Traditional taboos.

Bangladesh Breaking taboos

Taboos, including food taboos

Domestic violence has long been a taboo subject in Armenian circles.

Fundamental reform of the Common Agricultural Policy should not remain a taboo.

One example is Eurobonds, which Merkel has declared taboo.

Cases of sexual violence may go unreported owing to the taboo and stigma attached to being impure .

I heard that until very recently AIDS was seen as such a taboo even by doctors.

She ll teach them there is nothing taboo about wanting to stay alive.

Perhaps because so many other taboos have fallen, the taboo on sex with children is guarded with almost fanatical zeal.

Isaiah Berlin put it this way Law sets frontiers, not artificially drawn, within which men shall be inviolable.

But the official sector cannot write down its debt, because that would violate a number of taboos, particularly for the ECB.

In Akrami's documentary, the director, Rakhshan Bani Etemad says that she worried about the sensors, but felt the story had to be told to break the taboo.

After World War II, for obvious reasons, the expression of nationalist emotions was virtually taboo in Europe (not least in Germany).

Poking fun of dictators is considered one of the greatest taboos, which curtail freedom of expression and endanger the lives of cartoonists anywhere, anytime.

What attracted me to her was the fact she did not hide she was HIV positive and to declare so in 1999 in Malawi was almost a taboo.

Due to its embarrassing nature and the shame felt by sufferers, the subject was taboo for a long time, and is the subject of many urban legends.

Although homosexuality remains taboo, gays seem safe. Physical attacks against them are rare.

Despite a longstanding taboo against using nuclear weapons, disarmament remains only an aspiration.

In religion, folk religion, and superstitious beliefs, the correlation posited is often between religious ritual, prayer, sacrifice, or the observance of a taboo, and an expected benefit or recompense.

Young people point out that very few services are youth specific, confidential, non discriminatory, free of taboos and sensitive to cultural contexts.

NAIROBI When I was born, 25 years ago, it would have been rare even taboo to find African women discussing soccer.

The novel was written in secret in the 1980s, when there was a taboo on discussing the famine in the Soviet Union, and published after independence.

And the women of Liberia then mobilized in support of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a woman who broke a few taboos herself becoming the first elected woman head of state in Africa in years.

Brazil is very liberated country in human rights, politics and democracy. Syria is closer with its oriental culture and family bonds where forbidden slogans chase you all the time.

And what happens when people try to assemble themselves back into life, because of our taboos around suicide, we're not sure what to say, and so quite often we say nothing.

We shall give the mansion of the Hereafter to those who do not want to be haughty in the land and spread corruption . The future belongs to those who take heed for themselves and follow the straight path .

This abode of the Hereafter We make it for those who do not wish greatness in the land nor turmoil and the Hereafter is only for the pious .

That is the Last Abode We appoint it for those who desire not exorbitance in the earth , nor corruption . The issue ultimate is to the godfearing .

This is the abode of the Hereafter ! We appoint it unto those who Seek not exaltation in the earth nor corruption and the happy end is for the God fearing .

That home of the Hereafter ( i.e. Paradise ) , We shall assign to those who rebel not against the truth with pride and oppression in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes . And the good end is for the Muttaqun ( pious see V. 2 2 ) .

That Home of the Hereafter We assign it for those who seek no superiority on earth , nor corruption . And the outcome is for the cautious .

As for the Abode of the Hereafter , We shall assign it exclusively for those who do not seek glory on earth nor want to cause mischief . The God fearing shall have the best end .

As for that Abode of the Hereafter We assign it unto those who seek not oppression in the earth , nor yet corruption . The sequel is for those who ward off ( evil ) .

This is the abode of the Hereafter , which We shall grant to those who do not desire to domineer in the earth nor to cause corruption , and the outcome will be in favour of the Godwary .

That is the Last Abode , We shall assign it to those who desire neither exorbitance in the earth , nor corruption . The outcome is for the cautious .

That home of the Hereafter We assign to those who do not desire exaltedness upon the earth or corruption . And the best outcome is for the righteous .

There is the life hereafter which We have prepared for those who do not want to impose their superiority over the others in the land nor commit evil therein . The happy end certainly belongs to the pious ones .

( As for ) that future abode , We assign it to those who have no desire to exalt themselves in the earth nor to make mischief and the good end is for those who guard ( against evil )

As for the abode of the Hereafter , We shall assign it to those who seek neither self aggrandisement on the earth nor corruption . The righteous shall have a blessed end .

That Home of the Hereafter We shall give to those who intend not high handedness or mischief on earth and the end is ( best ) for the righteous .

Despite a longstanding taboo against using nuclear weapons, disarmament remains only an aspiration. So, is a taboo merely on the use of such weapons sufficient?

Young people don t know, because most parents have shut up about it, lest they get themselves and their children in trouble, and because the subject is never mentioned in the official Chinese media it is a taboo. Websites mentioning the events of 1989 are closed down.

NAIROBI When I was born, 25 years ago, it would have been rare even taboo to find African women discussing soccer. But that is what my girlfriends and I now do.

Governance issues such as those pertaining to democratization, transparency and accountability, independence of the judiciary and the rule of law were essentially taboo as was discussion of the prevalence and the modes of HIV transmission and the nature and size of high risk groups.