News headlines for “Racism”, page 113
RELIGION-BRAZIL: Intolerance Denounced at UN
- Inter Press Service
'Ialorixá' Gilda died of a massive heart attack in 1999 after members of a pentecostal church swarmed into her temple and hit her over the head with a Bible. Her death drew attention to the growing religious intolerance in Brazil, which was denounced this week at the United Nations.
RIGHTS-INDIA: India's Historic Gay Ruling
- Inter Press Service
A day after the Delhi High Court's landmark judgment to overturn a colonial law that criminalised homosexuality, Indians expressed mixed reactions to the verdict.
AUSTRALIA: Attacks Expose Ills Of A Much-Touted Education System
- Inter Press Service
The modern façade of its cities, cost-effectiveness and its high standards of education, make Australia an attractive destination for foreign students. But the recent spate of attacks on Indian students has exposed the many ills afflicting the Australian education system, threatening its lucrative markets.
ENVIRONMENT: 'Slow Down Living'
- Inter Press Service
A group of Christian environmentalists met in Pistoia in central Italy over the weekend to call for an end to mass consumption and a return to family values.
MIDEAST: Not Correct Soccer, But Better
- Inter Press Service
In this Arab town in northern Israel, Michael Zantovsky, the Czech Republic ambassador, is throwing an end-of-term party, an event markedly different from customary diplomatic bashes.
PAKISTAN: An Unexpected Tribute to MJ
- Inter Press Service
In this South Asian nation, people fondly remember a pop-singer who stole many hearts
CULTURE-MEXICO: 'New Seven Wonders' Win Falls Flat
- Inter Press Service
The Mexican government spent time and money in 2007 to get the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza declared one of the 'new seven wonders of the world' in a contest organised by a Swiss-Canadian businessman. But winning has failed to deliver the desired results.
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Regional Rights Body Dismissed as 'Toothless'
- Inter Press Service
Southeast Asia is weeks away from getting its own regional human rights body, but not everyone is cheering the birth of this new mechanism due to be approved at a foreign ministers’ meeting here. Least of all the region’s vibrant human rights community, spread across the 10 countries that belong to the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN).
RELIGION-CUBA: Women in the Pulpit
- Inter Press Service
Izet Samá has no regrets about her decision to devote every waking hour to her mission as pastor of the Presbyterian-Reformed Church, guiding a small congregation in the Cuban province of Havana.
PARAGUAY: University Opens Doors to Native Students
- Inter Press Service
Video camera in hand, Isidro Romero is getting ready for another day of classes in the Paraguayan capital. He is studying Communications as part of a programme aimed at breaking down the barriers that have blocked access to university level studies by the country’s small indigenous minority.
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