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be raising a glass in honour of their patron saint. Because of historical
circumstances, the Irish are well known for having a huge diaspora living
in various countries throughout the world. The Czech Republic has also had
many Irish émigrés living on its territory down through the years. We take
a brief look at these Czech-Irish connections.
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Current AffairsLubos Kropacek on the small but important Muslim community in the Czech Republic
The popular French Institute in Prague has been running a special series of
lectures open to the public titled "Understanding Today's
World". Topics that have been covered weekly have included New
Threats after 9-11, The City in Crisis, and Islam in Western European
cities. Radio Prague was able to attend some of these events last month,
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MagazineSpreading God's word in a land of atheists
Brother Laurence Cada is an American of Czech descent, whom the Marianist
religious order sent to the Czech Republic in the role of missionary. In
many ways it was a voyage of discovery to the land of his ancestors and
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have settled down happily enough. He has a busy work schedule, many Czech
friends and has established close links with dignitaries of the Catholic
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