government | anthropologist

Russia's president calls for Cyrillic Internet domain

ibid wrote in anthropologist Jun 12, 2008 09:22

( MOSCOW (Reuters) )

government, internet, russia, language

Mexico's efforts to end violence against women stymied by macho culture

malkin767 wrote in anthropologist May 14, 2008 14:38

By Franco Ordonez, McClatchy Newspapers ( Read more... )

culture, government, mexico, gender roles, violence, women

The Channel Island Sark abolishes the last remaining feudal system in Europe.

gwinna wrote in anthropologist Apr 13, 2008 13:23

Island of Sark embraces democracy after 400 yearsFour and a half centuries of feudalism were brought to an end yesterday when the Privy Council approved changes to the laws governing Sark, in the Channel Islands, which will introduce universal suffrage to the island. The Privy Council’s decision enables Sark’s judiciary and parliament to be ( Read more... )

government

'We want to offer sharia law to Britain'

vonjunzt wrote in anthropologist Jan 21, 2008 05:00

'We want to offer sharia law to Britain'

By Clare Dwyer Hogg and Jonathan Wynne-Jones
Last Updated: 10:57am GMT 21/01/2008

Islamic courts meet every week in the UK to rule on divorces and financial disputes. Clare Dwyer Hogg and Jonathan Wynne-Jones report on demands by senior Muslims that sharia be given legal authority

islam, government, uk

A Time For Honest Talk - relations between government and indigenous people in Austrailia (The Age)

saffron1982 wrote in anthropologist Oct 12, 2007 00:06

History will judge Australians harshly if efforts are not made to help indigenous people survive ( Read more... )

australia, government, aborigines

Eritrea bans Female Circumcision, Anthropologists say...?

entropy_rising wrote in anthropologist Apr 06, 2007 09:02

Guardian Unlimited's Breaking News section informs us that Eritrea has banned female circumcision. The process of female circumcision, for those of you who may not be familiar, comes in many different forms, ranging from the removal of the clitoris to sewing the labia majora together, only leaving a small opening for urination and menstrauation, ( Read more... )

government, scarification, eritrea, fgm, africa, ethics

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kenosis wrote in anthropologist Jan 19, 2007 15:13

On this date, January 17, in 1893, a group of American businessmen, with the backing of a U.S. Navy gunboat, assembled at the Government House in Honolulu to proclaim the end of the Hawaiian monarchy ...

usa, government