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  • Peterthe Great had abolished the Eastern practice of relegating the women of the household to an apartment known as the terem, in order that their modesty might never be violated by the profane eye of a stranger; the habits of Oriental sequestrationhad died away.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Peterthe Great had abolished the Eastern practice of relegating the women of the household to an apartment known as the terem, in order that their modesty might never be violated by the profane eye of a stranger; the habits of Oriental sequestrationhad died away.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Peterthe Great had abolished the Eastern practice of relegating the women of the household to an apartment known as the terem, in order that their modesty might never be violated by the profane eye of a stranger; the habits of Oriental sequestrationhad died away.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Peterthe Great had abolished the Eastern practice of relegating the women of the household to an apartment known as the terem, in order that their modesty might never be violated by the profane eye of a stranger; the habits of Oriental sequestrationhad died away.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • Peterthe Great had abolished the Eastern practice of relegating the women of the household to an apartment known as the terem, in order that their modesty might never be violated by the profane eye of a stranger; the habits of Oriental sequestrationhad died away.

    FORGE OF EMPIRES 1861-1871 MICHAEL KNOX BERAN 2007

  • É previsível que os grandes senhores das cadeiras do poder dominante se irão gloriar futuramente de nos terem transformado num povo desprezível, cujos filhos irão cultuar o roubo, a mentira, a repressão … não nos bastando a cultura deixada no tempo das milícias desumanas e cruéis, eis os exemplos de uma política que facilita a impunidade a quem matou e destruiu massivamente, e que nos rouba a dignidade da justiça.

    Global Voices in English » East Timor: Where is Justice for the Suai Church Massacre? 2009

  • Instalação feita para a Fonds Solidarité Sida Afrique, composta por 321 relógios que a cada 12 horas revelavam a mensagem A cada 12 horas, mais de 2 mil pessoas morrem em África por não terem acesso a cuidados médicos.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Red 2009

  • Instalação feita para a Fonds Solidarité Sida Afrique, composta por 321 relógios que a cada 12 horas revelavam a mensagem A cada 12 horas, mais de 2 mil pessoas morrem em África por não terem acesso a cuidados médicos.

    Every minute counts Red 2009

  • Isso também é justo e certo, mas talvez falem muito por terem sido ouvidas tão pouco em passado recente e terem, por isso, que gritar para se fazerem ouvidas.

    Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009

  • Eles acreditaram sempre, nós apenas “acordámos” depois de muito terem eles e elas sofrido, como se uma lança espetada de dor nos tivesse impelido a “acordar” … foi assim a partir do Massacre de Sta.

    Global Voices in English » East Timor: Celebrating Global Solidarity for Freedom 2009

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