressed venture capitalists who usually put their money into the latest technological innovation. But the business plan put forward by the Berkeley M.B.A.s--which won this year's Global Social Venture Competition--has VCs convinced that there's also money to be made from handmade silk scarves, woven bags, beaded jewelry and "nonviolent" leather products (the cow must die of natural causes). The business "can help thousands and thousands of communities," says Haji. And within a year, it was in the black. Says Duke's Dees: "Business doesn't know better than the nonprofit world...
...Loudermilk: Scarves knitted from recycled soda bottles? A skirt made from soybeans? It may seem that this Los Angeles-based designer gets her inspiration from the corner store, but her sensual, feminine gowns and unstructured suits made from sustainable materials such as bamboo-fiber tweed, organic denim and soy silk are anything but pedestrian...