Gurkhas lose pensions battle

A brigade of Gurkhas has lost a legal challenge to a pension scheme plan being offered to them by the UK government. Gurkhas are Nepalese soldiers serving in a group of units of the British army. They were one of the...

Bridal shop in bias case says it even lets men try on dresses

A few years ago the owner of a bridal shop got very excited and annoyed when I took some photographs of her shop window. At the time she claimed that her window display was projected by copyright ... I now wonder if that was the real reason."A BRIDAL shop which won a...

Girl child still unwelcome in Delhi

Indian's obsession for male child is well known. This obsession runs not only in the poor & uneducated section of the Indian society but even runs deep in the urban, affluent city like Delhi. Now a new study has...

Women Face Bias Worldwide, UN Report Says

Women's struggle for gender equality and justice continues on a global scale. Today's UN report shockingly indicates that the disparity between women and men's rights is all too common and prevalent.In 2008, it is...

Canadian Muslim women file human rights complaint against Imam

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a story which would not even make any newspaper if these three Muslim women tried to voice an opinon or question an Imam in the Middle East,  they most...

US reaches online gambling deal with EU

"The US has reached a deal with the EU, Japan and Canada to keep its Internet gambling market closed to foreign companies. It is continuing talks with India, Antigua and Barbuda, Macau and Costa Rica. The decision is a disappointment for European online gambling companies who...

“A New Breed Of Bloggers” - A Post I Had Missed … … …

"“A New Breed Of Bloggers” - A Post I Had Missed … … … Nov 2nd, 2007 by tbnandasiriwanninayaka I don’t know how I missed this important post which had appeared in Kottu few weeks ago on young bloggers from the villages. Thanks Niro for sending me the link. Read...

MSG's Reputation Takes Another Big Hit

"There are more allegations of racial discrimination and retaliation at Madison Square Garden. A former security guard claims MSG executives created a "boys club" and then forced her out for complaining. Constant harassment and racial discrimination are how Diane Henson...

Is this offensive?

I find it interesting that New Zealand casinos have in recent times not shown any moral or ethical judgement when it came to dealing with extreme "problem gamblers" (go to Listener article). I also agree with Helen...

Gay Pub to Ban Hetero Drinkers

Would this ban extend to straight women as well as straight men? Several of my female friends enjoy drinking at gay bars, since they get to bypass the whole meat-market thing. Then again, "the meat market thing" is...

Barcelona housing protest pits squatters against big business

UPDATE: Check out the great photos of the protests that our members have been sending in. I'm from Vancouver, Canada, and we Vancouverites tend to think locally. Sometimes that's a great asset to us (supporting the...

Muslim pilgrims urged to complain [when traveling]

"American Muslims making a religious pilgrimage to Mecca are being encouraged to file civil rights complaints if they feel discriminated against by airlines. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), citing...

Chris Rock's Mom Claims Racial Discrimination

"Rose Rock, the mother of comedian Chris Rock , claims she was racially discriminated against when she was seated but ignored for more than a half hour at a Cracker Barrel restaurant along the South Carolina coast. Rock said Tuesday she planned to sue the Lebanon, Tenn.-based...

Starship Troopers

Johnny Rico enlists in the Mobile Infantry to win citizenship for his family.

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