Martina Navratilova: female tennis players could boycott Indian Wells | Sport | The Guardian

Navratilova, a winner of 18 grand slam singles titles, said: “It is really disheartening to see Ray Moore offer the extremely prejudiced and very old-fashioned statements regarding women tennis players. We have made it this far on our own, without help from male players, and will continue to do so. It would be hard to imagine any women wanting to go and play at Indian Wells if Moore stays as the tournament director.” The chorus of condemnation had been led by Serena Williams, the winner of 21 grand slam singles titles who, after playing in the final at Indian Wells, called Moore’s comments a disservice to tennis legends such as Billie Jean King, as well as every woman on the planet that had ever tried to stand up for what they believed in.

Source: Martina Navratilova: female tennis players could boycott Indian Wells | Sport | The Guardian

New Myanmar government plans ethnic affairs ministry | News | DW.COM | 21.03.2016

“A ministry of ethnic affairs is of vital importance for the future of the union, which needs peace, development and sustainability,” Htin Kyaw told the nation in his first address since the National League for Democracy (NLD) won last year’s elections. Ethnic clashes in the country have displaced over 240,000 people in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state, where rebels are fighting the army. The western Rakhine state in Myanmar has also been riddled with violence against the Rohingya Muslims, which Myanmar considers as immigrants from neighboring Bangladesh. On Monday, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, said thousands of Rohingyas, who had fled their homes after violence broke out in 2012, were going back. The agency’s regional spokeswoman, Vivian Tan, told Reuters news agency that the number of refugees in camps in Rakhine state had gone down to 120,000 from 145,000 in the last days.

Source: New Myanmar government plans ethnic affairs ministry | News | DW.COM | 21.03.2016

Far-right vigilante group patrols city streets – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

“We know that they have started establishing themselves in Dalarna, but I can’t say much more than that at this stage,” police spokesperson Thomas Hellgren tells P4 Dalarna. Jonathan Leman, a journalist at newspaper Expo and an expert on the far-right, confirms the trend. “We know that a group has started in Dalarna. According to my sources, the patrols took place in Borlänge, Säter and Hedemora during the weekend. Soldiers of Odin is a network first started by Finnish Nazi Mika Ranta. According to Expo, the structure of the network is similar to that of criminal motorbike gangs, with different chapters. “Soldiers of Odin have also patrolled in Stockholm and Trelleborg,” says Leman. “I’m convinced that Soldiers of Odin’s patrols will only create insecurity, concern, and confrontation,” Leman adds.

Source: Far-right vigilante group patrols city streets – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

Egyptian Aak 2016- Week 11 ( March 14-20)

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  • Italian prosecutor in Egypt to probe killing of Italian Student. Monday
  • Egypt president suggests his political enemies murdered Italian student. Wednesday
  • The 2011 NGO case is reopened against Hossam Bahgat, Gamal Eid and others. Thursday
  • Egypt cabinet reshuffle expected soon. Friday
  • 15 Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai attack claimed by ISIS. Saturday/ Sunday

 

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Frida Kahlo, Fashion Icon — The Cut

 

Fifty years after Frida Kahlo died in her home in Mexico City, her most private rooms were finally opened to the public, revealing a trove of diaries, letters, and hundreds of clothes still perfumed by paint and cigarettes. When the items became available to the Frida Kahlo Museum in 2004, the brocade corsets and hand-embroidered silk skirts were rumored to grow heavy at night, as if her spirit had returned to wear them.Fashion was as much a part of Kahlo’s paintings as her daily life: She spent hours in front of the mirror getting dressed and loved shopping at department stores as much as the shops in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The book Frida Kahlo: Fashion As the Art of Being, out March 22 from Assouline, juxtaposes Kahlo’s clothing with the fashion and designers she has continued to influence for decades.While artists and magazine editors have reproduced her bold style countless times (some featuring linen skirts, thick eyebrows, and hair adorned in flowers), she has more recently influenced designers like Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, and Carolina Herrera. Her corsets inspired Madonna’s famed “cone” bustier, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier for her 1990 Blond Ambition tour. Click ahead for a glimpse at her influence over the years.

Source: Frida Kahlo, Fashion Icon — The Cut

For These Syrian Women, Their 20s Have Been Defined by War · Global Voices

Now, Syrians account for a quarter of Lebanon’s population, and providing them all with aid has become impossible; food vouchers have been reduced and rent assistance slashed. As a result, many are seeking to move abroad. “I cannot imagine a future here in Lebanon,” Hassan says. “Five years ago, I was in Syria. Now I’m in Lebanon, even my siblings, two of them … travelled to foreign countries. No, I don’t imagine that in two years I will be here in Lebanon.” She pauses before adding, “I don’t intend to go back to Syria, either, even if things get better. That hatred of the people who killed someone, it will always be around you.” For Marwa, a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom from Damascus, adjusting to her new reality took years. “You see this view?” she asks, pointing at the scenic landscape outside her window. “It took me three years to realize how pretty it was. As refugees, we had other concerns.” Marwa came to Lebanon along with tens of thousands of others in late 2012, when the war in Syria was spiralling out of control and swaths of the major cities were becoming no-go zones. As new refugees, she moved with her family from village to village, desperately looking for work for her husband and a school that would accept their two young children. When they eventually settled in a small village in Mount Lebanon, they also had to deal with widespread suspicion and mistrust from a population growing increasingly weary of playing host. These days, locals have become accustomed to the extra residents, but while time has improved community relations, it has not been kind to the guests’ finances. “My neighbor is going back to Syria,” Marwa explains. “Even though there’s a lot of suffering there, she’s in too much debt here. My husband is thinking the same because he’s paid so little at work and can’t take it anymore.” She throws her hands in the air and says, “I tell him ‘You can go back, but I’m not going with you. What did our children do to deserve living in the middle of a war?’ “

Source: For These Syrian Women, Their 20s Have Been Defined by War · Global Voices

Americas MexicoBlog: Nestora is Finally Free

Following her release, Salgado appeared at a press conference hosted by the Miguel Agustin Pro Human Rights Center in Mexico City. The newly-released prisoner urged freedom for other jailed CRAC members and “500 political prisoners,” criticized media manipulation and educational policies, backed the movement for the 43 Ayotzinapa students, and demanded respect for Mexico’s original peoples. “I only want to tell Mr. Pena Nieto to respect our peoples and our community police, because we have shown that we don’t defend delinquents,” Salgado said. “I ask for support for our indigenous peoples and respect for their rights, and that so much injustice not be permitted.” Nestora Salgado is expected to return to the United States for medical treatment.

Source: Americas MexicoBlog: Nestora is Finally Free

Syrian refugee who swam from Turkey to Greece sets sights on Rio Olympics – 

Ms Mardini is among 43 athletes chosen by the International Olympics Committee to potentially form a multinational team of refugees in Rio. But it has been a death-defying move from the Mediterranean to training in an Olympic-sized pool. In the summer of 2015, Ms Mardini and her sister Sarah, 20, climbed into a rubber dinghy in Turkey bound for the Greek island of Lesbos. Twenty people were packed onboard and “only three could swim,” she said. When the boat began taking water, Ms Mardini and her sister plunged into the sea. Each holding on to one side of the rubber boat, the sisters swam with just an arm each, tugging the vessel along. “It was awful in the beginning but we thought it would be a shame if we didn’t help the people who were onboard with us,” Ms Mardini recalled. We thought it would be a shame if we didn’t help the people who were onboard with us. Yusra Mardini, refugee After several hours they finally reached Greek shores at dawn. “Baba, we did it! We are in Greece!” they screamed down the phone to their father, Ezzat Mardini, 45, who was then a refugee in Jordan.

Source: Syrian refugee who swam from Turkey to Greece sets sights on Rio Olympics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Iain Duncan Smith resigns as Britain’s welfare minister over cuts to disability benefits – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Resignation ‘threatened to throw the Government into disarray’ The Financial Times said the resignation was “a huge blow” for Mr Cameron that would inflict “serious damage” on Mr Osborne. The Daily Telegraph said the move “threatened to throw the Government into disarray”. Mr Cameron replaced Mr Duncan Smith with Stephen Crabb who supports Britain’s membership of the European Union. Will Britain leave the EU? Radio National looks at the background to the referendum and Britain’s unravelling from the EU. Several Conservative MPs, along with the main opposition Labour Party, had criticised the disability benefits cuts announced by Mr Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the plan was “appalling”, claiming that 200,000 of the 640,000 people affected by the proposed changes would lose out altogether as a result. Mr Osborne said the plan would cut around $2.5 billion a year off the bill for so-called Personal Independence Payments (PIP), a weekly allowance covering extra costs for people with long-term ill health or disabilities. A government source earlier on Friday said they would be “kicked into the long grass”.

Source: Iain Duncan Smith resigns as Britain’s welfare minister over cuts to disability benefits – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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