News headlines for “Racism”, page 80
Deaf Ecuadoreans Stand Up for Identity, Rights
- Inter Press Service
Ximena Carrera discovered a new world at the university. After years of experts who had ruled out the use of hearing aids, she finally tried them -- and her life completely changed. That is what she now hopes will happen for many more hearing-impaired Ecuadoreans.
MALAYSIA: Clampdown On Political Satirists No Laughing Matter
- Inter Press Service
As Malaysia gears up for what is expected to be a crucial general election in 2011, the government is tightening up against widely popular political cartoons and blogs that the ruling party fears will translate into voters’ support for the opposition.
SINGAPORE: As Country Mourns, Political Differences Set Aside
- Inter Press Service
'Estimated waiting time: 3 hours', read a handwritten sign near the tail of the snaking queue outside the Istana, which is usually used to receive state guests. Yet thousands of Singaporeans waited patiently despite the sun beating down mercilessly.
Q&A: 'Gender Not a Limiting Factor in Politics'
- Inter Press Service
In the rural KwaZulu Natal town of Jozini, Thembeni Madlopha-Mthethwa has been the town’s mayor for a decade. And in contrast to the rest of the country, which has experienced numerous civil strikes and service delivery complaints, Jozini has rarely had any such problems.
Culinary Traditions Exhausting Spain's Fisheries
- Inter Press Service
'We have little boquerón (a type of anchovy), little jurel (scad), little salmon,' recites a server at a restaurant on the coast in Málaga, the southern Spanish city known for its 'small fried fish.'
THAILAND: Teachers Take to Guns as Insurgency Targets Schools
- Inter Press Service
Teachers heading for work in the 380 public schools across Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat take more than a bag filled with textbooks and lecture notes. Many go armed with guns.
China Summons Past to Advance Into Africa
- Inter Press Service
Irked by accusations that it is the new coloniser of Africa, China is looking to use soft power and historical evidence of its ancient links to the continent to justify its economic embrace of Africa.
THAILAND: Insurgency Turns Malay-Muslim Women into Leaders
- Inter Press Service
When her husband was arrested for links to an insurgency raging in this southern region, Pattama Heemmima joined the ranks of Malay-Muslim women forced into the unfamiliar routine of visiting police stations, military camps and courts to secure the freedom of their imprisoned kin.
MEXICO: Artists Push 'Other' Bicentennial Viewpoint
- Inter Press Service
'The homeland is not the flag / the anthem is not the country / that is just the varnish / that adorns the outside,' states a poem written in Spanish by artist Enrique Cisneros in reference to Mexico's ongoing bicentennial celebrations.
CARIBBEAN: Still Fighting HIV Stigma After 30 Years
- Inter Press Service
An inescapable fact of living in societies that are as small and highly personalised as those in the Caribbean is that information travels very quickly and not always very accurately.
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