News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 130
Alliance of Civilisations 'Bridging Cultures' for Peace
- Inter Press Service
'Bridging Cultures, Building Peace' is the slogan of the third United Nations Alliance of Civilisations Forum which opens Friday in Brazil, gathering together some 3,000 heads of state, members of parliament and delegates of international bodies and civil society organisations.
THAILAND: Red Shirt Stage Offers Platform to Marginalised Culture
- Inter Press Service
She sang till the very end on a stage she could never call her own.
Q&A: 'The World Is One, Whether You Like It or Not'
- Inter Press Service
Since its inception in 2005, the Alliance of Civilisations (AoC) has worked to improve understanding and cooperation across nations, cultures and religions in order to counter the forces that fuel polarisation and extremism.
KYRGYZSTAN: Agenda Seen Behind 'Ethnic' Clashes
- Inter Press Service
While local and international media reports of the May 19 clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan dwelt on rivalries between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek communities, the two ethnic groups were seen to be united against forces loyal to ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
FRANCE: Burqa Ban May Prove Counter-Productive
- Inter Press Service
France is likely to have a law banning the burqa by autumn of this year, but human rights groups say that such legislation would be discriminatory, counter-productive and also difficult to enforce.
BIODIVERSITY: Saving the Planet Can Be Fun
- Inter Press Service
Saving the planet from environmental catastrophe is undoubtedly very important, but one of the reasons many people are not doing their bit could be that being green does not seem much fun.
JAPAN: Women Changing the Face of Politics, Slowly but Almost Surely
- Inter Press Service
Junko Hamada, 59, is now in her 12th year as an elected member of the city council of Isehara, a sprawling bed town west of Tokyo with an estimated population of 150,000.
HONDURAS: Inter-American Human Rights Report Riles Government
- Inter Press Service
On a fact-finding mission to Honduras this week, an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) delegation took aim at the dismissal of several judges who expressed their opposition to the Jun. 28 ouster of president Manuel Zelaya.
BIODIVERSITY: 'Culture Integral to Agriculture'
- Inter Press Service
Biodiversity in agriculture is about culture. Traditional knowledge and culture are as important as research and investments, aver farmers, researchers and academicians who are gathered in Rome to celebrate International Day for Biodiversity on Saturday.
EGYPT: Historically Apolitical, Sufis Now Side With the State
- Inter Press Service
Although Egypt's many Sufi orders have traditionally been known for keeping a safe distance from politics, recent events suggest they are now closer than ever to the ruling regime.
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