Global Issues
News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 28
Social Media Takes a Far Right Turn
- Inter Press Service
Social media is being heralded as a revolutionary weapon for the empowerment of discriminated groups such as migrants. But so far it is the xenophobic far right that has made the most of it.
IBSA: India Cheers for Brazil, South Africa
- Inter Press Service
When it comes to sports, India has always cheered for Brazil in soccer. Now come another three cheers, this time for South Africa in cricket. The reason: a South African named Gary Kirsten who coached India to win the Cricket World Cup this year, for the first time in 28 years.
OP-ED: Iran's Greatest Spiritual Leader
- Inter Press Service
Iran's officially recognised 'spiritual leader' today may be Ayatollah Khamenei, but for hundreds of years before the current establishment of mullahs and ayatollahs, Iranians of all creeds have looked to another spiritual leader: Jalal ad- Din Rumi.
Q&A: 'We Live in a Complicated World in Transition'
- Inter Press Service
Fresh from a midnight arrival from Intuit's headquarters in California's Silicon Valley, Jean-Christophe Bas has just participated in the launch of a campaign to promote global inclusion, under the auspices of the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) and the U.N. Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and in advance of the World Day for Cultural Diversity on May 21.
Q&A: Prompting Cubans to Think and Talk
- Inter Press Service
'I talk to deal with problems. In Cuba, there is too much formal, repetitive discourse and not enough directed at people, with their anxieties and joys,' said Manuel Calviño, the host and writer of a television programme that tries not to add to that deficit.
OP-ED: Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion
- Inter Press Service
All cultures and civilisations contribute to the enrichment of humankind. Human beings must respect one another in all their diversity of belief, culture and language. Differences within and between societies should be neither feared nor repressed but cherished as a precious asset of humanity.
EUROPE: Media Complicit in Rise of Xenophobia
- Inter Press Service
As European leaders increasingly question the concept of Europe without borders and follow each other in announcing the end of multiculturalism, the media response has been mostly to present migrants as destabilising Europe’s labour markets and welfare states.
MIDEAST: When Talks Fail, Try Belly Dance
- Inter Press Service
'Hop-a-li, Hop-a-la!' On the stage of the Arab-Hebrew Theatre established in the ancient Arab port of the vibrant Jewish metropolis, a troupe of Israeli men and women interlaces, belly dancing to a frenetic Hafla tune.
China Ponders This Royal Business
- Inter Press Service
The glamour of the UK royal wedding is slowly disappearing from China's photo spreads, but it seems to have opened the door to a debate on the allure of old Britain's soft power and what makes an aspiring China lacking of it.
MIDEAST: Music Runs Into Walls
- Inter Press Service
In the West Bank, dissident voices questioning the Palestinian Authority's increasingly authoritarian rule have become rare. But a young musician in Ramallah refuses to hold his tongue.
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