Catégorie : Media, Blog, Publication, Archive

Linked with France and its ban for the face veil – A Debate, with Burqa versus Human Rights, with picture of the year, with I wonder if all Muslim know this – Islam a la Taliban, with the Burqa,prison or protection, with Swissness and Islamic fundamentalism, and with Swissness in danger – the minarets and we.

• The Doha Debates are chaired by the award-winning former BBC correspondent and interviewer Tim Sebastian, who founded them in 2004 and secured their editorial independence.
• Although the Debates are financed by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, no government, official body or broadcaster has any control over what is said at the sessions or who is invited … (about the debates 1/2).

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About the debates 2/2: … Televised eight times a year by BBC World News, the Debates are based on a centuries-old format, refined by the famous Oxford Union. Continuer la lecture de « DOHA DEBATES »

Zamana is a public interest space for learning, reflection, and action on Pakistan

Explore: Whose Land? Whose Food? In its first issue, Zamana delves into the thorny subject of land and food rights in Pakistan. The focus is prompted by recent news reports that amidst rising hunger and food crises, the Government of Pakistan plans to give away thousands of acres of farmland to Saudi Arabia and other foreign investors … (full text Homepage).

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About: Zamana is a community-oriented space for progressive change in Pakistan. It seeks to provide a platform for learning, reflection, and action, so that as Pakistanis we can become more engaged in shaping the collective future of our country.  Continuer la lecture de « Zamana »

Linked with How Ruthless Banks Gutted the Black Middle Class and Got Away With It.

… 2010’s Journalism in Color: Racial Reporting in the Obama Age: For the second consecutive year, TheLoop21.com in collaboration with UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. asked journalists of color to share their views on racial coverage in the news. The results of our 2010 Journalism in Color Survey on race and media are in. Journalists of color from around the country weighed in on the explosive issue of racial news coverage. For complete survey results, click here. Negative stereotypes, race relations, and the idea of a post-racial society are just some of the issues that African-American, Latino, Asian-American and Native American journalists addressed. Their perspective is unique. Their opinions will surprise you … (full text Loop Scoops).

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Address: TheLoop21.com, 13725 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423, USA;
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(Politics)/Education: some exemples of our articles: …   Continuer la lecture de « theLoop21.com »

free thinking for the world

openDemocracy is committed to human rights and democracy. We aim to ensure that marginalised views and voices are heard. We believe facilitating argument and understanding across geographical boundaries is vital to preventing injustice … (about 1/2 /our Values).

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About 2/2 … /Our mission: openDemocracy publishes high quality news analysis, debates and blogs about the world and the way we govern ourselves.  Continuer la lecture de « Open Democracy Advice Centre »

news for the rest of us, uncensored, unfiltered …

Linked with Africa Files (Toronto, Canada), with Vox Sambou and the Solid’Ayiti initiative for Haiti, and with Weekly Diaspora: Will $600 million border security bill target innocents?

The rabble podcast network is a growing collection of Canadian podcasts which offer an alternative take on politics, entertainment, society, stories, community and life in general. (Homepage and current rabble poll).

rabble; babble; rabble.tv; podcasts; blogs; Books; Photos; What’s up? Now what? Active topics; Support;
Address: rabble.ca, Suite 400, 215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5T 2C7, Canada;
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Landing Welcome: Come on in — we’re glad you’re here. rabble.ca was built on the efforts of progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists across the country. Continuer la lecture de « rabble.ca / rabble podcast network rpn »