racism
Indian jeweller pulls ‘racist’, ‘slave-child’ ad with Bollywood megastar
Art news
April 24, 2015
Indian jeweller pulls ‘racist’, ‘slave-child’ ad with Bollywood megastar
A major Indian jewellery chain has withdrawn an advert featuring Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with a dark-skinned boy holding…
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
World
April 15, 2013
Black, Arab rail staff kept away from Peres visit to Paris: union
A French union has accused its national railway of keeping black and Arab employees out of sight when Israeli President…
Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad ‘racist’
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Arab-American groups call Coke Super Bowl ad ‘racist’
Arab-American groups have sharply criticized a Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad depicting an Arab walking through the desert with a camel,…
Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
World
August 6, 2012
Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin — The gunman who killed six people at a Wisconsin Sikh temple was a 40-year-old US…
Norway defies Breivik one year on
World
July 22, 2012
Norway defies Breivik one year on
Thousands of Norwegians gathered in silence outside the government's still-damaged headquarters in Oslo and on Utoeya island on Sunday to…
Egyptian attacked by racists in Greece in stable condition
Egypt
June 24, 2012
Egyptian attacked by racists in Greece in stable condition
Ahmed Farid Awad, an Egyptian brutally attacked by neo-Nazis on 12 June on the Greek island of Crete, is currently…
Israel to jail ‘illegal migrants’ without charge for up to 3 years
World
June 3, 2012
Israel to jail ‘illegal migrants’ without charge for up to 3 years
Israel will be able to jail illegal migrants without charge for up to three years, an official said on Sunday,…
Violent Tel Aviv demo against African migrants
World
May 24, 2012
Violent Tel Aviv demo against African migrants
Violence broke out as several hundred people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Wednesday night against the sizeable community of African…
Who is it that was murdered?
Cinema/TV
January 21, 2012
Who is it that was murdered?
Tangier, Morocco─The 13th Tangier Film Festival, which kicked off on 12 January, showcased the latest short and feature-length productions in…
Sudanese protests force UNHCR to close Cairo office
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Sudanese protests force UNHCR to close Cairo office
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has closed its head office in Egypt until further notice due to…