Myanmar’s Rohingya issue has become a full-blown humanitarian crisis that affects all of southeast Asia. ASEAN nations would do well do move beyond their non-interference policy and help.
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After Brexit, the UK could become a more attractive place for Muslim women than the rest of the EU.
There is a long history of the use of glitter to express moral outrage and show resistance. What is the power of glitter?
The growing incidence of racism on social media in South Africa suggests that there are consequences. Whether there ought to be criminal sanctions remains an ongoing debate.
Women are paid 20 percent less than men in the US but live about five years longer than men. You might be surprised at the reasons that men, on average, die at a younger age.
Several initiatives have been launched to foster a sporting culture more conducive to the involvement of women in South Africa, including new laws. But evidence shows much still needs to be done.
It’s time we retired this misogynistic stereotype.
Whether it is a basic bank account, a mortgage to buy a house or loan to start a business, financial services are an essential part of modern life.
The escalating indifference with which Uber allegedly reacted to a software engineer’s harassment claims is the norm in the corporate world, where enforcing civil rights laws is seen as a tax on profits.
We must know people as they would like to be known, not as some dominant power has decided we shall know them.
Conservative lawmakers are proposing ‘bathroom bills’ and other measures that discriminate against LGBT individuals. Beyond the moral concerns, there are large economic costs as well.
South Africa lacks a clear definition of disability – and its limited view of who should be regarded as having a disability in the labour market is at odds with international practice.
Cab drivers have long discriminated against African-Americans and other minority groups. New research suggests ride-hailing apps haven’t solved the problem.
Violence against women is a national priority, and Aboriginal women are disproportionately affected. This must be reported on appropriately in the media.
The understandable outrage at neo-Nazis rallying for Trump shouldn’t distract from the complex realities of American racism.
Girls and women still face implicit and explicit discrimination, and a key to changing that is for more women to take on leadership roles.
As the US example shows, freedom of religion should not be allowed to morph into the right to discriminate.
What are the race-related struggles that African-American students experience throughout their school years? Here’s the story of Tyrone.
The beach lies at the edges of the country, and can feel like another place entirely. French hand-wringing over Muslim dress for paddling should make us look again at our own attitudes.
States do not record the structural violence of racism as part of crime statistics. But this invisible violence has driven some people to self-harm. It has also masked forms of suicide.
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