<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Evolutsia.Net</title> <atom:link href="http://www.evolutsia.net/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.evolutsia.net</link> <description>Musings on Georgia, the Caucasus, and all things Khachapuri</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:32:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>No Tolerance to Intolerance! We are different but we are all equal!</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/no-tolerance-to-intolerance-we-are-different-but-we-are-all-equal/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/no-tolerance-to-intolerance-we-are-different-but-we-are-all-equal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:09:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Guest_Author</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kofi Braiki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgian Orthodox Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opposition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tbilisi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3064</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yesterday in Tbilisi  a peaceful protest for LGBT rights to mark the International Day Against Homophobia ended in a physical scuffle when religious groups violently disrupted the gathering. Our contributer Tornike Metreveli comments.  The fact that most of the Asian, African and Middle Eastern countries together with several American States are surprising us with high degree [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/no-tolerance-to-intolerance-we-are-different-but-we-are-all-equal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>‘Face Control’, what is behind Tbilisi’s latest trend?</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/face-control-what-is-behind-tbilisis-latest-trend/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/face-control-what-is-behind-tbilisis-latest-trend/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 07:08:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Inge Snip</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tbilisi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United States]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3036</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the last couple of years, a new trend has surfaced in Tbilisi’s party scene. The custom, developed in Moscow in the 1990s and known under the colloquial name ‘feis kontrol’, has finally found its way to its southern neighbor. Why do clubs decide to introduce Face Control and what are the implications of the policy? The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/face-control-what-is-behind-tbilisis-latest-trend/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Georgia-Israel Relations Continue Stumbling with Monastery Flap</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgia-israel-relations-continue-stumbling-with-monastery-flap/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgia-israel-relations-continue-stumbling-with-monastery-flap/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:46:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgian Orthodox Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3030</guid> <description><![CDATA[A controversy over a historically Georgian monastery in Jerusalem is further complicating already-strained ties between Tel Aviv and Tbilisi, reports contributor Brittany Pheiffer. Despite mutual reputations as bastions of liberalism in charged geopolitical zones, Georgia&#8217;s relationship with Israel has been rocky for years. Georgia&#8217;s previously positive relationship with Israel became tense after intelligence indicated that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgia-israel-relations-continue-stumbling-with-monastery-flap/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SMH: Weekly Standard takes aim at Ivanishvili</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/smh-weekly-standard-takes-aim-at-ivanishvili/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/smh-weekly-standard-takes-aim-at-ivanishvili/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:55:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael Cecire</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kofi Braiki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caucasus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ivanishvili]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opposition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-determination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United States]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3024</guid> <description><![CDATA[Overall, the neoconservative stream of thought &#8212; to use Irving Kristol&#8217;s description &#8212; has been at its best in the way it has sought to elevate liberal democratic values worldwide. Their application has never been universal or perfect (&#8220;enhanced interrogation,&#8221; the Patriot Act), but the professed emphasis on global democratization and the continuity of a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/smh-weekly-standard-takes-aim-at-ivanishvili/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Discrimination in Job Ads, a Common Practice in Georgia</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/discrimination-in-job-ads-a-common-practice-in-georgia/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/discrimination-in-job-ads-a-common-practice-in-georgia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:53:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade & Economy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3013</guid> <description><![CDATA[Georgia&#8217;s labor code is notoriously lax, and it shows in Georgian job advertisements that are full of discriminating language, reports Koka Kalandadze. If you’ve seen job advertisements in Georgia that say, &#8220;The candidate should be a woman (or a man), unmarried, between the ages of 22-30, and nice&#8221; &#8212; or some other set of similar [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/discrimination-in-job-ads-a-common-practice-in-georgia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Georgia&#8217;s IDPs: Human rights and peace on hold</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgias-idps-human-rights-and-peace-on-hold/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgias-idps-human-rights-and-peace-on-hold/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:19:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abkhazia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[August War]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caucasus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IDPs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South Ossetia]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=3008</guid> <description><![CDATA[The lack of attention paid to Georgian IDPs&#8217; human rights is a major blind spot in international discourse on the separatist conflicts and ignoring them will only lead to further violations, say Tamar Vashakidze and Thea Maisuradze. Until recently, Anzori Pirtskhalava [name changed] and his family lived in Sukhumi, Abkhazia. Pirtskhalava was one of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/georgias-idps-human-rights-and-peace-on-hold/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Forbes Georgia&#8217;s Interview with Ivanishvili [Full Text, Eng.]</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/forbes-georgias-interview-with-ivanishvili-full-text-eng/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/forbes-georgias-interview-with-ivanishvili-full-text-eng/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:09:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ivanishvili]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opposition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Self-determination]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tbilisi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=2994</guid> <description><![CDATA[The contents of the censored Forbes Georgia interview contains few traces of radicalism or subversion. Contrary to typical Georgian media caricatures, Bidzina Ivanishvili comes across as clean, competent, and credible. A trusted source has provided Evolutsia.Net with the translated, full text of Bidzina Ivanishvili&#8217;s interview with Forbes Georgia, which was allegedly kiboshed for presenting Ivanishvili [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/forbes-georgias-interview-with-ivanishvili-full-text-eng/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Commentary: Imedi TV&#8217;s &#8220;Hope&#8221; for Cheap Ratings</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/commentary-imedi-tvs-hope-for-cheap-ratings/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/commentary-imedi-tvs-hope-for-cheap-ratings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:24:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kofi Braiki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Imedi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=2989</guid> <description><![CDATA[Even beyond its sad news coverage, Imedi TV continues to live up to its hard-won reputation as a peddler of stereotypes and bereft of ethical acumen in its lineup, says contributor Tornike Metreveli. That Georgian TV channel Imedi (&#8220;Hope&#8221;) is notorious for its lack of professionalism and violations of media ethic rules is no recent [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/commentary-imedi-tvs-hope-for-cheap-ratings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Telavi as a Tourist Destination</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/telavi-as-a-tourist-destination/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/telavi-as-a-tourist-destination/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:07:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Caucasus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tbilisi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Telavi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tourism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade & Economy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=2968</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tbilisi is easily Georgia&#8217;s main focal point for visitors and tourists, but some of the country&#8217;s greatest cultural riches await outside the capital. Contributor Emma Pratt shows us Telavi, the capital of Kakheti. The vast majority of Georgia’s foreign visitors spend their time in Tbilisi. According to the Georgian National Tourism Agency’s statistics, in the second [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/telavi-as-a-tourist-destination/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Presentation: Elite Configuration in Georgia</title><link>http://www.evolutsia.net/presentation-elite-configuration-in-georgia/</link> <comments>http://www.evolutsia.net/presentation-elite-configuration-in-georgia/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:23:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Evolutsia.Net</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kofi Braiki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burjanadze]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Civil Society]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgian Orthodox Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Human Rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ivanishvili]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saakashvili]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Subari]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tbilisi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade & Economy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.evolutsia.net/?p=2964</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday March 28th, our own Evo author Inge Snip, will hold a Work-in-Progress presentation on her current ongoing Master Thesis research: American Councils, CRRC and ARISC present the 9th talk of the Spring 2012 Works-in-Progress series! W-i-P is an ongoing academic discussion series based in Tbilisi, Georgia, that takes place every Wednesday at the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.evolutsia.net/presentation-elite-configuration-in-georgia/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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