The official end to the 2013 Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) was more than five months ago, but, for many IYLEP alums, it was just a beginning. Since their return to Iraq in August, IYLEP students have taken the lessons of service and volunteerism from their summer in the U.S. to heart. Continue
The deadline for our exchange program Community Engagement through the Mural Arts is fast approaching. In honor of International Women’s Day this Saturday, March 8, we’re sharing four community murals made by or about inspirational women around the world. Continue
When most individuals think of the Indian film industry, Bollywood immediately comes to mind — Bollywood, the behemoth business that produces over 1,000 films a year, or twice the number Hollywood produces. These theatrical and spectacular productions have given Bollywood its reputation as a giant in the international world of film and media, especially due to the sheer volume of films produced by the Indian industry. However, in comparison to the U.S., whose film industry brings in $51 billion a year, Bollywood’s revenue is only about $4.5 billion. Why the extreme discrepancy? While many reasons can explain the lack of revenue garnered by Bollywood, one of the main reasons is the amount of—and lack of regulation against—piracy in India.
On February 21, 2014, two Malaysian English as a Second Language (ESL) experts visited the ESL Newcomer Academy, a school in Louisville, Kentucky.
The last thing they expected was to run into someone they knew.
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“What sounds more boring than a Secretariat?”
That’s what we thought when we heard about the Norwegian Barents Secretariat.
In reality, this organization is responsible for coordinating pretty interesting exchange programs, such as hockey games between Norwegian and Russian youth. This is one of their people-to-people diplomacy programs, with which they bridge relations between Norwegians and Russians in the Barents region.
