News headlines for “Racism”, page 77
NEPAL: Women Race to the Top: Mt. Everest
- Inter Press Service
The temperature is 10 degrees below freezing and the wind is like a hurricane, threatening to sweep away the unwary from the treacherously slippery mountain slope that has been home to Suzanne Al Houby and 39 other iron-willed women for almost a fortnight.
Indigenous Craftswomen Take on Mexican Fashion World
- Inter Press Service
Reina Pérez, an Otomi indigenous craftswoman in the central Mexican state of Querétaro, skilfully embroiders 'grecas' or traditional design motifs in threads of many colours, on fabrics that will be used to make dresses, skirts and blouses.
YEMEN: Youth Ready to Confront Gender Roles
- Inter Press Service
Despite being at the forefront of sweeping changes taking place in the country, the lives of the majority of Yemeni women are restricted to early marriage, motherhood and serving husbands, according to a new study by Women Without Borders (WWB), a Vienna based public relations and advocacy platform for women’s voices around the world.
ARGENTINA: Free Books in Public Places to Woo Readers
- Inter Press Service
'This book has not been lost. It has no owner; it is part of the Argentine Free Book Movement, and it was left in this place so that you would find it.'
The Royal Are More Royal Outside Britain
- Inter Press Service
Quite a treat Britain has on offer for the world these days. Or who would ever have been talking - in this day and age - about a prince and princess riding in splendour into a world of pageboys and palaces.
GUATEMALA: Theatre as HIV Prevention Tool in Native Communities
- Inter Press Service
Poverty, lack of access to education and taboos about sexuality have hampered campaigns for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS among indigenous communities in Guatemala. These constraints have led to the development of new ways of communicating vital information, like theatre.
CUBA: Youth, Love and Sex — Fewer Constraints
- Inter Press Service
Cuba's young people today feel they have more freedom to navigate the waters of romantic feelings in an uncomplicated way.
CUBA: The 'Other' Revolutions
- Inter Press Service
YES to sexual diversity! NO to transgenics! LONG LIVE @! In stark contrast to the political apathy of many of their contemporaries, some sectors of Cuban youth are radically re-writing the standard slogans, opting for active participation and fomenting 'new revolutions within the Revolution.'
CUBA: Gender Inequality Persists Behind Closed Doors
- Inter Press Service
While gender roles have changed since Cuba's 1959 revolution, inequalities persist among men and women in private life, and young people are both accepting that and breaking with it.
OP-ED: Solid Present, Bright Future for Latin America's Film Industry
- Inter Press Service
Since the 1980s, despite chronic social crisis, Latin America has seen significant advances in economic and industrial development, which have given a boost to the region's film industry.
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