The floods in Pakistan
An interview by Maggie Ronkin with Fayyaz Baqir, Director of the Akhter Hameed Khan Resource Center, Islamabad, Pakistan MR: What regions of Pakistan and sectors of the population are affected most by...
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An article in Nature highlights the negative aspects of dam building throughout the Himalayan region. The article draws on a new report, criticizing the current rush to build dams throughout the...
View ArticleWashington DC photo exhibit on Pakistan floods
“Rebuilding Hope after Pakistan’s Floods” a United Nations Development Program exposition of photos by Satomi Kato, will be on display at The National Press Club from February 4th to 15th. A former...
View ArticleGW event: From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World – Let’s End Violence...
This international video conference will link the George Washington University with Lahore College for Women’s University (LCWU) in Pakistan for a live student discussion to mark the 16 Days of...
View ArticleAnthro in the news 2/3/14
World Bank’s development plan for Myanmar Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank and trained medical anthropologist and medical doctor, published an article in The Huffington Post describing the...
View ArticleAnthro in the news 2/10/14
cipamericas.org Half an enchilada In an article about U.S. immigration reform, The Arizona Republic discussed several views and then quoted Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez, an anthropology professor and...
View ArticleValentine’s Day goes global and so much news about it!
It’s fascinating to see how certain holidays spread around the world, and how they are marked, celebrated, and “localized” in different countries and regions and among different groups. Valentine’s Day...
View ArticleAnthro in the news 3/30/15
Society for Applied Anthropology meetings in Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette carried an article about the annual meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology which was held in Pittsburgh,...
View Articleanthro in the news 1/4/16
Sidney Mintz: Founder of the anthropology of food Cultural anthropologist Sarah Hill, associate professor at Western Michigan University, published an article in the Boston Review detailing the work...
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