<p> Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan North Beijing Syria Iran Sudan Korea and Afghanistan Japan</p><p>Pollution in Beijing 1. Beijing pushes to reduce air pollution - FT.com www.ft.com › World 2. Study During Beijing Olympics Shows How Pollution Harms the Heart healthland.time.com/.../study-during- beijing-olympics-shows-how-p... 3. Anger Grows Over Air Pollution in Beijing - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com/.../ beijing -journal-anger-grows- over-air- pollution... 4. A Stunning Visualization of China's Air Pollution - Michael Zhao ... 5. Clean Air A 'Luxury' In Beijing's Pollution Zone : NPR www.npr.org › News › World › Asia 6. Experts explore Beijing's air pollution |Hot Issues |chinadaily.com.cn www.chinadaily.com.cn 7. BBC: Beijing 'Failing Pollution Test" - News report on airborne pollutant levels, one month before the Olympic Games in 2008, citing international standards. (July 08, 2008) 8. Cleaner Production in China - Current and comprehensive information source on China's campaign to reduce pollution 9. Photo essay on water pollution in Huai River Basin 10. Most polluted cities in China 11. Clearing the Air: China's Environmental Challenge - Asia Society - Overview on China air pollution problem 12. Documentary project “Pollution in China.” 13. Accompanying the growth of industry is an increase in pollution and toxic waste that threatens the livelihood and health of people in rural fishing and farming communities. 14. Youtube video:China's Pollution Busters 15. Terrible Pollution in China 16. Environmental activist Wu Dengming documents. 17. Youtube video:Where does e-waste end up? 18. Youtube video:Exporting Harm trailer 19. Youtube video:Electronic Trash Village - China 20. "Does "Olympic Smog" Clearing Actually Work?." New Scientist 202.2707 (2009): 15. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39762516&site=ehost-live 21. Walsh, Bryan. "Pollution's Effect? It's Unclear." Time 172.8 (2008): 42. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=33923015&site=ehost-live 22. Mone, Gregory. "Choking At The Olympics." Popular Science 271.2 (2007): 33-35. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25732020&site=ehost-live 23. Perkins. "No-Drive Experiment Curbs Air Pollution In Beijing." Science News 173.1 (2008): 14. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=28165899&site=ehost-live Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 24. Shimo, Alexandra. "Masks? At The Olympics?." Maclean's 121.32 (2008): 46. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=33717549&site=ehost-live 25. "Air Pollution Is Turning China Dry." New Scientist 190.2556 (2006): 59. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21981186&site=ehost-live 26. "According To Tv...Beijing Air Pollution." Maclean's 121.33 (2008): 61. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=34119126&site=ehost-live 27. Walsh, Bryan. "Clean Power For China." Time 167.14 (2006): 58. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=20278974&site=ehost-live 28. Walker, Matt. "A Nation Struggling To Catch Its Breath." New Scientist 190.2549 (2006): 8-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=20738897&site=ehost-live 29. Martindale, Diane. "Win Or Lose, It's Fighting Back That Counts." New Scientist 193.2586 (2007): 46-47. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=23824382&site=ehost-live 30. Kostel, Ken. "China Promises Pollution Cleanup." Discover 26.1 (2005): 71. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=15382031&site=ehost-live 31. Fallows, James. "Survivor: China." Atlantic Monthly (10727825) 304.4 (2009): 21-22. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44965911&site=ehost-live 32. Watts, Jonathan. "Rich Tomorrow, Maybe, But Filthy Today. (Cover Story)." New Statesman 134.4720 (2005): 26- 28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=15423521&site=ehost-live 33. "Pocket-Size Air Purifier." Popular Science 265.4 (2004): 28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=14383324&site=ehost-live 34. "China's Car Bomb." Foreign Policy 132 (2002): 14. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=7296119&site=ehost-live 35. Calum, MacLeod, and TODAY USA. "Pollution fogs China's future." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E422492344111&site=ehost-live 36. Calum, MacLeod. "Public resists Beijing efforts to clear the air." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E127765995408&site=ehost-live 37. Calum, MacLeod, and TODAY USA. "Chinese turn to U.S. for clarity in smog data." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E024032189311&site=ehost-live</p><p>Terrorism and Al Qaeda in Syria 1. "Probe reveals Syria’s Assad behind Lebanon terrorism plot". Al Arabiya. Ya Libnan. August 28, 2012. http://www.yalibnan.com/2012/08/28/probe-reveals-syrias-assad-behind-lebanon-terrorism-plot/. Retrieved August 29, 2012. 2. "Syrian car bomb attack kills 17". BBC News. 2008-09-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7639137.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 3. "Terrorism: The Syrian Connection", by Daniel Pipes 4. "UNICEF says 400 children killed in Syria unrest". Google News. Agence France-Presse (Geneva). 7 February 2012. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jn_Hwm1c4s57hZroY2XO3gtvHl_g? docId=CNG.d4e0242216423f0ddcaa53de60d07900.f1. Retrieved 22 February 2012. 5. "UNICEF says 400 children killed in Syria". The Courier-Mail. 8 February 2012. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/unicef-says-400-children-killed-in-syria/story-e6freonf- 1226265280318. Retrieved 16 February 2012. 6. Assad pledges to work with Iraq in anti-terrorism fight Gulf Times 7. Damascus Bus Bomb: 'Up To 12' Killed In Syria Explosion, Albert Aji, 3 December 2009. Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 8. Director-General condemns assassination of Lebanese newspaper editor Gebran Tueni: UNESCO-CI 9. Foreign Correspondent - 08/08/2006: Beirut - May Chidiac 10. Hussein Dakroub (13 August 2012). "Military launches Samaha probe". The Daily Star. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Aug-13/184472-military-launches-samaha- probe.ashx#ixzz23XxqKBDi. Retrieved 14 August 2012. 11. Militant video claims deadly Syria bombings By BEN HUBBARD | Associated Press |12 May 2012 12. Peralta, Eyder (3 February 2012). "Rights Group Says Syrian Security Forces Detained, Tortured Children: The Two-Way". NPR. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/02/03/146346490/rights-group-says-syrian-security- forces-detained-tortured-children. Retrieved 16 February 2012. 13. Syria and International Terrorism blog site called cedarland. Seems to have a lot about Lebanon on the site 14. Syria and Terrorism United States Department of State 15. Syria claims it has retaken key rebel village| cbsnews.com| 13 June 2012 16. Syrian Forces Are Said to Expand Deadly ‘Hit and Run’ Efforts in Damascus| By DAMIEN CAVE| 22 August 2012 17. Syrian terrorist incidents 18. Syria's Links to Terrorism Compiled for the Online NewsHour by David Butterworth for PBS Posted: March 9, 2005. 19. The Daily Star - Politics - Journalists and politicians pay tribute to legacy of Riad Taha 20. Turkey accuses Syria of 'state terrorism' By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY, Associated Press| 5 September 2012 21. U.S. State Sponsors of Terrorism List (5B) 22. UNICEF: 500 children died in Syrian war - UPI.com 23. Who Killed Samir Kassir? By Robert Fisk 24. World Report 2012: Syria hrw.org 25. Blanche, Ed. "Assad's Hope Of Survival." Middle East 425 (2011): 32-34. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=64732683&site=ehost-live 26. Glain, Stephen. "Syria At A Crossroads." Smithsonian 36.4 (2005): 64-73. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=17392886&site=ehost-live 27. Emily Flynn, et al. "Syria's Odd Man OUT." Newsweek 145.23 (2005): 30-31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=17177005&site=ehost-live 28. Moustapha, Imad. "Taking A Page Out Of The French Playbook." Washington Report On Middle East Affairs 27.8 (2008): 24. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=34655808&site=ehost-live 29. Gatehouse, Jonathon. "Syria's Next Trick: A Bargain For Power." Maclean's 119.31/32 (2006): 26-28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=21987655&site=ehost-live 30. Pace, Sonja. "Bashar Al-Assad's Balancing Act." Washington Report On Middle East Affairs 24.7 (2005): 37-53. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=18053460&site=ehost-live 31. "'Now This Is A War'." Maclean's 125.7 (2012): 31-32. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=71818946&site=ehost-live 32. Landau, Saul, and Farrah Hassen. "The "Noble Liars" Attack Syria." Canadian Dimension 39.3 (2005): 15-16. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=17049572&site=ehost-live 33. "Attacked." New Republic 235.4 (2006): 7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=21632528&site=ehost-live 34. "Assad's Worst Fear." New Statesman 135.4810 (2006): 23. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22362871&site=ehost-live 35. NORDLINGER, JAY. "Syrian Hopes." National Review 60.8 (2008): 34-38. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=31773394&site=ehost-live 36. Oren, Dorell, and TODAY USA. "Syria bombing may be sign of al-Qaeda infiltrating rebellion." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E381511948912&site=ehost-live Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 37. McMahon, Janet, and Lee Smith. "Finding A Surprising Welcome: A Different Face Of Syria." Washington Report On Middle East Affairs 24.6 (2005): OV13-OV14. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=17716756&site=ehost-live 38. Hamid, Shadi. "Why We Must Fight Alongside The Rebels." Time 179.10 (2012): 36. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=72454776&site=ehost-live 39. Gerges, Fawaz A. "Will Al Qaeda cement its foothold in Syria?." Christian Science Monitor 29 May 2012: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=76166902&site=ehost-live 40. LaFranchi, Howard. "Suicide bombings in Syria: Cease-fire in shambles, Al Qaeda role is feared." Christian Science Monitor 11 May 2012: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=75160170&site=ehost-live 41. Jim, Michaels, and TODAY USA. "Congressman: Iraq War's end gives al-Qaeda opening in Syria." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E102929827112&site=ehost-live 42. The Associated, Press. "U.S. ties al-Qaeda to Syria attacks." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E245144361612&site=ehost-live 43. Blanford, Nicholas. "Is Al Qaeda actually involved in the Syria uprising?." Christian Science Monitor 16 Jan. 2012: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=70318522&site=ehost-live 44. Blanford, Nicholas. "Syrian uprising shifts toward suicide bombings. Al Qaeda's handiwork? (+video)." Christian Science Monitor 30 Apr. 2012: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=74651348&site=ehost-live 45. Howard LaFranchi Staff, writer. "Could Al Qaeda get Syria's chemical weapons?." Christian Science Monitor 17 Feb. 2012: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=71802027&site=ehost-live 46.</p><p>Brain Drain from Iran 1. Iranian citizens abroad 2. Higher Education in Iran 3. Science and technology in Iran 4. Economy of Iran 5. International rankings of Iran 6. Frances Harrison (January 8, 2007). "Huge cost of Iranian brain drain". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6240287.stm. 7. "Clarification On The 'Brain Drain.'". Rferl.org. 2004-04-12. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1342682.html. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 8. IMF research economist Enrica Detragiache and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics economist William J. Carrington in the IMF's quarterly magazine, Finance and Development (v. 36, n. 2 [July 1999]) http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/1999/06/carringt.htm 9. http://www.payvand.com/news/12/may/1297.html 10. "Iran Faces Pressure to Provide Jobs, Address Health Disparities by Yvette Collymore". Prb.org. 2004-09-07. http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/IranFacesPressuretoProvideJobsAddressHealthDisparities.aspx. Retrieved 2011- 03-31. 11. Harrison, Frances (2007-01-08). "Huge cost of Iranian brain drain". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6240287.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-08. 12. "Iran's refugee exodus is exacerbating a brain drain that has stunted the country's development for years." Thousands Flee Iran as Noose Tightens DECEMBER 11, 2009 13. Sanger, David E. (June 10, 2010). "Beyond Iran Sanctions, Plans B, C, D and". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/world/middleeast/11assess.html?src=mv. Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 14. "World Factbook, Iran". Cia.gov. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 15. "Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home By Shirin Hakimzadeh". Migrationinformation.org. http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=424. Retrieved 2011-03- 31. 16. Ebadi, Shirin, Iran Awakening : A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni, Random House, 2006, p.78-9 آیت ا روح ا خمینی در ملقات با اعضای کمیته امداد روزنامه اطلعات، 9 آبان ماه ,Interview with Ettelaat newspaper .17 1358 . Link: See second paragraph (Persian) 18. "BBCPersian.com". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2005/11/051125_mf_amid.shtml. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 19. Brain Drain: http://www.payvand.com/news/01/may/1010.html, http://www.iranian.ws/cgi- bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/3811, http://www.iranian.com/Opinion/2002/August/Brain/, 20. Iran’s Brain Drain: http://www.iranian.com/Opinion/2002/October/Brain/, 21. Brain Drain: http://www.scidev.net/News/index.cfm?fuseaction=readNews&itemid=1485&language=1, 22. Brain Drain: http://www.parapundit.com/archives/002003.html, http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/03/c655d456-07df-405a-8fe9-aad51173bd66.html 23. BBC: "Mass purges at Iran universities." by Frances Harrison. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6196069.stm 24. The Guardian: "Iranian president calls for purge of liberal lecturers". Robert Tait. September 6, 2006. Link: http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/worldwide/story/0,,1865731,00.html 25. "Washington Prism". Washington Prism. http://www.washingtonprism.org/showarticle.cfm?id=213. Retrieved 2011-10-01. 26. "Iran's Brain Drain: 200,000 graduates trying to go abroad". Payvand.com. 2006-11-22. http://www.payvand.com/news/06/apr/1188.html. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 27. ". Bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/2011/02/110214_l28_250_thousand_iranian_specialists_america.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 28. "Education System in Iran". Iranian Embassy in Oslo. http://www.iran-embassy-oslo.no/embassy/educat.htm. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 29. "Science and Technology and the Future Development of Societies: International Workshop Proceedings". Nap.edu. 2007-02-11. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12185&page=25. Retrieved 2011-03-31. 30. Torbat, Akbar E. "The Brain Drain From Iran To The United States." Middle East Journal 56.2 (2002): 272. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=6918486&site=ehost-live</p><p>Lost Boys of Sudan 1. The Sudanese Education Fund, a 501(c)3 nonprofit serving the South Sudanese refugee population in Massachusetts 2. HELPSudan International, founded by Lost Boys living in Chicago who are determined to better communities in southern Sudan by establishing schools and providing health resources and clean water 3. John Dau Sudan Foundation, a Foundation founded by Lost Boy John Dau and dedicated to transforming healthcare in Southern Sudan 4. The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation 5. Alliance For The Lost Boys 6. Sudanese Lost Boys Association of Australia 7. Gabriel's Dream A charity dedicated to securing education and dental care for the lost boys. 8. Hope for Ariang, Lost Boy Gabriel Bol Deng's project to build a primary school in the Bhar El Ghazal region 9. Water for Sudan, founded by Lost Boy Salva Dut to provide clean water to Southern Sudan Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 10. Southern Sudan Health Care Organization, founded by Lost Boys Jacob Atem and Lual Awan, to build a clinic in Southern Sudan 11. 4 South Sudan, founded by US Olympian and Lost Boy Lopez Lomong to meet the needs of the South Sudanese people by improving access to clean water, healthcare, education, and nutrition 12. Photojournalist's Account - Images of Sudan's displaced 13. Between Two Worlds: A Personal Journey, Photographs by Eli Reed of the Lost Boys of Sudan 14. Sudanese Stories, An oral history project recording the migration journeys and settlement experiences of southern Sudanese refugees now living in Blacktown, Western Sydney, Australia 15. "Lost Boys find their way in Rochester", story on Lost Boys relocating to the US 16. Lost Boys of Sudan - Documentary follows two young refugees from the Dinka tribe, Peter and Santino, through their first year in America. 17. Shattered Sudan - National Geographic Magazine news story discusses the relationship between Sudan's war and its oil production. 18. Sóuter, Ericka, and Dietlind Lerner. "Message Of Hope." People 63.5 (2005): 64-69. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=15855167&site=ehost-live 19. Hecht, Katie. "On The Run." Current Events 110.24 (2011): 4-5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=60836978&site=ehost-live 20. Dobbin, Ben. "Hunt for water takes 'Lost Boy' back to Sudan." Christian Science Monitor 17 Apr. 2008: 4. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=31739713&site=ehost-live 21. Craig, Wilson. "'Lost boy' finds new path far from home in Sudan." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E392645681507&site=ehost-live 22. Epstein, David. "Chasing A Dream." Sports Illustrated 106.5 (2007): 24-25. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23879394&site=ehost-live Makar, Ashley. 23. "Lost Boys." Christian Century 124.4 (2007): 9-10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=24188678&site=ehost-live McCarthy, Colman. "A 24. 'Lost Boy' Makes His Home. In The U.S." National Catholic Reporter 42.28 (2006): 17. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=20904197&site=ehost-live 25. Mike, Lopresti. "Long road from Sudan to diploma." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E131321431211&site=ehost-live 26. "Lomong a 'warrior inside'." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E076308065912&site=ehost-live 27. Claudia, Puig. "'Lost boys' speak eloquently." USA Today n.d.: Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=J0E223551032307&site=ehost-live 28. "John Dau, Featured Speaker At International Literacy Day, Embodies Power Of Literacy." Reading Today 25.1 (2007): 6. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=26183088&site=ehost-live</p><p>Territorial Disputes between Korean and Japan 1. NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/20/world/asia/Territorial-Disputes-Involving- Japan.html 2. VOA Disputes between S. Korea and Japan: http://www.voanews.com/content/japan-south-korea-disputed- island-spat-heats-up/1492002.html 3. US Policy Options for the Territorial Disputes in East Asia : http://www.chinausfocus.com/uncategorized/us- policy-options-for-the-territorial-disputes-in-east-asia/ 4. Time US: http://nation.time.com/2012/08/16/wars-legacy-plagues-japan-and-its-neighbors/ 5. War Memories and Territorial Disputes in Southeast Asia: http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2012/08/31/war- memories-and-territorial-disputes-in-northeast-asia/. Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 6. Tense Triangle: Japan, China and South Korea: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/tense-triangle- japan-china-south-korea 7. Association for Asian Research. The Japanese Roots (Part III) 8. "Assassin's Grandson Speaks of Emotional Journey". The Chosun Ilbo. May 10, 2005. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090314033929/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200505/200505100 009.html. 9. "Treaty of Annexation". USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center. http://www.isop.ucla.edu/eas/documents/kore1910.htm. Retrieved February 19, 2007. 10. "INSIDE KOREA > HISTORY". KBS Global. http://english.kbs.co.kr/korea/history/ink_hty.html. Retrieved July 27, 2008. "The Japanese annexation of Korea concluded in 1910, from which time the Korean people had to suffer under Japanese colonial rule until the surrender of Japan and the conclusion of World War II in 1945." 11. " 대한민국임시정부 大韓民國臨時政府 [Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea]". Nate / Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. http://100.nate.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=251169&v=43. "전민족운동이 었던 3·1 운동에 의해 수립된 임시정부...대내적으로는 독립운동의 통할기구로서의 구실을 가지고 탄</p><p>생...상해에 있던 시기(1919∼1932)에는 국내외동포사회에 통할조직을 확대하면서 외교활동이나 독립전</p><p>쟁 등을 지도, 통할하는 데 주력하였다. 초기의 독립전쟁은 만주와 연해주(沿海州)의 독립군단체에 일 임...이 시기에 가장 주목할 성과는 광복군(光復軍)을 창설 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Japan- DPRK Pyongyang Declaration 12. Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet. Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi 13. Yun Kyung-min (August 15, 2005). "Japanese apologize statement… However, politicians made a tributary visit" (in Korean). YTN. http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LPOD&mid=tvh&oid=052&aid=0000088272. 14. The Chosun Ilbo. Compensation for Colonial Victims Is Not Just a Legal Problem 15. The Chosun Ilbo. 「韓国政府、韓日会談で個別請求権放棄 16. 17. The Chosun Ilbo. Seoul Demanded $364 Million for Japan's Victims 18. Macintyre, Donald (28-January-2002). "A Legacy Lost". TIME (New York). ISSN 0040-781X. http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,197704,00.html. Retrieved 27-June-2009. 19. Japan, Seoul sign deal on artifact returns Nov 14, 2010 20. Itoi, Kay; Lee, B.J. (21-February-2005). "KOREA: A TUSSLE OVER TREASURES". Newsweek. ISSN 0028-9604. http://www.newsweek.com/2005/02/20/korea-a-tussle-over-treasures.html. Retrieved 14-May-2011. 21. 菅野朋子 【特別リポート】消えた「重要文化財を追え！」壱岐・安国寺の寺宝は「韓国の国宝」に なっていた！（週刊新潮 2005 年 10 月 13 日号） 22. 「盗難文化財の再調査を韓国に要請 外務省 23. Asahi Shinbun 2011 年 5 月 9 日 24. Kim Hak-won (김학원) (2006-10-17). " 해외 유출된 한국문화재 총 75,311 점 ... 문화재가 조국의 눈길한번 받지 못해 " (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo / newswire. http://press.chosun.com/newsRead.php? md=A01&tm=1&no=194733&cat=1200&cat1=1211. 25. Recovering South Korea's lost treasures 26. Business Week 2010 08 10, Japan to Return Korea Artifacts in Occupation Apology 27. Yoshihiro Makino. "Japan returns Korean royal archives after a century". Asahi Shinbun. December 8, 2011. 28. ASIA SOCIETY: THE COLLECTION IN CONTEXT [13] "Not surprisingly, it has historically been actively engaged with its neighbors China and Korea, as well as Southeast Asia." 29. Foster-Carter, Aidan (2012-07-18). "Why can't Koreans see Japan straight?". Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/NG18Dg01.html. Retrieved 2012-07-25. Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 30. "Gas exploration off Dokdo". http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for- thought/13/aberdeen_university/gas_exploration_off_dokdo/9409/. Retrieved December 12, 2011. 31. Sang-Hun, Choe (August 31, 2008). "Desolate Dots in the Sea Stir Deep Emotions as South Korea Resists a Japanese Claim". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/world/asia/31islands.html? pagewanted=all. 32. The Foreign Relations Series (FRUS) 1951 VolumeVI P1203. Subject:Japanese Peace Treaty, Participants:Dr. Yu Chan Yang, Korean Ambassador and John Foster Dulles U.S. Ambassador 33. "Korean Protests Call for Hetalia Anime's Cancellation (Update 2) – News". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-13/korean-protests-call-for-hetalia-anime-cancellation. Retrieved April 19, 2012. 34. Author: Artefact (January 16, 2009). "Koreans Force Cancellation of "Criminal" Hetalia". Sankaku Complex. http://www.sankakucomplex.com/2009/01/16/koreans-force-cancellation-of-criminal-hetalia/. Retrieved April 19, 2012. 35. Chris Fortson (October 28, 2002). "Expert speaks on 1980s Japanese kidnappings". Yale Daily News. http://www.yaledailynews.com/article.asp?AID=20393. Retrieved October 11, 2007.[dead link] 36. Choe Sang-Hun (April 21, 2006). "Abductions unite South Korea and Japan". International Herald Tribune. http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/04/20/news/abduct.php. Retrieved October 11, 2007. 37. "Road of rice plant". National Science Museum of Japan. http://www.kahaku.go.jp/special/past/japanese/ipix/5/5-25.html. Retrieved 15 January 2011. 38. Kay, Bryan. "South Korea and Japan sail into territorial dispute." Christian Science Monitor 13 Jan. 2011: N.PAG. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=57313887&site=ehost-live</p><p>Global Warming</p><p>Women’s Rights Abuses in Afghanistan 1. ARZU Studio Hope - Social entrepreneurship helping Afghan families with steady income and access to education and healthcare by sourcing and selling handmade area rugs Afghan women weave. 2. Bora Laskin Law Library: Women's Human Rights Resources - Extensive reference library on women's rights. 3. Face to Face International - An international campaign for women's rights, improved health care, and legal abortion and birth control. Issue links, celebrity profiles, current projects and news, and photo exhibition. 4. International Justice for Women: The ICC Marks a New Era - International Criminal Court offers a long-awaited improvement in how international crimes against women are treated. It increases the possibility for redress and provides witness protection and other measures to afford women the greatest level of protection. 5. MADRE - An international women's human rights group 6. National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) - Women's rights in the profession of law and worldwide. 7. Safe World for Women - International non-governmental organization specializing in women's rights and advocacy. 8. Treaty for the Rights of Women - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). 9. TrustLaw - Women's Rights - Global hub providing free legal assistance, news, resources, national legislation and international conventions about women's rights. Run by Thomson Reuters Foundation. 10. UNIFEM Afghanistan - News and information about the UN effort to work with Afghan women and the government of Afghanistan since 2002. Includes justice, governance, community empowerment and economic development. 11. Washington Post - Woman's World - Multimedia reports on the struggle for gender equality around the globe. 12. Women 2000 - Resources and dialogue to promote advocacy, networking, collaboration, collectives and women's power around the globe. Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 13. Women and Rights - The objective of this website is to share facts on women and other social problems which the world is facing. 14. Women's Environment & Development Organization - WEDO is an international organization that advocates for women’s equality in global policy. 15. Women's Global Strike - Stop the world and change it - for a new millennium which values all women's work and all women's lives. Visit the site and add your reasons for going on strike. 16. Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development and Peace - Wlp's goal is to empower women and girls in the Global South through leadership training and capacity building. Wlp is an international non-governmental organization. 17. WomenAction 2000 - A global gateway to alternative reports, campaign material, events listings, multi-media coverage, press releases, and other resources that deal with the UN's Beijing +5 review process on the empowerment of women. 18. A Progress Report on Women’s Education in Post-Taliban Afghanistan: https://oxfam.org.nz/imgs/pdf/community%20peacebuilding%20in%20afghanistan%20final.pdf. 19. Addressing Gender Specific Rights in Afghanistan: https://ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Afghanistan-Gender- Violations-2009-English.pdf 20. Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban, Bibi Aisha cover story in Time magazine 21. Afghanistan: The Status of Women: http://www.parl.gc.ca/content/LOP/ResearchPublications/prb0734-e.htm 22. Amnesty International - Afghanistan - Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights. 23. Amnesty International USA - Afghanistan Human Rights - News, reports and success stories for the country including AI Annual Report entries for the past ten years. 24. Basic Education and Gender Equality in Afghanistan (PDF): http://www.60millionsdefilles.org/include/Update %20and%20photos%20for%2060millionGirls_15Sept09.pdf 25. BBC News - US holds thousands in Afghanistan - A senior American official says some 7,000 Taleban and al- Qaeda members are being held prisoner after the collapse of the Taleban. (December 21, 2001) 26. CBC Dispatches on Baad (Radio Canada): http://www.cbc.ca/dispatches/promo-box/2012/02/17/baad-justice- haunts-afghanistan/ 27. CNN: Life in Afghanistan under the Taliban - Freelance journalist Saira Shah on an undercover, under-burqa project captures the totalitarian brutality of Taliban rule on film. (August 27, 2001) 28. Crocker, Adriana. "A New Political Order Or Another Violent Backlash? Women Rights And Gender Quotas In Afghanistan." Conference Papers -- Midwestern Political Science Association (2008): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=42980044&site=ehost-live 29. ELLISON, JESSE. "The 2011 Global Women's Progress Report." Newsweek 158.13 (2011): 27-29. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=65554419&site=ehost-live 30. For punishment of Elder’s Deeds: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/world/asia/in-baad-afghan-girls-are- penalized-for-elders-crimes.html 31. Gender Equity Index for Afghanistan: http://genderindex.org/country/afghanistan 32. Gender Equity Index for Pakistan: http://genderindex.org/country/pakistan 33. Guardian: Behind the Burka - Polly Toynbee. "With such a dearth of satisfactory allies, the coalition should turn to one Afghan group completely ignored so far - the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan." (September 28, 2001) 34. Human Rights Watch - Afghanistan - Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country. 35. Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Afghan Girls Suffer for Sins of Male Relatives, 26 March 2009, ARR No. 317, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49dc4b201c.html [accessed 5 December 2010] 36. Jamal, Amina. "Gender, Citizenship, And The Nation-State In Pakistan: Willful Daughters Or Free Citizens?." Signs: Journal Of Women In Culture & Society 31.2 (2006): 283-304. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=19511931&site=ehost-live 37. Kabul's Lost Women - The Washington Post reports that many women and girls abducted by the Taliban are still missing. (December 18, 2001) Current Issues in China, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Korea and Afghanistan 38. RUBIN, ALISSA J., Taimoor Shah, and Farooq Jan Mangal. "A Childhood Lost to Pay for the Sins of Others." New York Times 17 Feb. 2012: 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=71746048&site=ehost-live 39. STREIB, LAUREN. "The Worst Places To Be A Woman." Newsweek 158.13 (2011): 32-33. Academic Search Premier. Web. 22 Feb. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=65554449&site=ehost-live 40. The Current Status of Women in Afghanistan: http://www.un.org/events/women/2002/sit.htm 41. The Taliban and Afghan Women - The Feminist Majority Foundation campaign to assist women in Afghanistan describes the elimination of Women's rights and the humanitarian crisis. 42. US State Department - 2010 Human Rights Report: Afghanistan - 2010 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions. 43. Victims of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan: http://www.idlo.int/DOCNews/Journal_Humanitarian_Assistance-Violence_against_women-Afghanistan.pdf 44. Women in Afghanistan Human Rights: http://www.humansecuritygateway.com/documents/HRHW_WomeninAfghanistan_AHumanRightsTragedyTenYear sAfter911.pdf 45. WomenWatch - Learn about the work of the United Nations entities and inter-governmental and treaty bodies that deal with the advancement and empowerment of women and about international instruments on women's rights.</p><p>Website summaries are from Open Directory Project (ODP) Some articles require login and password, please consult GHCHS Gaggle mail for this information</p>