News headlines for “Racism”, page 127
INDIA: China Swamps Handloom Silk Industry
- Inter Press Service
Legend has it that India’s famed handloom silk industry began around 300 A.D. after a Chinese princess smuggled out the eggs of the silkworm moth and the seeds of the mulberry tree in her headdress.
SRI LANKA: Women Pray for Sons, Husbands Caught in Civil War
- Inter Press Service
As the Sri Lankan army pushes deeper into Tamil rebel-held territory hundreds women can only pray that their sons and husbands, believed held captive by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), are spared.
MEDIA-VIETNAM: Blogging Boom Faces Gov't Blockages
- Inter Press Service
As Internet usage grows in communist Vietnam, fostering a vibrant community of bloggers, the government is looking at ways to regulate blogs, particularly those that tend to be political rather than personal.
BOLIVIA: Aymara Traders Mix Tradition and Modern-Day Savvy
- Inter Press Service
Quietly and inconspicuously, Aymara indigenous traders are combining pre-Columbian traditions and modern-day survival skills to find unique ways of creating wealth and sustenance beyond the confines of textbook economic theory.
SRI LANKA: Terror, Recession Put Tourism in the Doldrums
- Inter Press Service
With the sun glistening on waves that gently lap its clean sandy beaches and coral reefs, Hikkaduwa is the perfect tourist paradise. But there is one thing missing --tourists.
BRAZIL: Transformation Through Art and Music
- Inter Press Service
They call it an orchestra, but this atypical all-percussion group is far from featuring the range of musicians found in a conventional ensemble. Which does not mean that the music they make is not rich and varied, as the young amateur musicians produce an amazing array of sounds.
SPECIAL SERIES: Iran's Regional Power Rooted in Shi'a Ties
- Inter Press Service
As Barack Obama's national security team assesses the challenge of Iran's role in the Middle East, it confronts a paradox: Iran is seen as having ambitions of regional hegemony, but it lacks the military power normally associated with such a role.
ENVIRONMENT-AUSTRALIA: Anti-Whalers Take Campaign to Japan
- Inter Press Service
As Japan’s whaling fleet sails south for the annual hunting season, Greenpeace and the Australian government are concentrating their anti-whaling actions on diplomacy and public opinion in Japan.
ARGENTINA: Bringing Films and Filmmaking to Indigenous Communities
- Inter Press Service
With the assistance of experts from Bolivia, indigenous communities in the northeastern Argentine province of Chaco are learning how to make films, as a means of helping the rest of the world understand their way of life and the problems they face.
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