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News Around The WorldSee what we found for April...
EUROPE: Diversity of languages is hailed - Communities in the UK are taking the initiative to teach their own languages! If the schools won’t take the initiative, then the communities will have to make it a priority. Another article about this movement here. Language teaching pilot 'working' - The government in the UK wants modern language lessons to be available to all primary schools by the end of the decade. Europe's angry young Muslims - Europe is home to a new generation of alienated young Muslims whose anger may turn to radicalism. Language gap 'leads to trade gap' - The lack of language skills in the United Kingdom is seriously damaging business, says a report. While some other European countries are recognizing and addressing this issue, the United Kingdom still lags behind. Chinese is the language to learn - Cantonese and Mandarin are the languages children should be learning at school if we are to capitalise on the future business potential of China, say experts.
INDIA: How India's schools taught me about myself - There is much we can learn from the way children are educated in other countries. Here is our chance to learn from India's schools.
AFRICA: Thumbs up for Nigeria's census? - In the poor tenements and slums of Nigerian’s main city of Lagos, census workers came to count the population. Two of the most sensitive issues were excluded from the census: religion and ethnicity.
MIDDLE EAST: What Islam says on religious freedom - Afghan Abdul Rahman, who converted to Christianity, had been charged with rejecting Islam and potentially faced the death penalty. But what do Islamic teachings say about the issue?
ASIA: China's minorities learn a difficult language lesson - Trilingualism will soon be the norm in China as pupils will be learning standard Chinese, their minority home language and English. However, it is important to address the unique issues of Chinese minority populations to ensure they will be able to benefit from these advances in language education:
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