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8 months ago

Opinion: Have we learned nothing? The protester’s taunt, ‘Go back to Poland,’ is grotesque

LA Times

When it was reported that a demonstrator near Columbia University had loudly suggested that Jews should go back to Poland, I was already there. The definition of “Zionist” that I’ve always used is a person who believes the Jews deserve a state where they can be safe. As for the suggestion that Jews, or more precisely Ashkenazi Jewish Israelis — …

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9 months ago

Deepika Padukone dancing to Deewani Mastani gets featured on Oscars' official Instagram handle; Ranveer Singh reacts

Hindustan Times

Sharing the clip of Deepika, the Oscars' official page wrote in the caption, “Deepika Padukone performing Deewani Mastani from the movie Bajirao Mastani. Starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.” Reactions to Deepika's Deewani Mastani tribute Leading the reactions to the clip is none other than Deepika's husband and co-star, actor Ranveer Singh. Deepika at Oscars 2023 Last year …

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1 year ago

Recalling St Stephen’s: How a Christian College Shaped India’s Freedom Struggle

The Quint

The fact is that Sushil Kumar Rudra, the visionary teacher who was the principal of St Stephen’s College from 1906 to 1923, went to Mumbai to receive Ba and her sons when they arrived in India from South Africa. In fact, Rudra had sent his vice-principal, the Indophile anti-colonialist Charles Freer Andrews, to South Africa to persuade Gandhi that he …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Astronomers call for the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds to be renamed amid claims their namesake has a 'violent colonialist legacy'

Daily Mail

Astronomers say the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds should be given a new title because of their namesake's 'violent colonialist legacy'. Astronomers say the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds should be given a new title because of their namesake's 'violent colonialist legacy' MAGELLANIC CLOUDS: SATELLITE GALAXIES FOR THE MILKY WAY The Magellanic Clouds can be seen in the night sky …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Astronomers request retitling of galaxies named after ‘violent colonialist’ explorer Magellan

The Telegraph

A group of astronomers has called for galaxies named after the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan to be renamed because of his “violent colonialist legacy”. However, a group of astronomers in the United States has asked the International Astronomical Union, the body in charge of naming astronomical objects, for the Magellanic Clouds to be renamed. Mia de los Reyes, an …

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1 year, 7 months ago

New head of Vatican charity Caritas looks to future after papal firings

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — The new head of Caritas Internationalis said Tuesday that the Vatican’s preeminent charity would look to the future of its global aid mission, seeking to close out a tumultuous period that prompted Pope Francis to oust the previous leadership team. The Vatican presented the charity’s new hierarchy following elections by representatives of the 162 national Caritas chapters, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Karnatka results: BBC says Congress in Indian but BJP isn't

Op India

On Saturday, the British Broadcasting Corporation courted controversy after it insinuated that the Bharatiya Janata Party somehow did not belong to India or did not represent India after Karnataka election results were declared and Congress emerged as the clear winner. In a tweet, the official handle of the BBC News World wrote, “India’s Congress ahead of the Modi’s BJP in …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s main charitable organization, Caritas Internationalis, is hoping to open a new chapter this week after Pope Francis fired top managers over bullying complaints. In an extraordinary display of papal power, Francis last November fired the Caritas secretary general, Aloysius John; the Caritas president, Filipino Cardinal Antonio Tagle; and Tagle’s vice presidents, the treasurer and ecclesiastic …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican 'power grab'

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Vatican’s main charitable organization, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Queen Consort Camilla to reuse Mary crown without insetting Kohinoor diamond at coronation

ABC

Queen Consort Camilla will refashion an old crown for the coronation, notably avoiding the use of the Kohinoor diamond that is clouded by colonialist controversy. Rather than commissioning a new crown, Buckingham Palace said Camilla would wear a modified version of Queen Mary's crown for the coronation of King Charles III in May. Key points: It will be the first …

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1 year, 11 months ago

State capital mayor: Plan for courts is like apartheid

Associated Press

— Legislation that would create a separate court system run by unelected judges in part of Mississippi’s capital city is racially motivated, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Monday. Not only in terms of putting their military force over Jackson but also dictating who has province over decision-making.” House Bill 1020, introduced by Rep. Trey Lamar, a Republican from Senatobia, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Decision on removal of colonialist statue in Hoorn put off until after summer of 2022

NL Times

Hoorn will postpone the decision on the fate of the statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen until after the summer of 2022, the municipality announced on Friday. The municipality said they first want to discuss the so-called “city talks” on racism and exclusion before making a decision about the statue. The image of the Dutch East India Company governor has been …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Nigel Planer: Today's woke warriors would have tried to stop 'colonialist' Band Aid hit from 1984

Daily Mail

It raised £17 million for famine relief and kick-started a global charity machine that generated tens, if not hundreds, of millions of pounds more. Actor Nigel Planer was at the recording of the 1984 Band Aid No 1 in character as Neil, the depressed hippie he played on BBC comedy The Young Ones. But he says that although the song …

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3 years, 7 months ago

In this confrontation with apartheid Israel, the Palestinians won

Al Jazeera

After the latest genocidal onslaught by apartheid Israel, some serious questions have been raised, once again, about the usefulness of resistance and whether the outcome of the war can, or cannot, be considered a victory for the Palestinian people. Some “liberals” resorted to the usual proclamations, blaming the “two sides of the conflict” – ie, the coloniser and the colonised, …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Commentary: Two L.A. museums hold art looted during an African massacre a century ago

LA Times

At least six sculptures, potentially as many as 19, stolen during an 1897 massacre by British colonists in Africa have been sitting quietly in two Los Angeles art museum collections for the past half-century. The mistake, easily corrected with a simple metallurgic test, was so common that the entire genre of art is now known as “Benin bronzes.” Locally, UCLA’s …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch stats office to stop using terms 'Western' and 'non-Western'

NL Times

The official statistics bureau for the Netherlands will stop using the terms 'Western' and 'non-Western’ in their research in a plan which could take several years to implement, according to newspaper NRC. This decision was made in line with pending advice from the Scientific Council for Government Policy, because using the distinction to define people with a non-Dutch cultural background …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Hoorn to commence with city talks about removal of colonialist statue of J.P. Coen

NL Times

The municipality of Hoorn will start with city talks on Monday to discuss the matter of the statue of J.P. Coen on the Roode Steen. Conversations are said to take place on streets, through podcasts, talk show conversations, and vlogs, which aim to form a debate about an "inclusive city." Still, as far as the mayor is concerned, it goes …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

NPR

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19 Enlarge this image Sally Deng for NPR Sally Deng for NPR The pandemic has been responsible for an outbreak of violence and hate directed against Asians around the world, blaming them for the spread of COVID-19. According to Abraar Karan, a doctor at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel

Al Jazeera

The deal is not a ‘historic breakthrough’, but another stab in the back of the Palestinian people. Trump’s deal does not aim to resolve the region’s problems Ever since Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008, the young state has been struggling to gain widespread international recognition. As he did with Israel’s recent “normalisation” deals with Bahrain and the …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Citizens' initiative to move colonialist statue in Hoorn scrapped, but included in 'city talks'

NL Times

A citizens' initiative to move the statue of J.P. Coen in Hoorn was scrapped in a city council meeting on Tuesday evening, but the city council agreed to add this initiative to the agenda for previously announced "city talks" about the statue and racism and discrimination in Hoorn. In June, the statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen provoked fierce protests against …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Cecil Rhodes theatre changes name after campaign sparked by Black Lives Matter protests

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Hertfordshire theatre and gig venue named after the colonialist …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Anti-Racism Activists Destroy Statue of Napoleon's Empress in Martinique

News 18

Anti-racism activists tore down a statue of Napoleon's empress Josephine and another colonialist figure in the overseas French territory of Martinique, the latest test of President Emmanuel Macron's vow not to erase controversial monuments. A statue of Josephine de Beauharnais, who was born to a wealthy colonial family on the island and later became Napoleon's first wife and empress, was …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests

NL Times

Around 90 Dutch and Flemish students, academics, politicians and opinion makers signed a declaration against cancel culture, which they linked on Thursday to pressure against freedom of speech. The letter invoked the name of George Floyd, killed as a result of police brutality in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and said the aftermath led to intimidating actions by "radical groups". …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Police prepare for rioting at banned Hague anti-lockdown protest

NL Times

The anti-lockdown group Viruswaanzin is set to go ahead with a planned demonstration on the Malieveld in The Hague on Sunday despite the protest having been banned by the municipality, the group's leader Willem Engel has asserted. While the demonstration itself was largely peaceful, with many largely ignoring social distancing rules, there were incidents of rioting in The Hague following …

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Opinion: Have we learned nothing? The protester’s taunt, ‘Go back to Poland,’ is grotesque

Deepika Padukone dancing to Deewani Mastani gets featured on Oscars' official Instagram handle; Ranveer Singh reacts

Recalling St Stephen’s: How a Christian College Shaped India’s Freedom Struggle

Astronomers call for the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds to be renamed amid claims their namesake has a 'violent colonialist legacy'

Astronomers request retitling of galaxies named after ‘violent colonialist’ explorer Magellan

New head of Vatican charity Caritas looks to future after papal firings

Karnatka results: BBC says Congress in Indian but BJP isn't

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican 'power grab'

Queen Consort Camilla to reuse Mary crown without insetting Kohinoor diamond at coronation

State capital mayor: Plan for courts is like apartheid

Decision on removal of colonialist statue in Hoorn put off until after summer of 2022

Nigel Planer: Today's woke warriors would have tried to stop 'colonialist' Band Aid hit from 1984

In this confrontation with apartheid Israel, the Palestinians won

Commentary: Two L.A. museums hold art looted during an African massacre a century ago

Dutch stats office to stop using terms 'Western' and 'non-Western'

Hoorn to commence with city talks about removal of colonialist statue of J.P. Coen

Why Pandemics Give Birth To Hate: From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19

Trump’s Kosovo-Serbia normalisation deal is all about Israel

Citizens' initiative to move colonialist statue in Hoorn scrapped, but included in 'city talks'

Cecil Rhodes theatre changes name after campaign sparked by Black Lives Matter protests

Anti-Racism Activists Destroy Statue of Napoleon's Empress in Martinique

Dozens sign letter against cancel culture following month of BLM protests

Police prepare for rioting at banned Hague anti-lockdown protest