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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...law and a female’s inability to make decisions by herself. This is just not true for many Muslim women that I know. Islam itself gives a high status to women who are the heart and centre of the home, I know quite a few Muslim women who are strong decision makers, they work hard to empower themselves and their husbands are supportive. The media would like to portray...
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In smokiest Sheffield
History & The Arts

In smokiest Sheffield

...Scots spent fourteen years of sorrowful captivity, sometimes at the Manor and sometimes in Sheffield Castle. This hold was taken by the Parliamentarians in the Civil War; but the famous industries of the place had begun long before; so that Chaucer could say of one of his pilgrims, "A Sheffield thwytel bare he in his hose." Thwytels, or whittles, figured in the broils and...
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Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time
Society, Politics & Law

Why I believe 'yes' is only a matter of time

...Scots or the Scottish, so that wasn’t up for grabs. So the idea that this was all about some kind of Braveheart image of national identity is far from the mark. Very rarely was that to be seen. That’s not to say it was never there, particularly in blogs and on websites, but as part of the fundamental campaign it was not an issue. Interviewer: Is there a specific issue...
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The many guises of the emperor Augustus
History & The Arts

The many guises of the emperor Augustus

...Scots or the kimono for the Japanese today. This is why the poet Virgil called the Romans ‘the masters of the world, the toga-clad race (gens togata)’ (Aeneid 1.281–2). Third, the toga symbolised civic duty and Republican egalitarianism. During the Republic, all Roman citizens, rich or poor, were theoretically equal in the eyes of the law. (No matter that in reality...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to death, dying and grief
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to death, dying and grief

...law at present. So I am forced to look at other options. INTERVIEWER What have you decided then? ANITA I’ve decided that when the time comes, I will go to Switzerland. I don’t want to go, and I will have to go too early because I need to be fit enough to travel. But I haven’t got, I don’t see any other option. I really don’t see any other option. But I’m not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...laws of Ghana and Nigeria state that indigenous firms should have a stake in a joint venture with an IOC, but in practice this is simply a paper exercise with silent partners acting as ‘fronts’ for what are essentially external investments. In these cases, the governance arrangements on paper are perfectly good, but in practice they are subverted through informal...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?

...law helps prevent states from pursing exactly the kinds of protectionist policies that introduce market risk. Consider Trump’s campaign promises. He has repeatedly threatened to raise tariffs against key U.S. trade partners by as much as 45 percent. He also welcomed the idea of a trade war, alienating markets like China in the process. These kinds of ad hoc policy...
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Tracing your family history
History & The Arts

Tracing your family history

...law had to be registered with civil authorities; the system was introduced in Scotland in 1855, and in Ireland in 1864. Local registries were established, and each event generated an official certificate that recorded relevant information. For example, birth certificates contain the name of the child, the date and place of birth, the name and occupation of the father, the...
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