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Aljazeera reports “about 1.4 million children under five die needlessly each year from
measles, whooping cough and other diseases that are easily prevented by
vaccines. According to a report published on Thursday by the UN
children's agency, major gains made in vaccinating the world's children
during the 1980s have levelled off.”
More details on this at <http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7863EFB2-46F3-4EB0-B5CB-1D7009CD
9C78.htm>
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Tarek Hoteit

Posted by Tarek Hoteit at 5:48 AM | Permalink | Comments

The Arab Thought Foundation, with the help of government agencies, just organized the “Arab Gathering for Translation” event in Beirut. This should be a welcoming efforts to help improve the translation sector between Arab and rest of the world
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Tarek Hoteit

Labels: middle east

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AlJazeera reports on the new Middle East heroine, Jalila, to battle the bad guys and ensure justice in the Middle East. It is not a true character but rather a create of an Egyptian artist, Ayman Kandeel, who founded the AK Comics for the young Arab generations in 2003.

Labels: middle east

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Aljazeera launched the first Arabic-language channel dedicated to children. Named Aljazeera Children's Channel (JCC), the channel will help educate Arab children and be a "bridge for communication between Arab children and children around the world" (quoted from Shaikha Mozah).

Labels: middle east

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Promoting "Alliance of Civilisations" between West and the Islamic world, with South African archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami as two of its 18 members, is a new UN initiative reveated this Friday that Tony Blair describes as "coalition of civil people from whatever race or religion to combat the barbarity of terrorism." (al-jazeera)

Labels: politics

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