News headlines for “Racism”, page 102
SOUTH ASIA: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace
- Inter Press Service
Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.
EDUCATION: Foreign Students Flock Back to U.S
- Inter Press Service
The number of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States has reached an all-time high of 671,616, largely bolstered by an increasing number of undergraduate students from China, while U.S. students are also studying abroad in higher numbers.
U.S.: Supreme Court Punts on 'Redskins' Case
- Inter Press Service
The ongoing drive to purge derogatory American Indian nicknames and mascots from U.S. sports and schools took a minor hit Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined, without comment, to hear an appeal challenging the trademark protecting the name of the National Football League's Washington Redskins.
RIGHTS-TURKEY: Transforming Men from Culprits to Allies
- Inter Press Service
Success in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men themselves.
SWAZILAND: Help Sex Workers - Senator
- Inter Press Service
It is one of the world’s oldest professions, dating so far back that it is even mentioned in the Bible. But in the deeply cultural and religious country of Swaziland, Senator Thuli Msane stirred a hornet’s nest when she publicly challenged a new strict bill opposing prostitution.
INDIA/CHINA: Dalai Lama’s Border State Visit: Purely Spiritual?
- Inter Press Service
It is hard to say whether the Dalai Lama’s sojourn this week in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state—which China claims as southern Tibet—is a purely spiritual exercise or a trip with a deep political mission.
ARGENTINA: 'Grandma, Will You Read to Me?'
- Inter Press Service
'Moving,' 'rewarding,' 'therapeutic' are some of the terms used to describe their volunteer work by some of the women taking part in the Storytelling Grandmothers Programme aimed at awakening a love of reading among youngsters from poor families in Argentina.
RIGHTS-UGANDA: Baganda Fight for Their Heritage
- Inter Press Service
Specioza Nakabugo (63) sits on a mat under a mango tree on a well-mowed grass patch, her expression a blend of boredom and gloom.
CHILE: Women in Arms
- Inter Press Service
The official version of Chilean history renders women’s political participation 'invisible' and relegates them to a secondary or anecdotal role, says journalist Cherie Zalaquett, author of a new book, 'Chilenas en armas' (Chilean Women in Arms).
Q&A: 'Guardian Angel' of Gulf Transsexuals
- Inter Press Service
Transsexuals in the Gulf call Bahraini lawyer Fawziya Janahi 'guardian angel'. She is the Arab world's only female lawyer who takes up cases on behalf of clients who want to change their sex.
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