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Shalom - Namaste

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"Namaste," the Nepali youngster said to his compatriot, Priya Sharam Chitrakar, who was sitting on a bench in South Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park, next to two young Israelis. The three had been going over a document detailing workers' rights, which they translated into Nepali. Chitrakar was correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

Philippinies in history

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The Philippines is the third largest English speaking country in the world. It has a rich history combining Asian, European, and American influences. Prior to Spanish colonization in 1521, the Filipinos had a rich culture and were trading with the Chinese and the Japanese. Spain's colonization brought about the construction of Intramuros in 1571, a "Walled City" comprised of European buildings

Nepal culture

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Nepal CultureNepal is blessed with a rich cultural heritage. Culture has been called 'the way of life for an entire society'. The statement holds particularly true in case of Nepal where every aspect of life, food, clothing and even occupations are culturally classified. In a society so feudalistic and so fractured across class lines, cultural heritage comes as a fresh wind. The culture of Nepal

Philipino culture custom traditions

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The Filipino people is rich in customs and traditions. Many of these are in connection with their family life such as DATING, MARRIAGE and BURIAL, RELIGIOUS and many more........ABOUT DATINGWomen during the Spanish regime were generally shy, refined and inhibited. Their behavior was strictly monitored by the family to maintain their good reputation. A girl was not seen alone with a man; he did

Nepal Festivals

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Nepal is not only the land of mountains; it is also the land of festivals. There are more than 50 festivals celebrated in Nepal every year. While the national festivals have fixed dates, religious festivals are set by astrologers following the lunar calendar. The best part about the festivals in Nepal is that all the events are celebrated with the same enthusiasm and galore the way it used to be

Pinoy festivals

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The fiesta is part and parcel of Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, the fiesta must go on. Each city and barrio has at least one local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country. But the biggest and most elaborate festival of all is Christmas, a season celebrated with all the pomp and pageantry

The Gurkhas- Bravest of Brave

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Gurkha Info“As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you

Deportation of kids redolent of British Mandate

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv slam State's plan to deport children of foreign workers; 'our behavior reminds me of how the British treated the Jews before Israel's inception,' protestor says

Yael Branovsky
Some 200 people protested in Tel Aviv Wednesday evening against the plan to deport Israeli-born children of illegal foreign workers and the government's "revolving door" policy, whereby foreign workers are deported and others are brought into the country to replace them.

Demonstrators chanted, "We are all against deportation and intimidation" and carried signs reading, "Stop the deportation."

One protestor told that the deportation policy was redolent of the era in which the British would deny Jewish immigrants' entry to the Land of Israel.

"As a child my heart would ache each time I heard that boats carrying Jewish immigrants were not allowed to dock," Lilya Peter said, "Our behavior (towards the foreign workers) reminds me of how the British treated the Jews in those days."

Peter said she had heard of a Filipino who was forced to hide her child in a convent in north Israel for fear that he would be deported.

"This brought to mind the time when Jews were forced to hide their children in monasteries throughout Europe during the Holocaust," she said.

Minorities Minister Avishay Braverman also attended the rally. "I thought that this issue had been resolved. It is obvious that the foreign workers and their children should be allowed to remain in Israel," he told.

Braverman criticized the proposal to offer financial compensation to deported families and said he would make every effort so that the foreign workers' children would not be deported.