Global IssuesNews headlines for “Racism”, page 64
PAKISTAN: Deaths of ‘Unwanted’ Babies On The Rise
- Inter Press Service
The graves at a cemetery in Moach Goth have no epitaphs, no verses from the Koran, not even the names of the deceased. The only inscription on the small wooden signs that serve as headstones is a number and the date of burial. The latest one is Number 72,315.
TRADE: Chic Carpets Link Mozambique, Denmark and, Soon, Brazil
- Inter Press Service
In two rooms in a small Mozambican coastal town, 70 women are cutting, weaving and packaging fabric carpets destined for eclectic design and homeware stores in Denmark and, soon, Brazil and South Africa.
Ancient Buddhas Will Not Be Rebuilt — UNESCO
- Inter Press Service
Afghanistan's historic Bamiyan Buddhas, destroyed by the Taliban 10 years ago, will not be reconstructed despite claims the 1,500-year-old statues could be repaired, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said Thursday.
Iconoclastic Young Filmmakers Look at Real Issues in Cuba
- Inter Press Service
Lighting up dark areas of Cuban society with youthful vigour, Muestra Joven (the Young Cinema Exhibition), a local independent film event, reached its 10th anniversary characterised by experimentation and subjects that are both complex and invisible in the national media.
CUBA: Varadero's Architectural Heritage Threatened by Tourism
- Inter Press Service
Important architectural works from the Modern movement in Cuba appear to be doomed as a result of the expansion of massive hotel complexes, which threaten to take over the landscape in Varadero, this country's most famous beach resort.
ARGENTINA: Early Treatment Can Stop Stuttering in Children
- Inter Press Service
British actor Colin Firth's sensitivity and skill in portraying one man's determination to overcome stuttering, in 'The King's Speech', did more than any campaign in Argentina to show people that with timely intervention, the lives of tens of thousands of children can change.
Q&A: 'Education Must Reach the Marginalised'
- Inter Press Service
Although more girls are enrolling in school - notably in countries with the greatest gender gaps like Chad, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen - two-thirds of the world's illiterate adults are still women.
SRI LANKA: Cricket Unites Fractured Island
- Inter Press Service
Twenty-year-old Veethirasa Winston is planning his schedule meticulously for the next few weeks, making sure he keeps his diary free on days when Sri Lanka’s national team takes the cricket field.
ARGENTINA: Theatre's Far Fringe Gaining Spaces
- Inter Press Service
Unconventional venues for high-quality experimental theatre have found a voice of their own in the Argentine capital's cultural scene, and are demanding freedom from the red tape that is hindering their development.
Q&A: 'Art Can Transform Small Aspects of Society'
- Inter Press Service
For the first time, Cuba's National Fine Arts Prize was awarded to a member of the country's '80s generation': René Francisco Rodríguez, whose work crops up in the most unexpected places in urban communities, and who finds it hard to relinquish the 'utilitarian character of art.'
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