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The volumes resemble barrel slats -- about 3 feet long and 6 inches wide. The paper, edges rounded, looks like the skimpiest gossamer but is surprisingly sturdy, even silky to the touch. The unbound, dog-eared pages are filled with faded

While she is thrilled to be paired with Muhammad Ali, 14-year-old Olivia El-Awady has an even greater motivation Sunday when she takes part in the Dalai Lama's dedication of an interfaith temple in Bloomington.

Dear Fellow Tibetans and Friends in North America, Greetings and Tashi Delek to all of you as we celebrate the 43rd Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day for Tibetans in Exile. On behalf of all Tibetans in the US and Canada

To many people in Bloomington, he's known as Thubten Jigme Norbu, Professor Norbu, or Taktser Tulku or Taktser Rimpoche, the title bestowed on him as the reincarnation of a famous Tibetan monk.

The de facto Prime Minister of Tibet, Samdhong Rinpoche, said on Friday that the process to explore the possibility of resumption of dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China would continue to move forward in a positive direction for finding a solution of the vexed Tibet problem.

Ngawang Lobsang, makes sure his horn is ready to play before taking the stage at Harmony School Friday night for a Tibetan cultural pageant. Staff photo by Chris Howell.

Ngawang Gyatso squinted into the bright shaft of sunlight bathing the Harmony School stage, then apologized for being a bit bleary-eyed after some long hours of work this week at Bloomington's Tibetan Cultural Center.

After Nepal, it is now Tibet’s turn to cash in on Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Shigatse, close to the China-Nepal border, is the Tibet Autonomous Region’s second largest city.

Tibetan spiritual leader in exile the Dalai Lama will meet with President George W. Bush and other US leaders here next week on the status of contacts between his envoys and China, the International Campaign for Tibet said.

The Tenth Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) is being held at the University of Oxford, England, from September 6 to 12, 2003.