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'Tombstone' hats remind dervishes of mortality
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The tall light brown hats worn by whirling dervishes are as intriguing as the elliptical dance performed in honour of the Sufi poet and mystic Rumi.
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'Third way': Turkey's whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.
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Revealing debut for first Saudi in Paris Fashion Week
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» PARIS: Paris Fashion Week welcomed its first Saudi designer into the fold on Thursday, with a haute couture show full of daringly revealing looks.
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Meat eating hits new low in Germany
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» BERLIN: Florian Busmann used to enjoy sausages and steak on the barbecue in summer, but these days he prefers meat substitutes and grilled vegetables like aubergines and peppers.
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Growing up trans in Brazil can be deadly
AFP, Published on 28/06/2023
» SAO PAULO: Wearing a pink dress that matches the bow in her hair, eight-year-old Agatha flashes a smile that belies all she has been through as a trans child growing up in Brazil.
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It is written: Handwriting analysis prevails in France
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» PARIS: Caroline de la Tournelle says her ability to decipher handwriting has influenced whether hundreds of people got jobs, helped police track death threats and even saved a child that was being abused.
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Vivienne Westwood, punk queen turned fashion dame, dies aged 81
AFP, Published on 30/12/2022
» PARIS: Doyenne of British design Vivienne Westwood, who melded music and fashion together to create punk and brought rebellious politics to the catwalk, died on Thursday aged 81, her family said.
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French baguettes get Unesco heritage status
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» PARIS: The French baguette -- "250 grams of magic and perfection," in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation -- was given UNESCO heritage status on Wednesday.
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Rubbish reform: changes to waste management could slash emissions
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» PARIS: Reforms to the way that societies collect and treat their waste could slash global emissions of plant-heating methane, a new report said Monday, noting that simple measures like composting were a climate solution "staring us in the face".
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Cuba votes to legalise same-sex marriage, surrogacy
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» HAVANA: Cubans voted to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption as well as surrogate pregnancies in a referendum over the weekend, the communist country's electoral officials said Monday.
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