Pardon?

South Asia s Whispering Enemies

Private teaching establishments, whether francophone, anglophone or known trough another designation, are governed according to the provisions of the An Act respecting private education.

I hear a lot of you whispering.

The boys were whispering I knew they were up to something.

The two major private broadcasters have no programmes in minority languages.

Children crouch by their heads, take in the fake blood and still bodies, and whisper to each other.

Section 72 of the Charter of the French Language requires that instruction be conducted in the French language in kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools, in public establishments and in subsidized private establishments.

The murmur of the city dissolves into a squall whose chilling power I no longer feel.

From this year's recent exam results, we can see that languages are topping the league tables with the highest pass rates within independent schools.

Whatever your child's interest, there will always be a number of languages to choose from within independent schools, with teaching staff who are specialists in this area.

It was suggested to add, after the word person , the words or legal personality in order to attach liability to private companies engaging in those activities as well as persons.

In this regard, persons belonging to minorities have a right, like others, to establish their private institutions, where the minority language is the main language of instruction.

But that day, it occurred to me what if that grammar is nothing more than a self serving conceit?

And the art of conversation is being replaced dangerously, I think by personal broadcasting.

The third expert group felt that the term private armies was ambiguous and should be clarified so that it referred to all armed groups.

He who keeps his secret among you is the same to Him as he who speaks out publicly, and he who hides himself in the night and walks freely in the day.

Equal are the one among you who speaks softly and one who speaks aloud, and one who is hidden during the night and one who walks during the daytime. ( For Allah.)

Alike of you is he who conceals his saying, and he who proclaims it, he who hides himself in the night, and he who sallies by day

Equal unto him is he among you who hideth the word and he who publisheth it, and he who hideth himself in the night and he who goeth about freely in the day.

It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly, whether he be hid by night or go forth freely by day.

It is the same whether one of you conceals his speech, or declares it whether he goes into hiding by night, or goes out by day.

It is all the same for Him whether any of you says a thing secretly, or says it loudly, and whether one hides oneself in the darkness of night, or struts about in broad daylight.

Alike of you is he who hideth the saying and he who noiseth it abroad, he who lurketh in the night and he who goeth freely in the daytime.

It is the same to Him whether any of you speaks secretly, or does so loudly, or whether he lurks in the night, or is open to view in daytime.

Similar to yourself is he who conceals his saying, and he who proclaims it, he who hides himself in the night, and he who goes forth by day,

It is the same to Him concerning you whether one conceals his speech or one publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous among others by day.

It is all the same to Him whether you speak in secret or out loud, try to hide in the darkness of night or walk in the brightness of day.

Alike (to Him) among you is he who conceals (his) words and he who speaks them openly, and he who hides himself by night and (who) goes forth by day.

It makes no difference whether you converse in secret or aloud, whether you hide under the cloak of night or walk about freely in the light of day.

It is the same (to Him) whether any of you conceal his speech or declare it openly whether he lie hid by night or walk forth freely by day.

The UNESCO sponsored World Conference on Linguistic Rights, held in Barcelona, Spain, in 1996, adopted the Universal Declaration of Linguistic Rights, which affirms a number of personal rights, including the right to be recognized as a member of a language group, the right to the use of one's own language both in private and in public, and the right to the use of one's own name, as well as the collective right of language groups to have their own language and culture taught.

The data, collected from SCIS's 74 member schools, showed that 72 per cent of students achieved a Higher grade A in Mandarin, while 72 per cent of those studying German, 69 per cent of those studying French and 63 per cent studying Spanish also achieved an A.

Funded accredited private schools receive 60 percent of the base instruction rate provided to public schools, but do not receive funding for transportation, administration, operation and plant maintenance, or English Second Language funding.

In any case, persons belonging to new minorities are entitled to set up their own private educational institutions allowing for the teaching of and instruction in their mother tongue.

This demonstrates that independent schools in Scotland are supporting foreign languages as vital skills that children and young people will undoubtedly require in the future.

Languages now, as a subject choice, are being held in the same regard as STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in independent school curriculums and elsewhere.

Let's take Bogota. Poor, Latino, surrounded by runaway gun violence and drug trafficking a reputation not unlike that of the South Bronx.

Knowledge of languages Finnish (mother tongue), Swedish, English and German French (basic knowledge)

It's like having a little lawyer on your shoulders all day long, whispering in your ear, Could that go wrong? Might that go wrong?

Working languages Norwegian, English, Portuguese, Spanish, some French and German

Languages spoken English, French, Russian

Also a member of the editorial boards of Fault Lines and Disarmament Times

Swedish (mother tongue), English, German and French (in that order).

Language includes spoken and signed languages and other forms of non spoken languages