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Betrayal: equality for women was non-existent in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. But is the situation any better today? Mariam Rawi of the revolutionary association of women of Afghanistan reports.(Women)
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WHEN the US began bombing Afghanistan on 7 October 2001, the oppression of Afghan women was used as a justification to overthrow the Taliban regime. Five weeks later the US First Lady, Laura Bush, stated triumphantly: 'Because of our recent military gains in much of Afghanistan, women are no longer imprisoned in their homes ... The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women.'
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But in a detailed report released on 6 October 2003 Amnesty International had a rather different picture to paint: 'Two years ...
 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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HOPPING OFF; Greek island hopping is no longer the preserve of hippies. But how do you get started? Rachel Galbraith reports from the Sporades . . .
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...of islands: the Ionian, Cyclades, Sporades, North Aegean, Argo-Saronic, East...ferry. Between some islands in the Sporades, the Cyclades and Dodecanese, the larger...most important ones to you first. The Sporades in the western Aegean are a good choice...
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Travel: Starry nights in the Sporades Laura Ivill watches from the deck of her chartered yacht in the Greek islands as dolphins take their tune from Vivaldi
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...mainland. The only major airport, and the key to why the Sporades chain of islands remains largely pristine, is on Skiathos...responsibility - that's cruising! At the northern end of the Sporades is the island of Yioura, said to be where Polyphemus lived...
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Swap your sporran for sporades
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offers holiday packages to the Sporades, which are tailor-made for the independent...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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GREEK IDYLL; Independent island-hoppers, nightclubbers and relaxation-seekers can all find much to enjoy in the Sporades islands. John von Radowitz reports.(TRAVEL)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England)
; ...number of island hopping packages to the Sporades. Prices for a two-week trip in May...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...
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Sporades Previews Turkey, Greece Tours
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...s time to talk Turkey - and Greece as well - with University of Southern California Classics Prof. Dick Caldwell, whose Sporades Tours to those two eastern Mediterranean nations are distinguished by their personal touch and off-the-beaten-path itineraries...
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One man's Greece-Turkey tours rebound with fresh twist
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Caldwell, is giving his distinctive Sporades Tours a fresh focus for 1992 in hopeful...into the 12th season of his one-man Sporades Tours operation. "From May to July...because he's making the non-regimented Sporades Tours approach even more flexible with...
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Travel: Specialist operators
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...destinations. But the quieter Ionian and Sporades islands, especially Paxos and Skiathos...with pools and traditional houses on the Sporades and Ionian islands; particularly strong...islands in the Dodecanese, Saronic and Sporades islands. Simply Ionian (0181 995 1121...
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Holiday: ISLANDS OF THE GODS.
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offers holiday packages to the Sporades which are tailor-made for the independent...
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Destination: Paradise : Sun, sea, sand and home to the Cyclops; The islands around Greece hold unspoilt beauty as well as top nightspots. JOHN VON RADOWITZ hopped on to a hydrofoil to find out more.(Travel)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
; ...the best of all worlds, head for the Sporades. Set like four sparkling jewels off the eastern coast of mainland Greece, the Sporades consist of the islands of Skiathos...Choice offer holiday packages to the Sporades which are tailor-made for the independent...
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Aegean Surface Circulation from a Satellite-Tracked Drifter Array
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography
; ...currents with the straits through the Sporades and Cyclades island groups. These interactions...is divided into three subbasins: the Sporades, Athos, and Lemnos Basins. The central...generally taken to lie between the Sporades and Lesvos Islands. The southern Aegean...
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