News headlines for “Racism”, page 101
MALAYSIA: Religious Intolerance Threatens Secular Foundation
- Inter Press Service
Days of simmering religious tension over a New Year’s Eve court ruling allowing Catholics to use the Arabic word ‘Allah’ to denote the Christian God has boiled over after unknown individuals tried to burn down three churches in the capital.
TURKEY: Peace May Come to Pass in 2010
- Inter Press Service
With newfound liberties for the Kurdish minority and the government’s ‘Democratic Opening’ initiative the prospects for peace in 2010 are brighter than they have been in the last 25 years. The fly in the ointment is the ban in December of the pro-Kurd, Democratic Society Party (DTP).
PAKISTAN: ‘Eye for an Eye’ Judgment Hailed, Denounced
- Inter Press Service
For Fazeelat Bibi, 21, the last few days of 2009 have brought her some retribution, if not cheer. 'Justice has been delivered,' said the young woman, her voice void of any feelings.
CANADA: Olympics, 21st Century Style
- Inter Press Service
Restrictions on art displays and signage critical of the upcoming February 2010 Winter Olympics and the creation of a massive high-tech security network are putting a damper in some residents' minds on what should be a celebratory sports extravaganza in Vancouver.
DEVELOPMENT: Filipino Communities Turn Trash Into Cash
- Inter Press Service
Days after the New Year’s Eve revelry dies down, expect colorful lanterns or wreaths to remain hanging on the windows of many Filipino homes — part of a tradition in this South-east Asian country known to have the longest Yuletide celebration in the world.
GENDER/LANGUAGE: Rejecting the Derogatory 'Feminine'
- Inter Press Service
What happens to language and the way women are addressed when they start to occupy positions of responsibility? Well, it depends on the language.
SOUTH SUDAN: A More Gender Representative Leadership
- Inter Press Service
As the general elections scheduled for April 2010 draw nearer in Africa’s largest country ravaged by a long drawn war, the scramble for political positions is rife as women struggle to make their presence felt.
NEPAL: Witch Tag Only on Dalits, Minorities
- Inter Press Service
Just 40 kms away from the capital Kathmandu, in Thasingtole, Lalitpur District, Kalli Kumari B.K., 46, a local Dalit woman, was mercilessly beaten up. She was accused of being a 'witch', imprisoned in a shed and forced to eat her own excreta
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Field of Dreams
- Inter Press Service
Dominicans have an extraordinary passion for baseball. All young boys play the game, sometimes with uniforms and equipment on a town baseball diamond, sometimes using coconut shells and old planks as ball and bat on an empty street or sand lot.
POLITICS: China Revives Confucianism to Win the World Over
- Inter Press Service
As western nations and the values of liberal capitalism received a battering in the financial storm, China’s emergence as a pillar of economic stability and growth has fed a new craze in all things Chinese — from language to philosophy and culture.
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