Index
for the January-March 2003 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 14, issue 4)
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In Panama, volunteers provide much needed educational services
Homegrown schools, bare-bones basic and staffed by indigenous teachers, give children in the remote and underserved Ngabe-Bugle region virtually their only chance for a primary education.Perspective: The modern malady
When social scientists discuss the basic needs for human existence, the list usually starts with material things: air, water, food, and shelter. These are things that no one can survive without, at least not for long.
A medical breakthrough brings 'Star Wars' technology to remote hospitals
HAMILTON, Ontario -- Mehran Anvari first discovered his love for surgery in high school while dissecting frogs and other small animals. The founder and director of the Center for Minimal Access Surgery (CMAS) at McMaster University here, he is now among the world's leading practitioners of laparoscopic surgery.UN addresses violence against women
UNITED NATIONS -- At a panel discussion on the problem of violence against women, Radhika Coomaraswamy told of a young Nepalese girl who eloped with a young man -- who then placed her in a brothel in India before disappearing. The tale reflects the complex connection between violence against women and the abuse of basic human rights around the world.In Europe, businesspeople apply spiritual insights to economic problems
Restructuring often means laying off workers in the search for greater efficiency. Since 2000, the European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF) and the International Labour Organization have produced a joint paper and sponsored a series of workshops, all on the topic of "socially responsible enterprise restructuring," which among other things, consider the application of spiritual principles to economic problems.Nur University embarks major new teacher training program in Bolivia
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- Collaborating in a United States initiative to improve reading and writing in the Americas, Nur University has embarked on a major project to train primary school teachers in Bolivia.
Review: Computers, logic, and a "middle way"
Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Bahá'í Revelation -- By William S. Hatcher
While the application of the modern scientific method has reaped great rewards in terms of technological progress, its employment in the realm of philosophy has in many ways been a great disappointment.