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Day January 21, 2015

Let’s Stop Calling Bill Cosby’s Victims ‘Accusers’ #Vaw

By Jackson Katz WeNews 21 Leader commentator Wednesday, January 21, 2015 More than two dozen women so far have alleged sexual misconduct against the iconic comedian. When journalists and bloggers call these victims “accusers” it perpetuates a culture of victim… Continue Reading →

A Letter From Indian Women – “5 Minutes Please, Ms. Kiran Bedi” #Vaw #Womenrights

 Youth Ki Awaaz People change, their careers, views, political positions, religious affiliations might change. Kiran Bedi can also change. Her entry into the ambit of Bharatiya Janata Party has created an uproar on social media with all her old tweets… Continue Reading →

India’s ‘Manual Scavengers’ Rise Up Against Caste Discrimination

By Shai Venkatraman A Dalit woman stands outside a dry toilet located in an upper caste villager’s home in Mainpuri, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The village has witnessed major violence against those who have tried to leave… Continue Reading →

Federal court asked to overturn Adani mine approval due to impact on Great Barrier Reef

Exclusive: Conservation group argues Greg Hunt did not take into account the impact on the reef of greenhouse gases emitted when burning coal from Queensland’s Carmichael mine  The Mackay Conservation Group says emissions from burning the estimated 60m tonnes a year… Continue Reading →

India – The hype is over the Indian diaspora in US and UK

A Different Shade Of NRI REUTERS (FROM OUTLOOK 19 JANUARY 2015) Class difference? Why doesn’t the govt look at NRIs from Kerala in the Gulf? The hype is over the Indian diaspora in US and UK. There are 70 lakh in… Continue Reading →

Images of Prophet Muhammad from Islamic Art and History before the clan of Ibn Saud took Muslims hostage 

by Tarek S. Fatah • January 13, 2015   To many Muslims, any image of the prophet Muhammad is sacrilegious, but the ban has not always been absolute and there is a small but rich tradition of devotional Islamic art going back more… Continue Reading →

Rajasthan – dominates local governance – Machiavellian moves 

Author(s): Jitendra  Jan 31, 2015  Rajasthan’s decision to bar illiterate people from contesting elections to panchayats is one more example of a state government dominating institutions of local governance Illustration: Sorit On December 21, 2014, the Rajasthan government passed an ordinance… Continue Reading →

Women ‘Sewing’ a Bright Future in Northern Pakistan #Vaw

By Ashfaq YusufzaiReprint | Afghan widows and orphans in Pakistan have few livelihood options, but a women’s charity is teaching them basic embroidery and sewing to help them start home-based businesses. Credit: Najibullah Musafer/Killid PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Jan 12 2015 (IPS) – At 46,… Continue Reading →

Saudi Human Rights Record is the Worst in the Region: One Beheading Every Four Days”

By Sara Flounders Global Research, January 19, 2015 RT Op-Edge  As long as Saudi oil is seen as a valuable resource for US oil corporations, the US will maintain relations with the feudal regime regardless of what that means for the… Continue Reading →

#India – Will Delhi air poison Obama on Republic Day ? 

Author: Avikal Somvanshi  Posted on: 20 Jan, 2015 Please wear a dust mask at the parade Mr President, for our sake at least Photo courtesy : asankhaya.blogspot.in Indo-US love is in the air and the air is highly toxic. Quite literally. American… Continue Reading →

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