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Culture : Lesotho

Includes performing and visual arts, film, music, museums, theater, folklore. Check sites listed under 'General' for more information and under 'Search Engines' for more sites.

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African Women Writers  (http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/AFLIT/FEMECalphabetique.html)
Alphabetical list of women writers in the languages Afrikaans, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

African Writers: Voices of Change  (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/writers.htm)
African literature site from the University of Florida with links to literature, discussion groups, journals, biographies, study guides and more.

Encyclopedia.com  (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Friends of Lesotho  (http://friendsoflesotho.org/)
“... promoting friendship between the peoples of Lesotho and North America. Friends of Lesotho (FOL) is comprised of former Peace Corps volunteers and others....”

Holidays - Lesotho  (http://www.holidayfestival.com/Lesotho.html)
Holidays and festivals in Lesotho.

Leo Internet Services  (http://www.co.ls/)
Lesotho sites: government, banks, businesses, organizations, and schools.

Lesotho Web Sites  (http://www.lesotho.gov.ls/websites.htm)
Lists web sites for the government, businesses, organizations, educational institutions and associations, and radio within Lesotho.

Maseru English Medium Preparatory School  (http://www.maseruprep.co.ls/)
MEMPS was founded in 1890 and is the oldest school in Lesotho.

Morija Arts and Cultural Festival  (http://www.morijafest.com/)
This annual festival was first held in 1999. It celebrates “the diverse cultural heritage of Lesotho” and provides “a showcase of Sesotho culture, reviving certain aspects of it which are waning....”

National University of Lesotho  (http://www.nul.ls/)
“...officially launched on Friday, 20 September 2002.”

SIBMAS International Directory of Performing Arts Collections and Institutions -- Africa  (http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/idpac/africa/index.html)
“...lists over 7000 international institutions with material relating to the performing arts (theatre, opera, music, ballet, film, circus, radio, television, cabaret, pantomime). Not only basic information about the institution is provided, but also information about collections found within the institutions.”

United Nations  (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

Welcome to Africa. No- the Index on Africa  (http://afrika.no/)
Links to news, information, annotated resources on African countries. Sponsored by the Norwegian Council for Africa.

Welcome to Lesotho-A Kingdom in the Sky  (http://www.africa-insites.com)
This travel guide to Lesotho presents photographs, general country data, an activity index and tourist news and advice.

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