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January 31, 2012
Forced Marriages Still an Ugly Secret
by Charundi Panagoda, IPS, Italy - Two years ago, 40-year-old Vidya Sri decided to leave the devastating marriage her parents had forced her into nearly two decades ago. Alone for the first time, she began an earnest quest for support groups, women's organisations or service providers who might help her in the healing process.
January 30, 2012
Rural Women as Decision Makers Viewed as Pivotal to Climate Change Solutions
by Jessica Buchleitner, Women News Network, USA-Bringing rural women’s voices to the decision making table was one of the discussions throughout the recent two week Durban Climate Talks (COP17) which ended on 9 December. One of the conference goals was to bring greater insights for action with solutions for climate change. But are global leaders bringing rural women’s voices to the table?
First Attempts to Limit Farm Chemicals
by Rocío Alorda, Latin America Press, Peru - Use of highly toxic pesticides and other farming chemicals in Chile is rampant, posing serious health risks and damages for the farmers who use them. In response, on Dec. 19, the Agriculture Ministry banned the import, export and sale of several of these substances that could cause cancer among other diseases.
Global Hunger: Do the Figures Add Up?
by Claire Provost, The Guardian, UK - Four years ago, soaring food prices and reports of food riots from West Bengal to Mexico made headlines worldwide and fuelled a new demand for global hunger figures. How have people been affected by rising food prices? Has hunger increased? What is the "human cost" of global economic crisis?
Sectarian Scourge
by Huma Yusuf, Dawn, Pakistan - Geopolitics — in particular, increased global pressure on Iran — and upcoming general elections in Pakistan are likely to intensify sectarian clashes in the near future. And yet, political interest in coining holistic policies to stem sectarian violence is sorely lacking.
Climate Change Movements: Where Are We Going?
by Elaine Graham-Leigh, Counterfire, UK - Climate change campaigns may not be able to bring down the system on their own, but what we can do is place ourselves at the centre of the movements which are taking on capitalism at the sharp end – campaigns against austerity, against cuts, against unemployment, against the war.
January 29, 2012
Fortune-Tellers and Psychics Pervade Italian Media
by Mariella Radaelli, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - Why are spiritual programmes flourishing on local private television channels? The reason seems to be that small channels have established a large amount of contractual agreements with psychics, in order to secure a solid base of paid sponsorship to help them survive.
January 27, 2012
Marek Laub: A Child Who Left No Trace
by Michal Govrin, Haaretz, Israel - To mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yad Vashem has mounted a traveling exhibition, 'A Monument of Good Deeds: Dreams and Hopes of Children During the Holocaust,' at the United Nations, in New York. The exhibition, curated by Yehudit Inbar, tells the story of 13 children through their artwork, poems or dreams. Yet most of the children who perished in the Holocaust left nothing behind. Among them was my brother, Marek Laub. His story opens the show.
Portugal: State Radio Silenced after Angola Opinion Piece
by Sara Moreira, Global Voices, Netherlands - The truth about the Angolan “petroligarchy”, in a country where the cornucopia of riches is restricted to some and more than half of the population lives in the most abject poverty, is a line which one simply does not cross.
'American-Made Energy': The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
by Stefanie Penn Spear, Common Dreams, USA - Obama wants to generate American-made energy and set a clean energy standard that encourages investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Good. But Obama continues to tout extreme fossil fuel extraction as a solution to our energy needs. Bad. And it’s still business as usual with the highly subsidized oil, gas and coal industries continuing to externalize their costs on the American people. Ugly. [ MSNBC)] (Photo: MSNBC)
Lebanon: Could a New Civil Law Unify a Divided Society?
by Mona Alami, IPS, Italy - Lebanese personal laws also stifle basic freedoms, such as the right to decide how to dispose of a deceased loved one’s remains. Lebanese Muslim and Orthodox communities, for example, do not allow cremation, even if the deceased explicitly requested it in writing in a will. The practice is, however, accepted by the Catholic and Protestant churches.
January 26, 2012
Need Of The Hour: Green Investments In The Marine Sector
by Marianne de Nazareth, Countercurrents, India - The report, Green Economy in a Blue World, argues that the ecological health and economic productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems, which are currently in decline around the globe, can be boosted by shifting to a more sustainable economic paradigm that taps their natural potential - from generating renewable energy and promoting eco-tourism, to sustainable fisheries and transport.
The Politics of Immigrant Scapegoating: Not Just an American Pastime
by Michelle Chen, Colorlines, USA - Around the world, as long as people keep moving, politicians will continue to talk breathlessly about the immigration “crisis.” It’s a campaign trail standard in the U.S., but in Britain and Western Europe as well, political figures waste no opportunity to project voters’ deepest fears and wildest misperceptions onto whatever group of newcomers is most visible—whether they’re Egyptian, Roma or Polish.
January 25, 2012
Universities Are the First Test for Tunisian Secularism
by Omezzine Khelifa, The Daily Star, Lebanon - In Tunisian universities, equality is assured; all students have access to universities regardless of their religion or how they practice it. Currently young women have the right to wear the niqab in the street but in the classroom they must reveal their identity.
World Could Have Prevented Horn of Africa Famine, Aid Groups Say
by Katy Migiro, AlterNet, UK - Thousands of people in the Horn of Africa died needlessly last year because of the slow response to early warning signs, Oxfam and Save the Children say in a report.
Mexico Authorities Unravel Child Trafficking Ring
by Olga Rodriguez, Associated Press, USA - Unlike Guatemala or China, Mexico has not been a popular destination for foreigners looking to adopt, perhaps because the process, done by law, is complicated. "The legal adoption process in Mexico is difficult, but cheating in Mexico is very easy," Estrada said.
Shattering the Last of Our Moral Credibility
by Najla Abdurrahman, Al Jazeera, Qatar - The killing of Mostafa Ahamdi Roshan is a prime example of the impunity characteristic of US foreign policy.
January 24, 2012
Red = Don't Reanimate!
by Maike Winters, Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - An unusual experiment is due to start in February in the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in the Dutch town of Dordrecht. Patients who do not want to be reanimated will be given red wristbands.
The Way It Was
by Eleanor Cooney, Mother Jones, USA - Like some ugly old wall-to-wall carpeting they've been yearning to get rid of, they finally, finally loosened a little corner of Roe. Now they can start to rip the whole thing up, roll it back completely, and toss it in the Dumpster.
Iran Sanctions Good for Business in Tiny Omani Port
by Juliane von Mittelstaedt, Der Spiegel, Germany - The West's sanctions against Iran have made it harder for people there to get their hands on various luxury goods. But, for the inhabitants of a tiny Omani port just across the Strait of Hormuz, the sanctions have been a goldmine.
The Power of Words
by Dawn Turner Trice, Chicago Tribune, USA - Teens tells us what they think about rumors that the hip-hop artist will stop using the B-word after the birth of his daughter.
January 23, 2012
Libya and the NTC: 12,000 US Troops to Libya
by Cynthia McKinney, Pambazuka News, Kenya - The ‘Arab Spring’ has sprung and the indelible fingerprints of malignant foreign financed operations must be erased if the people are to have a chance to truly govern themselves. Unfortunately, these foreign-inspired organizations are present and operating in just about every country in the world. The threat is ever-present like sleeping cells - all that is needed is that the right word to ‘activate’ be given.
Otherwise Occupied / Friendly Fire?
by Amira Hass, Haaretz, Israel - Who will protect Gaza citizens from their supposed defenders - the government and armed resistance groups?
The Occupy Movement - A Revolution in Our Sense of Self
by Kerry-anne Mendoza, OpenDemocracy, UK - The Occupy Movement, far from having no programme, has revolutionized our sense of self. The Citizen of the World adopts a panoramic view of society and takes the interests of others all over the world to be as important as her or his self interest.
January 22, 2012
Even Educated Young Women Face Poor, Jobless Future
by Guadalupe Cruz Jaimes, IPS, Italy - 2012 will be a "very challenging" year for Mexico in terms of job creation, as Chinese goods begin flooding the country as a result of the implementation of a trade agreement that opens the door to imports from that country.
Catholic Priests, Celibacy, and the Marriage Loophole
by Sara Ritchey, Religion Dispatches, USA - The growth in number of married Catholic priests in the U.S. stems from the increasing animosity of conservative Episcopalians who disagree primarily with the Anglican Communion’s ordination and promotion to the episcopacy of women and self-identifying, partnered gay people.
There Is No Such Thing as a Pro-Life Feminist
by Anne Summers, The Age, Australia - Feminism boils down to one fundamental principle and that is women's ability to be independent.
January 20, 2012
Turkey: After the Verdict
by Nicole Pope, Today's Zaman, Turkey - Until the court produced its flawed verdict a few days ago, those who care passionately about this country’s fate and want the pace of democratization to speed up, still hoped that the authorities would use the investigation into Dink’s murder to pursue the process of cleansing the state of its rogue elements and its narrow mentality. Instead, the judiciary, always ready to detect links with illegal organizations when students unfurl banners in support of free education or when intellectuals defend Kurdish rights, turned a blind eye to the trail of evidence.
Somali Refugees Still Fleeing Famine
by Catherine Soi, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Six months since famine was declared in Somalia, the Puntland region is struggling to cope with an influx of refugees.
Wave of Arrests Reported ahead of Iranian Elections
by Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe, Czech Republic - The wave of arrests ahead of the March 2 parliamentary elections appears to signal attempts by the Iranian establishment to prevent any form of dissent. The March parliamentary elections -- the first since the disputed 2009 presidential vote that led to mass street protests and threw the Iranian establishment into crisis -- are coming at a sensitive time.
Does Feminism Discriminate against Men?
by Meghan Murphy, The F Word, Canada - While the concept of male privilege does not mean that women do not ever hold power, it is an acknowledgement that men's power, as a class is institutionalized in comparison with women, as a class.
Yet, not everyone agrees with this assessment.
January 19, 2012
Unsafe Abortions Rising Globally
by Sarah Boseley, The Guardian, UK - The number of unsafe abortions is rising around the world, while what appeared to be a steady decline in abortion rates in the 1990s has stalled, according to an authoritative new report.
Pressure Israel, not Iran
by Marjorie Cohn, Marjorie Cohn, USA - The same voices who brought us the illegal, tragic, and ill-advised war with Iraq will continue to try to dominate the national conversation with battle cries against Iran.
Bulgaria Apologises to Its Turks for "Revival Process"
by Svetla Dimitrova, Southeast European Times, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Nearly 22 years after the end of communism in Bulgaria, the country's parliament adopted a declaration last week condemning a campaign in the second half of the 1980s aimed at the forceful assimilation of the country's ethnic Turks.
Venezuela: The Threat of a Good Example?
by Eva Golinger, Postcards from the Revolution, Venezuela - Washington has made no secret of its disdain for Venezuela’s President Chavez and mass media have turned a democratic leader into a dictatorship. Does Venezuela really represent a threat to the United States or is the hype just an excuse for regime change?
January 17, 2012
Jumps in Food Price Trigger Calls for Derivative Regulation
by Anke Rasper, Deutsche Welle, Germany - Price hikes for staple foods hit poor people in developing countries the hardest. Speculation is part of the reason why food prices are peaking again and leaving nearly a billion people without adequate access to food.
Listening to Egyptian Women's Voices
by Rasha Dewedar, Common Ground, USA - In the wake of the Egyptian revolution, Egyptian women candidly discuss challenges the they face, the need for more political awareness and recommendations for what can be done to encourage change.
China: Building a Cultural Front against the West
by Antoaneta Becker, IPS, Italy - President Hu Jintao of China made headlines in the early days of the new year saying China and the West were engaged in an escalating culture war, and calling on Chinese people to strengthen cultural production to defend themselves against the assault.
The Growing Influence of the Ultra-Orthodox in Israel
by Juliane von Mittelstaedt, Der Spiegel, Germany - Veiled women, radical rabbis and gender segregation: Israel is facing a rise in the influence of ultra-Orthodox Jews. Their efforts to impose a strictly conservative worldview have led to growing tensions with the country's secular society. A resolution to the conflict is vital for Israel's future.
January 16, 2012
Health Experts’ Warning on Sanitary Pads
by Jennifer Dube, The Standard, Zimbabwe - As women continue to seek ways of improving their health, some have resorted to using imported pads believed to have protective qualities. The Anion pads, mainly sold by those who trade in imported herbal products, are said to have qualities which enable them to naturally cleanse a woman’s womb while also reducing her menstrual days and easing period pains.
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