“Imported Buddhism” or “Co-Creation”?: Buddhist Cultural Heritage and Sustainability of Tourism at the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, Nepal > Situated amidst a rural hinterland comprising non-Buddhist populations, the Lumbini Sacred Garden master plan covers an area of about 4.5 km². > It has a special “monastic zone” for the construction of 39 international monasteries of which 13 have been built (notable are the Thai, Japanese, Burmese, Sri Lankan, Chinese, Bhutanese, Korean, and European monasteries). > [...In] practical terms, it is perceived as “imported Buddhism” > [and] the limited opportunities for interpretation of this co-created heritage reinforces a sense of alienation for the local community, and poses challenges for the sustainability of tourism and the vitality of Lumbini as a Heritage Site.

📰 Buddhist Cultural Heritage and Sustainability of Tourism at the World Heritage Site of Lumbini, Nepal (A free, 18-page article from 2021)

Tags: #Migration #Travel #InternationalDevelopment #EngagedBuddhism #Intercultural

A session at #Leicester Cathedral, sharing stories of the past year’s work, making future plans. Friends from local #Bahai, #Christian, #Druid, #Hindu, #Muslim, #Pagan, #Sikh communities present. #cohesion #community #diversity #equality #inclusion #integration #intercultural #interfaith #multifaith

#ThrowbackThursday:
#Earlymusic #worldmusic #fusion - playing with Ensemble Mogador Chant et Musique Soufie in 2011.

Really looking forward to doing this again in May. Concerts in London & Cambridge

www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ZY...

#interfaith #intercultural #earlymusicensemble #sufi #moroccan

#ThrowbackThursday:
Playing with Ensemble Mogador Chant et Musique Soufie as part of the Shore To Shore Project in 2012

So looking forward to working on this project again in May 🙂
#earlymusic #worldmusic #fusion #musicianlife #interfaith #intercultural #anglomoroccan

"I am a Muslim" in an #intercultural #family stands for #self-determination of #Muslim #women in their #choice of partner and the normality of diverse lifestyles.

www.ak-polis.de/ich-bin-musl...

We're developing games for the teacher I met in Senegal to help learn English. Excited to see the three chosen to get published! Here's in progress work. #gamedesign #fullbright #intercultural #education #beyondtheclassroom

#theinterplex #science #energy #technology #innovation #universe #physics #reality #atoms #galaxy #biology #life #earth #systems #geology #human #cosmos #society #culture #tech #civilization #nature #intercultural #sciencenews #planet #future #economy #planetary #media #news

Working to upgrade the videos in my intercultural communication class. Open to suggestions for interesting, substantial, current clips that bear on all aspects of communication and culture. Drop me a line. robb@interculturaltoolkit.com. #intercultural
#storiestostudy
#intercultural communication

Working to upgrade the videos in my intercultural communication class. Open to suggestions for interesting, substantial, current clips that bear on all aspects of communication and culture. Drop me a line. robb@interculturaltoolkit.com. #intercultural
#storiestostudy
#intercultural communication

For #Kdrama & #K-pop fans who don't speak #Korean:

I think you're amazing.

Being comfortable with not knowing 100% of the words is a vital #intercultural muscle.

In a world that demands instant, pre-packaged answers, sitting with a little mystery is where true #curiosity and #empathy begin.

But didn’t the strength of cultural studies lie precisely in its attention to context? (Ang, 1998) | Revisiting #aquotefoundbyaresearcher | Budo studies 🥋🧠🎓☯️ #budo #aikido #intercultural #communication #interculturalism #creativity #studies #businesscommunication #PhD

We therefore propose the rewriting of cultural safety ... to emphasize realignments that expose our common humanity and vulnerabilities. (Anderson et al., 2003) | Revisiting #aquotefoundbyaresearcher | Budo studies 🥋🧠🎓☯️ #budo #aikido #intercultural #communication

📚✨ Congrats to Anca Daniela Frumuselu and Marni Manegre on their new book chapter on how #COIL boosts FL skills, peer #interaction & #intercultural competence 🌍💬👏
🔗 https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.32657626.14

Multimodal Cultural Safety: Evaluation Framework and Alignment Strategies

Haoyi Qiu, Kung-Hsiang Huang, Ruichen Zheng, Jiao Sun, Nanyun Peng

Action editor: Yonatan Bisk

https://openreview.net/forum?id=mkFBmxgnRh

#cultural #intercultural #culturally

Victor Villa es el taquero de Bad Bunny

Victor Villa, de Michoacán, convertido en exitoso taquero en Los Ángeles, es el feliz participante del show de #BadBunny en el medio tiempo del #SuperBowlLX #VictorVilla #Intercultural 🏉

"Gaza, ¡basta ya!": número 21 de la revista E2O (Entre2Orillas) en "pdf" Blog de referencia para la comunidad musulmana residente en la Región de Murcia

Ya está publicado el número 21 de "E2O", Revista Transnacional para la Convivencia Intercultural y la Cooperación que publica la Asociación ATIM #convivencia #intercultural #cooperación #transnacional

"Tejiendo voces" reúne a artistas de pueblos originarios de México y Canadá en diálogo intercultural - Periodistas Unidos Periodistas Unidos es un colectivo de periodistas que buscan la libertad de expresión, la defensa de periodistas y la integración de diversas disciplinas culturales para la transformación de la sociedad.

#Intercultural 📢 Las voces de los pueblos originarios resuenan en "Tejiendo voces". Un espacio de intercambio artístico entre México y Canadá para fortalecer la identidad y el patrimonio vivo de nuestras naciones. Todos los detalles aquí: 👇💻 zurl.co/a9aq4

Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship — Building Bridges Between Science and Policymaking

RIFS awards a Klaus Töpfer #Sustainability #Fellowship: The projects should have a lasting impact. Applicants should bring innovative ideas from their fields and demonstrate professional experience in #international and #intercultural settings.

www.rifs-potsdam.de/en/news/klau...

Distinct Facial Expressions Represent Pain and Pleasure Across Cultures > Using complementary analyses, we show that representations of pain and orgasm are distinct in each culture. > We also show that pain is represented with similar face movements across cultures, whereas orgasm shows differences. > Our findings therefore inform understanding of the possible communicative role of facial expressions of pain and orgasm, and how culture could shape their representation.

📰 Distinct Facial Expressions Represent Pain and Pleasure Across Cultures (A free, 9-page article from 2018)

Tags: #Feeling #Intercultural

#theinterplex #science #scientific #scientist #physics #physicist #space #brazil #brazilian #satellite #monitoring #deforestation #amazon #inpe #data #forest #amazon #amazonian #tropics #tropical #indigenous #nationalpark #policy #action #dialogue #interview #intercultural #interdisciplinary #nuance

#theinterplex #science #sciencenews #sciencejournalism #sciencecommunication #evidencebased #datadriven #researchmatters #scienceandsociety #scienceandpolicy #globalscience #yearinreview #lookingahead #newsletter #news #science2025 #community #collaboration #interdisciplinary #intercultural

Designing with Purpose: Pedagogical Reflections for the Development of AI Speaking Tools - The FLTMAG By Christiane Reves, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Language Program Director for German, Department of German, New York University, former Assistant Teaching Professor and Lower Division Coordina...

A 24/7 conversation partner for #ForeignLanguageLearning seems an excellent use case for #GenAI #LLM apps, especially coupled with speech recognition and text to speech capabilities. With a focus on #intercultural communication, and not just grammar.
fltmag.com/pedagogical-...

Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World > Kinesthetic genius exists. Intuitive genius exists. It's simply that we may not always identify it as 'genius.'

🗣️ Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World (A free, 34-minute podcast from 2019)

Tags: #Anthropology #Intercultural #Mind

EU working on a ‘new paradigm’ to tackle irregular migration The European Commission says it is working on a "new paradigm" to tackle migration, following a letter from 19 member states.

When the Council of Europe Intercultural Cities programme was established in 2007, the European Commission was a partner. But its interest in the new @coe.int #intercultural paradigm for managing diversity fell away and now the populists drive an old #xenophobia: euobserver.com/Migration/ar...

Victoria artist turned activist wins back-to-back awards for social change - Victoria News Lajah Warren is the founder of Nova Arts Hub, a centre for marginalized communities to create art

"The Emerging Leader award is given to a young person between 15 and 30 for their work in building #intercultural trust, tackling #racism or reducing barriers for marginalized communities" #multiculturalism #antiracism #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada vicnews.com/2025/12/12/v...

#Bahai, #Christian, #Muslim, #Quaker, #Sikh members of Leicester SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education) at our annual Christmas meal. #DEI #dialogue #diversity #EDI #equality #inclusion #integration #intercultural #interfaith #multiculturality #multifaith #ReligiousEducation

#theinterplex #science #scientific #interdisciplinary #intercultural #evidence #complex #complexity #physics #ecology #socialscience #indigenous #knowledge #systems #dialogue #interconnected #amazon #conservation #sustainable #development #future #technology #society #culture #earth #cosmos

#theinterplex #science #scientific #interdisciplinary #intercultural #evidence #complex #complexity #physics #ecology #socialscience #indigenous #knowledge #systems #dialogue #interconnected #amazon #conservation #sustainable #development #future #technology #society #culture #earth #cosmos

Some more photographic records of the Shakespeare Institute Players' triumphant China tour of the Peony Pavilion!
#Shakespeare #china #TangXianzu #PeonyPavilion #intercultural #china