Archive for the ‘Britain’ Category

Persian v British partnering & parenting practices

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Two funny videos on Persian vs. British partnering and parenting practices made by a group of second-generation Iranian immigrants in the UK:

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Freedom of expression

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

A student fee protester on the main campus of the University of Birmingham, UK. Photo by me.

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Freedom of the press

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

This paper was on the desk of the British Prime Minister David Cameron on the 10th of December this year.

 

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Posted in Britain |

University of Leicester’s old-fashioned gate

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Once upon a time when I arrived in Britain….

Photo by me.

This little old-fashioned gate of the University of Leicester was beside the Percy Gee building which housed the Students’ Union and a number of University services.

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Posted in Leicester |

Life to Death

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

The University Chaplaincy Centre and a large cemetery are located right opposite the second entrance to the main campus of the University of Leicester. I took this picture from the Charles Wilson Building:

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Posted in Leicester |

LSE alumnus captured in Libyan desert

Sunday, November 20th, 2011

I think what is really interesting and rather remarkable about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi is the fact that he received a PhD from the LSE! The guy has finally been captured after weeks on the run. Al Jazeera’s Omar Al-Saleh reports:

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Posted in Britain, Miscellaneous |

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