Featured stories about Ethnicity & Race
Stories about Ethnicity & Race
18 June 2018
Greek and Macedonian nationalists oppose agreement that would end a quarter-century name dispute
"Today's agreement betw. Athens and Skopje is a historic and very courageous achievement that will benefit both sides and the entire region."
15 June 2018
This digital novel narrates the violence against ethnic Chinese during the 1998 riots in Indonesia
"20 years on, 1998 is barely acknowledged. There [are] a lot of things to be done in terms of healing, to obtain some forms of justice."
Mob lynching in India based on WhatsApp rumors claims lives of two innocent men
"Candle light vigil last night in #KarbiAnglong by Karbi Students' Association, KNCA and many other organizations, demanding justice for #NilotpalDas and #AbhijitNath and an end to lynch mob culture..."
Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari shot dead
"It is virtually impossible to know who are our enemies and who are our friends."
14 June 2018
On being black in the white-dominated aid industry
"...the responses of other black women in the sector about the mental gymnastics and marginalization one has to engage in to survive were all too familiar."
5 June 2018
Boycott against Argentinian musician in France sparks debate on cultural appropriation
The cancellation of Argentinian reggaeton singer Romina Bernardo by Black French activists open the door to discussions about appropriation that had so far had little space online.
28 May 2018
How ‘African’ is Northern Africa?
"Why are Africans from north of the Sahara sometimes not considered definitively 'African'?"
24 May 2018
Eight decades later, prejudice between Jordanians and Palestinians persist
While the time living together surely dawns a sense of peace among the two peoples, complete harmony is still not present in certain aspects of life.
19 May 2018
Cuba's parliament now has three black vice presidents. How come that didn't make the news?
"For opponents everywhere [...] everyone is so equally oppressed that racial discrimination is unworthy of special attention. These dynamics hijack the discussion and keep us from moving forward."
17 May 2018
Pakistan Chief Justice's notice produces some hope for Hazara protections
"Finally voice of Hazara people heard. Army chief gives assurance of security and safety. Chief Justice takes notice of the killing of Hazara. Took us several years. Extremely shameful."
16 May 2018
Nepal’s Kami Rita climbs Mount Everest for a record 22nd time
"Summiting Everest? It's just like another daily chore."
7 May 2018
‘Get involved in your communities': An American woman who fought for justice urges stronger activism
"I think the police need to be held accountable. Without accountability, there is no justice. That’s the biggest problem, no one is ever accountable."
5 May 2018
Hazara women end hunger strike against targeted killings after Pakistan army chief agrees to talks
"We demand that the Chief of Army Staff...must come to Quetta dressed as a civilian and listen to the cries of the 3,000 widows and 10,000 orphans"
1 May 2018
The woes of Britain's ‘Windrush generation’ are deeply felt in the Caribbean
"The British bring us to the Caribbean to do unpaid labour. Take us to fight in WW2. Take us to England to rebuild it. Then they have us deported."
28 April 2018
‘Mixing isn't new, it isn't modern, it isn't cool. It simply is, has been, and will be.’
In the second part of our interview, journalist Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio discusses her writings about racism in Spain.
Women's Voices in Mexico: “Having your voice heard is a revolutionary act”
"We are looking at how gender affects the way that our stories are told, constructing narratives and using technology to make the transformative role we play more visible."
Why pilgrims from India and Nepal throng to see an orchid that blooms in April
According to local legend and tradition, the Salahesh Fulbari garden in eastern Nepal is the place to be on the Nepali New Year's Day.
18 April 2018
‘Sometimes, embracing the Afro identity…means having unpleasant conversations with people you love’
In Spain, "it's not uncommon to hear phrases like 'I'm not racist, but,' as if that preamble were to invalidate the racist remark that usually follows."
Pakistan's under-threat minorities have found their voice. But will the state listen?
"I cried today after seeing this post. It is the seventh day of a sit-in in Quetta against unlawful terrorism...and yet nothing has changed."
16 April 2018
School history assignment stirs up a storm in Jamaica over how slavery should be taught
"Now to the assignment at hand, would Hillel have asked on an assignment about World War 2 to come up with ways for Nazi Germany to annihilate the Jewish people?"
