News headlines for “Racism”, page 73
Aiming a Kick at Homelessness
- Inter Press Service
Loud bursts of cheering startled the throngs of tourists posing for pictures in front of the Eiffel Tower here last weekend.
IRAN: Music Finds a Voice in Tehran
- Inter Press Service
The waiter at the coffee shop moves rapidly to the entrance for a quick glance outside. Within, a young Iranian musician has started to play the saxophone. He has five minutes to perform, he cannot risk a raid on the 'guerrilla' location for a little music.
CULTURE-CUBA: Women Rappers a Vocal Minority
- Inter Press Service
Women are still a small minority on Cuba’s hip hop scene. 'If the situation is hard for us nationwide, imagine what it’s like in the eastern region, where this genre has very little recognition,' says Yaneidys Tamayo, leader of the group Las Positivas.
INDIA: Hunger Shows its Power
- Inter Press Service
If India’s powerful central government that rules over the destinies of 1.2 billion people quails before a slight 74-year-old man, it is because he is armed with a weapon that has rarely failed in this country — extreme renunciation through a fast-unto-death.
Turks Police Own London District Amid Rioting
- Inter Press Service
As London simmered under a heavy police lid last night, there were some areas of the city that had no need for flashing blue lights and riot shields to maintain the ragged sense of calm.
Restoring the Cuban City with a French Colonial Air
- Inter Press Service
The city of Cienfuegos, known in Cuba as the 'Pearl of the South', is unique for its spotless cleanliness, the orderly grid pattern of its streets, its 19th century architecture and its air of 'Grande Dame' elegance. Now its past splendours, ravaged by time or left to deteriorate because of economic difficulties, are being restored.
CHINA: Tianjin Embraces its Colonial Legacy
- Inter Press Service
When the old Astor Hotel reopened to great fanfare from the local city fathers here in 2010, it marked more the return of the 'Grande Dame of Tianjin' to the city’s growing collection of luxury hotels. It was a travel back to the future. It manifested the city leaders’ eagerness to embrace and rebrand the colonial heritage as a way of boosting Tianjin’s modern identity.
NEPAL: Religious Practices Oppress Women
- Inter Press Service
The recent gang-rape of a Buddhist nun and her expulsion from her sect have sparked a debate about the deep-rooted religious traditions and biases that foster discrimination and violence, especially against women, in this South Asian state.
BRAZIL: World Cup, Olympic Social Legacy Thrown in Doubt
- Inter Press Service
Community organisations say the major infrastructure works for the 2014 football World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil do not reflect the spirit of the social legacy promised by the government and business community, which project 68 billion dollars in economic benefits from the first event alone.
PAKISTAN: Troubled Karachi Finds a Happy Enclave
- Inter Press Service
The long boardwalk, balmy sea air and ebb and flow of water under the bridge, but most of all the festive carnival-like atmosphere of people enjoying the Karachi sunset, are images that stand in deep contrast to the violence this metropolis recently witnessed.
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