Tag: Prejudice and Discrimination
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Egypt’s Christians hit by Palm Sunday attacks
Dozens died after two blasts targeted Egypt’s Christian minority yesterday. Christians face persecution and violence across the Middle East. Is this the most under-reported story of the era?
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McGuinness: IRA leader turned peacemaker
It was an extraordinary personal journey. Martin McGuinness went from being a militant IRA commander to a “courageous” peacemaker. Now he has died aged 66. How should he be remembered?
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The slavery row over England’s rugby anthem
As England’s rugby team go for their 19th consecutive win tomorrow, a debate has erupted over their fans’ anthem, the origins of which lie in slavery. Is ‘cultural appropriation’ a bad thing?
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Row over ‘gay moment’ in Beauty and the Beast
The live-action remake could be the biggest film of the year — but not in Malaysia. Despite the country’s request, Disney has refused to cut its first same-sex subplot. Is it the right call?
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Europe flirts with far-right in Dutch election
Today the Netherlands heads to the polls, and all eyes are on its blonde-haired anti-Islam politician, Geert Wilders. Is this the first wave in a tsunami of far-right support across Europe?
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Fury as Trump bars millions of Muslims from US
Donald Trump has prevented citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering America, sparking an angry backlash. Is the president trying to protect his country or divide it?
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At last the perfect Disney movie, say critics
After 80 years of film-making, Disney has finally nailed it with Moana, say some. But others accuse the producers of culture theft and of exploiting Polynesian culture for profit.
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‘Time to end the fixation with diversity’
Celebrating diversity is good. So says the hip-hop musical Hamilton, Hillary Clinton and The New York Times. But yesterday the paper ran a shock piece that said it was time to stop. Why?
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Pope vows to heal 500 years of division
It split Europe in two. It launched wars and strife. But as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation approaches, Pope Francis wants to end the rift between Catholics and Protestants. Can he?
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Pepe the Frog meme declared a ‘hate symbol’
He was once a harmless cartoon character. Then an internet meme. Now he has been added to a database of hate symbols, alongside swastikas and burning crosses. Why all this fuss about Pepe?
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New York bomb attack exposes Western nerves
Nobody was killed. All the injured were released from hospital. Yet the shock waves from Saturday night’s explosion in Manhattan continue to divide opinion and dominate the news cycle. Why?
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Burkini bans on Riviera test French secularism
The mayor of Cannes has banned a garment worn by some Muslim women from the town’s beaches. France is fiercely proud of its secular values, so should politicians use the law to enforce them?
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Trump to be confirmed Republican nominee
Today, the Republican Convention will confirm what many once thought impossible: Donald Trump is the official nominee for President of the USA. Are his critics right to be worried?
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Bastille Day horror: France bitterly divided
The recent Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan terrorist attacks in France both united the country. The massacre in Nice has done the opposite this weekend. Politics has rarely been more rancorous. Why?
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Dallas shootings: America race ‘war’ flares
America is reeling after a black militant killed five police on Friday. The deaths follow two more high-profile killings of black men by police. Is ‘civil war’ an irresponsible description?