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Keening, a word that comes from the Irish for crying would see women crying dramatically over the deceased at funerals but where did this old Irish tradition go? Up until the middle of the last ...

When children’s books began circulating in the early 2000s, one striking absence was evident: stories from Mindanao for young readers were nearly nonexistent. Publishers were scarce and tales rooted ...