[GreenYouth] RSS on Caste in Census

2010-05-12 Thread Sukla Sen
the dog. Or they continue to move in different directions all at the same time.] http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100512/804/tnl-parivar-divided-over-caste-based-cen_1.html http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100512/804/tnl-parivar-divided-over-caste-based-cen_1.htmlParivar divided over caste-based census

[GreenYouth] Obama, please phone the Muslim ’stree t vendor hero’ too - Hamid Dabashi

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
Obama, please phone the Muslim ’street vendor hero’ too * http://newyorknewstoday.com/obama-please-phone-the-muslim-street-vendor-hero-too/021152 * *Editor’s note: Hamid Dabashi is the author of “Iran: A People Interrupted.” He is the Hagop Kevorkian professor of Iranian studies and comparative

[GreenYouth] Modi Vomits Caste Venom

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
*Modi Vomits Caste Venom* *http://www.countercurrents.org/teltumbde100510.htm* *By Dr. Anand Teltumbde* 10 May, 2010 *Countercurrents.org* On 25 April 2010 Narendra Modi is reported to have observed while releasing his book Samajik Samrasata that Dalits were like mentally retarded children. It

[GreenYouth] Blame the Grand Mufti - Israel’s prop aganda war

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
Israel’s propaganda war Blame the Grand Mufti Many Israelis and Palestinians would like peaceful coexistence, but myths, propaganda and denial have a habit of getting in the way by Gilbert Achcar Israel’s propaganda war with the Palestinians and the Arab world has intensified in recent years, and

[GreenYouth] Re: Blame the Grand Mufti - Israel’s propaganda war

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
http://mondediplo.com/2010/05/14blamethemufti On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Afthab Ellath aftha...@gmail.com wrote: Israel’s propaganda war Blame the Grand Mufti Many Israelis and Palestinians would like peaceful coexistence, but myths, propaganda and denial have a habit of getting in

Re: [GreenYouth] Obama, please phone the Muslim ’s treet vendor hero’ too - Hamid Dabashi

2010-05-12 Thread k.ashraf
Thank you Aftab On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Afthab Ellath aftha...@gmail.com wrote: Obama, please phone the Muslim ’street vendor hero’ too * http://newyorknewstoday.com/obama-please-phone-the-muslim-street-vendor-hero-too/021152 * *Editor’s note: Hamid Dabashi is the author of

[GreenYouth] Protest against honour crimes on Saturday 15 May at 5 pm in Central Market, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi

2010-05-12 Thread sree rekha
** ** *“Babli and Manoj Killed”….. “Nirupama killed”…… “khap panchyat diktat out against couple”...“couple seek police protection”…. * *We have to say NO to these crimes justified in the name of 'honour'!* *We have to assert our right to choose our own partners irrespective of caste, class,

[GreenYouth] Fwd: Arrest all Hindu Terrorists!

2010-05-12 Thread Ranjit Ranjit
http://communalism.blogspot.com/2010/05/ajmer-blasts-investigation.html May 11, 2010 Ajmer Blasts Investigationhttp://communalism.blogspot.com/2010/05/ajmer-blasts-investigation.html Delayed Waking up: Terrorism Investigations Ram Puniyani The Ajmer bomb blasts took place on 11th October 2007;

[GreenYouth] The Myth of the ‘Misuse’ of Laws Me ant for the Protection of Dalits and Tribals

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
*http://kafila.org/2010/05/11/in-search-of-brahmeshwar-singh-the-absconder/ * *The Myth of the ‘Misuse’ of Laws Meant for the Protection of Dalits and Tribals* Are the laws meant for the protection of Dalits and tribals are put to misuse? It is a theme which recurs regularly in the discussions

[GreenYouth] APPEAL FROM POSCO PRATIRODH SANGRAM SAMITI (PPSS)

2010-05-12 Thread Anivar Aravind
http://orissaconcerns.net/2010/05/ppss-statement/ ** *APPEAL FROM POSCO PRATIRODH SANGRAM SAMITI (PPSS)* * * *Dear Compatriots, Comrades, Friends, Supporters, Well-wishers, Sympathizers and others,* * * A sad news that at Chandia village in Kalinga Nagar, the Orissa Police today(12th May,

Re: [GreenYouth] Fwd: [IHRO] Maoist Brutalities and Repressive State: Threats and Challenges to Democratic Rights in India

2010-05-12 Thread Afthab Ellath
I couldnt understand the question? Is this an invitation for a wrestling session? :) Afthab Ellath On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 10:14 PM, Sukla Sen sukla@gmail.com wrote: Anyone wants to respond? Sukla -- Forwarded message -- From: Subhashini Ali subhashini_...@yahoo.com

Re: [GreenYouth] Protest against honour crimes on Saturday 15 May at 5 pm in Central Market, Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi

2010-05-12 Thread Kavita Krishnan
Dear Sree, I was told by some journalists at a demo today at Jkd Bhavan on the Nirupama issue that there is to be some demo at the Home Ministry on Saturday on the 'honour' killing issue, called by journalists groups. They are yet to finalise timing. if they do confirm, let's try and join them

[GreenYouth] Halt the Offensive Against People and End Militarisation of the Forests: Joint Statement of Forest People's Movements

2010-05-12 Thread Sukla Sen
From: Campaign for Survival and Dignity forestcampaignn...@gmail.com Date: Wed, May 12, 2010 *Halt the Offensive Against People and End Militarisation of the Forests * *Joint Statement of Forest People's Movements* Today, the police have killed one person in Kalinganagar and critically injured

[GreenYouth] Arundhati Roy On Fault Lines By Fault Lines (You Tube Link to Aljazera Tv Interview- Counterccurrents)

2010-05-12 Thread Venugopalan K M
Arundhati Roy On Fault Lines By Fault Lines http://www.countercurrents.org/roy100510.htm Arundhati Roy talks to Avi Lewis about fighting on the ground, battles over corporate control of Indian land, India and the US after the Cold War, 'Islamophobia' and terrorism, tribal resistance in India and

[GreenYouth] Orchestrated Paranoia: Sympathisers of Sympathisers!!!

2010-05-12 Thread Sukla Sen
[The key point seems to be ‘intention to further the activities’ of the Maoists. So the question that must be asked is, has anyone furthered the activities of the Maoist more than the state with its exploitative economic policies and its counter-insurgency tactics? What is more useful to the

[GreenYouth] US to join advisory organisation previously shunned, although supported by 118 countries and organisations and opposed by Israel

2010-05-12 Thread Sukla Sen
US to join advisory group once shunned By MATTHEW LEE (AP) http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8e226YSWApSmmdwyYy5JrjDVCZgD9FLHTOG0 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to join an international advisory group that the U.S. has largely shunned due to fears it would

[GreenYouth] Halt the Offensive Against People and End Militarisation of the Forests

2010-05-12 Thread Anivar Aravind
*Halt the Offensive Against People and End Militarisation of the Forests * *Joint Statement of Forest People's Movements* http://orissaconcerns.net/2010/05/end-militarisation-of-the-forests/ Yesterday, the police have killed one person in Kalinganagar and critically injured at least thirty more;

[GreenYouth] 'Social Activist' , scholar editor of the Womens Magazine MANUSHI Supports 'League Of Honor Killers' ?!

2010-05-12 Thread Venugopalan K M
Is the Politics of Identity is 'maturing' in India to take its toll on women's rights, democratic rights, Individual's Constitutional Rights so on and so forth?. Invite you all to read this article League Of Honor Killers written by Raja Jaikrishan.

[GreenYouth] Why Not UAPA 2008 Applicable to Bal Thakre? (copy paste from a debate elsewhere)

2010-05-12 Thread Venugopalan K M
http://radicalnotes.com/journal/2010/05/11/sympathies-in-extremis/ ..One might pause to ask, ‘Why is not the UAPA, 2008 applicable to Bal Thackeray who has, for decades, led the movements against sections of innocent people like the *lungiwallahs* or the *Musalmans* or Raj Thackeray whose