New York Times: Children’s boot camp for the culture wars
--"At Kids on Fire we see children in camouflage and face paint practicing war dances with wooden swords and making straight-armed salutes to a soundtrack of Christian heavy metal. We see them weeping and speaking in tongues as they are seized by the Holy Spirit."
allAfrica.com: Uganda: Children illustrate grave situation in IDP camps
--"The children held an art exhibition at Makerere Art Gallery recently highlighting the situation in IdP camps."
Reuters: Afghanistan: Children fly kites for peace as world marks international peace day
--"As Afghanistan struggles to consolidate its hard-won peace following nearly three decades of brutal civil war and internal strife, young boys and girls in the country's capital expressed hopes for a brighter future at a hilltop ceremony on Thursday, with the children flying kites and balloons inscribed with personal messages of peace."
New York Times: In China, children of the rich learn class, minus the struggle
--"In China, affluent parents are planning ways to cement their children’s place in a fast-emerging elite."
Sunday, September 24, 2006
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