News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 147
CULTURE: Asia Lets the Year of the Tiger Roar
- Inter Press Service
The impact of the global recession may still be around, but Chinese communities all over Asia are bent on letting the Year of the Tiger come in with a festive, prosperous roar on Sunday.
BALKANS: Arrest of Wahhabis Highlights Extremist Threat
- Inter Press Service
The arrest of seven Wahhabis, following a police crackdown on the remote Bosnian village of Gornja Maoca, has raised concerns over the continued presence of Islamist fundamentalists who first arrived in the country during the bloody 1992-1995 Balkans war.
US-IRAN: Journalists Call for Release of Jailed Colleagues
- Inter Press Service
On Thursday, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, a coalition of international journalists, writers and publishers launched a campaign calling for the release of their colleagues imprisoned following disputed presidential elections last year in Iran.
COLOMBIA: Magazine Closure Deals Major Blow to Investigative Reporting
- Inter Press Service
What would have happened in Colombia if the financing of former president Ernesto Samper's (1994-1998) election campaign by the Cali cartel had not been uncovered?
RELIGION: Fighting Hunger - A Matter of Faith
- Inter Press Service
The world's major religions might disagree on theology and matters like the foods we ought to eat and the days we should rest on, but when it comes to fighting hunger, they see eye to eye.
MUSIC-BRAZIL: 'Enchanted' Guitars for Social Change
- Inter Press Service
Perfectly in tune, in spite of the off-key world of Terra Encantada ('Enchanted Land'), a shanty town in this Brazilian city, the guitars of Daniel Sant'Anna's orchestra strike up the 'Ode to Joy', played by children and teenagers who are looking for a way forward in their lives.
ROMANIA: Starting Early on Human Rights With School Textbook
- Inter Press Service
A textbook on human rights activism, being introduced in Romanian schools this year, steers away from preaching and uses interviews with global and local rights activists to suggest how young people may get involved.
MIGRATION: Lost in the Desert? There's an App for That
- Inter Press Service
Over the past two decades, Ricardo Dominguez has made a career for himself tweaking the sensibilities of government officials and developing software tools meant to disrupt the status quo.
MEXICO: Street Stalls, Web Visible Face of Neo-Nazism
- Inter Press Service
Street stalls in the centre of the Mexican capital openly display books and publications that are sympathetic to Adolf Hitler and Nazism, indicating that there is public demand for such items.
DEVELOPMENT: Natural Dye Omnibus Draws Top Researchers to India
- Inter Press Service
A 15-volume documentation of 3,000 natural dyes by a 19th century British textile entrepreneur will be the focus of an upcoming international seminar on natural dyes in India.
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