News headlines for “Racism”, page 116
PUERTO RICO: Pride in Sotomayor Rekindles Debate Over Status
- Inter Press Service
Sonia Sotomayor's nomination by President Barack Obama to the U.S. Supreme Court has turned her into a reason for national pride in Puerto Rico. But it has also added fresh fuel to the perpetual debate for self-determination of the people in the Caribbean island, which has been a commonwealth of the U.S. for over a hundred years.
HAITI: Deportees from U.S. Face Culture Shock, Retain Hope
- Inter Press Service
In the shadow of the Eglise Sainte Claire in the Petite Place Cazeau neighbourhood of Haiti’s bustling capital, Frantz Saintil is visiting his daughter and reflecting on the more than two decades he spent abroad before finding himself back in his native country of Haiti seven years ago.
PAKISTAN/INDIA: Citizens Push for Peace
- Inter Press Service
The months following last year's Mumbai terror attacks have seen a renewed sense of urgency among peace activists in Pakistan and India. Citizens are pushing their governments to resume the composite dialogue process between the two nuclear-rival nations.
IRAQ: Is Another Conflict Inevitable?
- Inter Press Service
Relations between Iraq’s various Kurdish, Arab and Turkoman ethnicities are going through a new round of complications since a provision in the draft constitution of the country’s northern Kurdistan region declared a range of disputed areas part of the historical Kurdish homeland, infuriating non-Kurds in the country.
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
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