News headlines for “Mainstream Media”, page 55
Young People Blurring Borders
- Inter Press Service
Incorporating young people into the task of fostering understanding between people of various cultural and religious backgrounds is one of the four priority areas of the Alliance of Civilisations.
MEDIA-PAKISTAN: Netizens Argue for the Right to Decide
- Inter Press Service
While there was no question that the visual depictions of the Prophet Mohammad on Facebook hit a raw nerve among devout Muslims all over the world, the debate here in Pakistan has been all about whether the government should be the one making choices for its Internet users.
BRAZIL: Everyday Superheroes Against the Mad, Bad World
- Inter Press Service
They fight against a crazy world, armed only with dramatic improvisation. A programme of urban inverventions from a university in Río de Janeiro is battling 'the mad world' based on the archetype of the anti-hero.
THAILAND: Social Media Provide Space for Arguments, Catharsis
- Inter Press Service
After months of turmoil, silence — albeit an uneasy one — has finally fallen over the streets of Bangkok. But the shouting continues in cyberspace as Thais and even foreign residents bicker and debate over what this South-east Asian country has just experienced, as well as about the challenges it continues to face.
Banning Junk Foods in Mexico's Schools to Fight Obesity
- Inter Press Service
Consumer organisations and experts say the Mexican government's plan to remove junk food from schools is a step in the right direction in the fight against obesity in this country, which has the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world, and the second highest rate for adults, after the United States.
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.
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