Tag: Racism
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Mesut Ozil issues extraordinary statement confirming international retirement, slams DFB, German media
The 29-year-old's is not holding back and believes he's a soft target in Germany due to his Turkish heritage.
July 23, 2018 -
UEFA charge Lyon with ‘racist behaviour’ at CSKA game
The Russian side won 3-2 on the night to progress to the quarter-finals where they meet Londoners Arsenal.
March 20, 2018 -
Sikh student dragged out of UK nightclub for wearing turban
A Sikh law student in the UK felt “victimised” after he was dragged out of a bar because he was wearing a turban, media reports said. Amrik Singh, 22, claimed that he was ordered to leave Rush Late Bar in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday for wearing his religious headgear, BBC reported. Singh was told that …
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March 11, 2018 -
H-M apologises for using black child to sell sweatshirt
Global fashion retailer H&M had to apologise on Monday after it was accused of being racist for using a black child to model a sweatshirt with a “coolest monkey in the jungle” slogan. After facing the ire of hundreds of people on social media, the company removed the ad from its website. It continues to …
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January 9, 2018 -
There’s always been racism, there always will be: Ali Fazal
Actor Ali Fazal, who plays one of the title roles in Stephen Frears’ directorial “Victoria and Abdul” with veteran actor Judi Dench, believes racism has always existed and it will continue to exist in future too. But he says he is one of the lucky few to have never experienced it. “I don’t think it …
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August 19, 2017 -
Schwarzenegger urges Trump to reject white supremacists
Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has called on US President Donald Trump to abandon his ambiguous attitude to racism and immediately reject “the support of white supremacists”. The Hollywood superstar in a video on Thursday condemned the presence of hate groups and followers of Nazism in the US and said Trump as President has a …
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August 18, 2017 -
Racism, Islamophobia, xenophobia poisoning societies: UN chief
Racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia must be opposed by everyone in the world, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said amid an outrage over President Donald Trump’s defence of white supremacists following the Charlottesville violence. A woman was killed and 19 other people injured in Charlottesville on Saturday when a suspected white supremacist drove his car …
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August 17, 2017 -
We were called Oreos: Halle Berry on facing racism in school
Actor Halle Berry said being a biracial child, it was tough for her to be in an all-white school. The actor said she was often bullied for being a mixed- race child. The Oscar-winning actor was moved out of her neighbourhood school by her mother because of the violence. While the change of the school …
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August 9, 2017 -
An insult to the Constitution
The Khasi dress, Jainsem, worn byTailin Lyngdoh from the West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, was the target of racial slur in Delhi last week. What could be more antinational in a nation of 1.2 billion than term someone a “Nepali maid,” just because she was not wearing a saree or salwar, the supposed “national” outfit …
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July 3, 2017 -
African, NE students, Irom Sharmila join hands to fight racism
Days after a delegation of government officials led by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi represented India at the 27th session of Universal Periodic Review of United Nations Humans Rights Council, reports said Rohatgi said Indians cannot be racist and all crimes committed against different races cannot be termed racism. Confronting this position of the AG, the Association …
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May 15, 2017 -
President Jacob Zuma warns against racism resurgence in South Africa
South African President Jacob Zuma has warned against "a resurgence of racism" in the country where "racists have become more emboldened". "We have sadly not yet succeeded in building the non-racial society that we envisaged," Zuma said at the Chris Hani Wreath Laying Ceremony and handover of the Chris Hani heritage site in Boksburg, Gauteng …
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April 11, 2017 -
Racism runs deep
This week’s brutal attack on African students in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, not very far from the national capital, is evidence of a grim reality ~ bigotry and prejudice run deep among a section of Indians. The government acted swiftly to avoid any diplomatic fallout, with Sushma Swaraj immediately contacting new UP Chief Minister Yogi …
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March 30, 2017 -
Indian-origin woman officer sues Scotland Yard over racism
An Indian-origin female officer is among three policewomen suing Scotland Yard over racism and sexism claims, a media report said on Sunday. Police Constable Usha Evans, Detective Constable Nighat Hubbard the Metropolitan Police's first Muslim policewoman to be awarded an honour by the Queen and Hubbard's colleague Catherine Bell allege they had faced discrimination from …
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March 12, 2017 -
Racist Raj ~ II
The racist colonial discourse of the British Raj often described the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between the colonizer and the colonized as a gap between the “civilized” and the “savage,” “logical adult” and the “irrational child,” and the “manly Englishman” and the “effeminate Hindu.” This last stereotype became a justification of British colonial rule in India. …
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March 5, 2017 -
Racism in India
Occupying a mere eight per cent of the total land area in India, the seven Northeastern states and its ethnically-diverse people is a “micro-community” within the country. The anonymity of belonging to a geographical region is itself challenging, as there is no common Northeastern Indian identity. Culturally and ethnically distinctive larger identities such as Nagas, …
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February 26, 2017 -
It’s a shame that racism still exists: John Legend
Singer John Legend is disappointed that racism still exists. The "All of Me" hitmaker has criticised the paparazzi photographer, who recently branded him a "monkey," but insists he is not "hurt" by the comments as he is "smarter (and) stronger," reported Variety. "…Black folks have had to deal with being called monkeys for a long …
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January 24, 2017 -
It’s a shame that racism still exists: John Legend
Singer John Legend is disappointed that racism still exists. The "All of Me" hitmaker has criticised the paparazzi photographer, who recently branded him a "monkey," but insists he is not "hurt" by the comments as he is "smarter (and) stronger," reported Variety. "…Black folks have had to deal with being called monkeys for a long …
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January 24, 2017