Although the threat of Islamic extremism is serious and real, it is problematic that the media only inquires about religion, organizational affiliation, or ideology when Muslims are involved.
Archive for February, 2010
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Posted in: Media & Arts, United States
Topics: journalism, Muslims, terrorism
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After a satirical website posted a patently false story, journalists and bloggers continued to spread the news, without making a phone call to double-check it.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: journalism, Marius Dragomir, Romania
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Photographer Zalmaï Ahad returned to his native Afghanistan to document "the story of the Afghans that nobody cares about."
Posted in: Asia, Media & Arts
Topics: Afghanistan, Pamela Chen, photography, refugees, Zalmaï Ahad
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While international forces in Afghanistan have killed fewer civilians in 2009 than in previous years many Afghans still feel abused and angry. One of the main reasons is night raids.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Equality
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Jonathan Horowitz
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Promoting critical thinking and protecting freedom of expression have long been central to our mission, and we hope that many voices will contribute to the conversation here.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts, Middle East, United States
Topics: Aryeh Neier, freedom of expression
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She and other women and men tell their stories of belonging and identity as part of the Open Society Institute’s At Home in Europe Project on the situation of Muslim communities in European Union cities.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Equality
Topics: Ari Korpivaara, discrimination, Muslims
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Marcy Westerling, a 2010 Open Society Fellow, discusses the question, "What lessons can progressive organizations draw from their conservative counterparts?"
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Ignoring civilian protection in Afghanistan won't make international troops any safer.
Posted in: Asia, Rights & Equality
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, video
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A Bulgarian journalist recently launched a website featuring the results of four months of investigation, conducted mostly undercover, in ten institutions for adults with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses in Bulgaria, Romania, and Serbia. The conditions are appalling.
Posted in: Europe, Health, Rights & Equality
Topics: Bulgaria, de-institutionalization, Judith Klein, mental disabilities, Romania, Serbia
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Erica Gaston, a human rights lawyer working for the Open Society Institute, talks about her work to address the human costs of the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Posted in: Asia, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Equality
Topics: Afghanistan, civilian casualties, Erica Gaston, video