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Race and Identity

  • 31 Oct 2006
    Race and Identity

    Gordon Brown has proposed that Remembrance Sunday might be developed into a patriotic national day to celebrate British history, achievements and culture. Ekklesia has suggested that Martin Luther King’s ‘World House’ vision would be a better starting point.

  • 9 Feb 2012
    Racial abuse against Archbishop of York condemned

    The LGB&T Anglican Coalition has spoken strongly against racist abuse directed to Dr John Sentamu, while disagreeing with his opposition to same-sex marriage.

  • 6 Feb 2012
    UK MPs call for end to Andaman 'human safaris'

    MPs in the UK have tabled a motion calling on the Indian Government to close the llegal road through the Jarawa tribe's reserve in the Andaman Islands.

  • 29 Jan 2012
    Christian local voice challenges the transformations in the Arab World

    A Christian-Muslim consultation on the Christian presence and witness in the Middle East took place at the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, from 24-28 January 2012.

  • 29 Jan 2012
    Scotland's independence referendum consultation

    The official consultation on the Scottish independence referendum has now been launched and is already provoking a lively and important debate.

  • 28 Jan 2012
    Holocaust Memorial Day marked across Britain

    Hundreds of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day took place as part of the worldwide commemoration on Friday 27 January, with more this weekend.

  • 22 Jan 2012
    Torture video shows need to protect Bangladeshis crossing Indian border

    Eight guards from India’s Border Security Force have been suspended from duty for torturing a Bangladeshi caught on the border with India.

  • 20 Jan 2012
    Ukraine urged to release Somali asylum seekers

    Amnesty International is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to release Somali nationals who are currently on hunger strike in protest at detention.

  • 15 Jan 2012
    Religious row over gender segregation in Israel

    Should Israel allow segregation by gender in the public sphere simply because one religious group - ultra-Orthodox Jews - demand it?

  • 12 Jan 2012
    From Vietnam to Palestine: A crime of silence?

    Palestine remains politically inert despite the artificial fireworks of a UN application for statehood or membership of UNESCO, observes Dr Harry Hagopian. So why is Palestine faced with such a thunderous crime of silence? After all, over the past year, we have been witnessing popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa region. Where is the disconnect here?