Worldfocus contributor Jen Marlowe is currently traveling in Israel and Palestine and explores the lives of Troy Davis, an African American man on death row in the U.S., and Asel Asleh, a young Palestinian citizen of Israel killed by Israeli police.
All Posts Tagged With: "race"
Perspectives
August 21, 2009
From U.S. to Israel, racial injustice is not an exception
Blogwatch / Video
August 17, 2009
India outraged after Bollywood star detained in U.S. airport
The talk of India is the detention of one the country’s most famous actors -- Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan -- by customs officials at Newark Airport in the U.S. Professor Nitin Govil discusses how the incident has been portrayed and perceived in India, and bloggers share their opinions.
Peter Eisner (blog)
July 22, 2009
Racial inequality and violence ignite passions in Brazil
Questions of race and poverty raise difficult problems and passions in Brazil, writes Worldfocus blogger Peter Eisner, and the answers are never any more simple than they are in the United States.
Analysis
April 27, 2009
Measuring South Africa’s progress since apartheid
According final results announced Saturday, the ruling African National Congress won South Africa's national elections, though it failed to gain a two-thirds majority and its leader has faced growing criticism. Worldfocus editorial consultant Peter Eisner examines South Africa's progress since apartheid, however imperfect the country and its leaders may still be.
Signature Video
April 13, 2009
Liberia, “America’s stepchild,” searches for own identity
Liberia, a small country in West Africa, has long and deep ties to America. The country, which became infamous in recent years for a bloody civil war, was settled by freed American slaves. Now, Liberia is trying to shape an identity it can call its own.
Perspectives
February 27, 2009
Crime changes perception of Brazilian immigrants abroad
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes that several recent instances of crime by Brazilian immigrants, which have been widely publicized, have begun to change the way Brazilians are seen abroad.
Signature Video
February 26, 2009
Poor white South Africans blame reverse discrimination
To some extent, the economic playing field has been leveled since the end of apartheid 15 years ago. But that has had another impact -- white poverty has doubled since 1994.
Blogwatch / Video
February 23, 2009
Poverty preserves racial lines in post-apartheid South Africa
In South Africa, the system of apartheid ended 15 years ago, and since then, many of the racial barriers have broken down. But though they may be equal on paper, many black South Africans still feel unequal due to continuing poverty.
Perspectives
December 23, 2008
A divided Lebanon is united by DNA
A Worldfocus contributing blogger writes about the discovery that Lebanon's Christians and Muslims share Phoenician ancestry, a legacy that was a source of dispute during the country's civil war.
Blogwatch
November 3, 2008
World bloggers consider race in U.S. election
A look at international opinions on the issue of race in the U.S. presidential election.
