The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has made a name for itself in sports, fashion, publishing, pop culture and water cooler conversations around the globe.

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London's not only where political power is wielded, but it's where cultural power is focused too - as a melting pot of cultural ideas and identities and at the business end of culture, from publishing to West End theatre to the BBC London headquarters.

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From films to television and book-publishing, Iran's official culture is now dominated by a small, pro-government clique.

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We publish a magazine on education and health, support a public library in Herat and recently began promoting the revival of culture in Herat by publishing a book of historical places and holding classes of traditional classes in the restored Citadel.

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However, Mayangna leaders told us that the objective of reinforcing culture, knowledge and language transmission across and within the generations cannot be met by simply publishing and disseminating the book without any further support to facilitate its use.

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