News headlines for “Racism”, page 130
MEXICO: Gays Defend Their Right to Be Catholic
- Inter Press Service
Social activists and members of 'unusual couples,' as the Catholic Church calls gay, lesbian and transsexual unions, are discussing possible actions to be taken on Jan. 13-18, 2009 when Mexico hosts the Sixth World Meeting of Families organised by the Vatican.
CHILE: Finding a Place for Memory
- Inter Press Service
Chile’s socialist President Michelle Bachelet recently laid the foundation stone for the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, thus coming one step closer to carrying out one of the projects she has put a priority on, which has however given rise to criticism and reservations from both ends of the political spectrum.
RELIGION: Liberal and Conservative Anglicans Fall Out - and Apart?
- Inter Press Service
On the brink of a split in the global Anglican Communion that no one is eager to enlarge on, the Province of the Southern Cone of South America has become a temporary refuge for conservative bishops from the United States who refuse to countenance the liberal positions taken by the Church in their country.
RIGHTS-PHILIPPINES: Stalled Talks With Muslim Rebels Hard on Civilians
- Inter Press Service
With the government insisting that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in conflict-ridden Mindanao disarm prior to resumption of peace talks -- and the rebels refusing to do so -- prospects for quick resettlement of some 300,000 internally displaced people (IDP) seem bleak.
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.
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