Tibet's Department of Education oversees 73 Tibetan schools, which have 24,000 students and 2,200 staff members in total. Here, students in Lhasa work in their classroom.

When women enter the early historical record, it is often because they caused men problems. Some women schemed to advance their own sons when their husband had sons by several women. Women’s loyalties ...

I knew I was on the right track when I found a food stall selling Tibetan-style dumplings. In a back street I came across groups of women gossiping - old men ambling along to the mosque - all ...

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Buddhism is a "wisdom tradition," meaning that it is based ...

The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) commemorated its 40th anniversary of re-establishment in exile yesterday evening at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA). Sikyong Penpa Tsering ...

The second day of Royal Ascot has started, with many women wearing ornate headdresses to mark the occasion. Seijyu Kaho poses for a photograph ahead of the races. Racegoers have pulled out all the ...

A Tibetan woman from a herding family milks a yak near Xizang Gade Ecological Animal Husbandry Industry Development Co in Serni district of Nagchu, Xizang autonomous region. [Photo by Palden Nyima ...

After generations of struggle for suffrage, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed in 1919 and ratified in August 1920. To mark the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in 2020, ...

This after a Gqeberha airport came under fire for what some described as an ill-worded and offensive security notice, making ...

Ganden became the home of Tsongkhapa's practice and teachings. (woman singing) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ LEGSHE (speaking Tibetan): (speaking Tibetan): ♪ ♪ CHOEPHEL: Ganden became one of the largest ...