Racism isnt going away But new research on black attitudes to racism suggests that for all the advances in race relations, many feel their lives are blighted by stereotyping and discrimination.
Palestine plunges in chaos with peace not in sight Last Thursday, an Arab League delegation comprised of the Egyptian and Jordanian foreign ministers was supposed to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to discuss the Arab peace plan calling for full Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory in exchange for peace. But this visit was postponed.
Land of hope In the early 1960s, most of Africa was richer than Asia and many economists expected Africa to zoom far ahead of Asia.
Listening with a heart Listening with a heart is listening with empathy, whether it is to ones child, spouse, friend or relative. Truly, has the wiseman said that God must have given us two ears but only one mouth with a purpose.
Let a thousand democracies bloom As the 17th Congress of Chinas Communist Party approaches this autumn, party organisations in Beijing are abuzz with talk of democracy.
Salutations... Jammu and Kashmir armed police pay tributes at the grave of the 1931 martyrs, who sacrificed their lives fighting the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh, at Naqashband Sahib Shrine in Srinagar on Friday.
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