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In July 2019, the Commonwealth Secretariats Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Unit launched a project called Amader Porichoi (Our Identity) in Bangladesh. It included teachers, government officials and students from various universities. They shared views on cross-generational experiences of the Bangladeshi identity, both pre- and post-1971, including awareness of misinformation and fake news. A film named Shongram, produced by British-Bangladeshi Munsur Ali, was also screened. The governmen...

You may be eligible for discounted books. ABC30 is partnering up with its parent company Disney, First Book and EECU to help cultivate the next generation of storytellers with the Magic of Storytelling campaign.

23ABC is teaming up with the Kern Literacy Council to put books in the hands of local children through Disney's "Magic of Storytelling" campaign.

Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais a finalist in Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 3 Mar, 2021 12:00 AM 2 minutes to read Airini Beautrais reading her poem at Pakaitore in a video from 2018. Whanganui writer Airini Beautrais is a finalist in New Zealands most prestigious book awards. Beautrais first short story collection Bug Week and Other Stories was published in 2020 and made the longlist for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards last month. Her book is now shortlisted to win the $57,000 Jann Medli...

Edgar Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, to traveling actors David Poe Jr. (a Baltimore, Maryland, native) and Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins (an emigrant from England). Poe was the couple’s second of three children. His brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, was born in 1807, and his sister, Rosalie Poe, was born in 1810. On December 8, 1811, when Poe was just two years old, his mother died in Richmond. His father, who had left the family in 1810, died of unknown circumstances. Henry, as Wi...

9 Children’s Books About Gender Equality Every child deserves to grow up healthy, educated and safe – with an equal chance to reach their potential. That’s why Save the Children is committed to building a world where girls, boys, and youth of diverse gender identities are heard, valued, and have access to equal opportunities. We believe that ALL children should be empowered to live their lives, speak their minds, and determine their own futures. We know that from an early age, children le...

An ongoing series in partnership with Faith Adiele. Februarys book selection is Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman. How to participate: Get a copy of the book, read it in advance of the meeting, and then discuss the book with a group of people interested in reading African literature online via zoom on February 28th at 5:00 PM (PST). After you register you will receive information to join via zoom. If you dont see an email from MoAD, check your spam or junk mail box. Fairytales for L...

How COVID-19 lockdown inspired my first book –Taiwo, Atlantic Hall chair Tobi Aworinde Mrs Taiwo Taiwo, Chairman of Atlantic Hall, a co-educational secondary school in Lagos, has said her first book, which is in honour of her mother, was made possible by the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020. Taiwo, whose book, ‘My Mother’s Daughter,’ was unveiled on Tuesday in a virtual ceremony to commemorate her 70th birthday, described her mother, the late Mrs Alice Shonibare, as an enigma. She said, “I h...

The Atlantic Homeroom: How to Teach Your Kid to Love Reading One of my daughters can’t bear to put her book down. The other only wants to play dress-up. ELENA XAUSA Editor’s Note: Every Tuesday, Abby Freireich and Brian Platzer take questions from readers about their kids’ education. Have one? Email them at homeroom@theatlantic.com. Dear Abby and Brian, We have two daughters, one in fourth grade, the other in second. Our fourth grader, whom I’ll refer to as “Em,” loves reading. She ...

Hundreds of worshippers reportedly armed with cobbles and sticks rushed to protect the sacred Ark of the Covenant as brutal fighting in Ethiopia neared the church where it is said to be secured. As skirmishes broke out between soldiers and rebel fighters in the holy city of Axum, in the Tigray region, worshippers rushed to defend the Church of St Mary of Zion. A local university lecturer claimed to The Times that some people were killed after running to support priests and others protecting th...