Tag Archives: culture

World Teachers’ Day

Posted on October 4, 2008 by An alien Earthling

World Teachers’ Day, held annually on 5 October since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organisations worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future generations will continue to be met by teachers. According to … Continue reading →

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India must stop the repression in Kashmir!

Posted on August 31, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Ever since the state government of Jammu & Kashmir collapsed after the Amarnath land transfer controversy, Kashmir has been on the boil. Read the latest news on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir here. A paradise where peace has been … Continue reading →

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The law is an ass!

Posted on August 4, 2008 by An alien Earthling

The Bombay (Mumbai) High Court has declined a plea by a 25-weeks pregnant woman to allow her to abort her unborn child as the foetus was believed to have a congenital heart problem. Read the latest news articles about this … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, Bombay, Bombay (Mumbai) High Court, child rights, children, choice, congenital heart defect, culture, disease, Earthlings, equality, ethics, family, foetal rights, gender, health, human rights, humanity, India, justice, law, life, Maharashtra, medicine, mother, MTP Act, Mumbai, news, NGO, pregnancy, random, rights, society, South Asia, thoughts, women, women's rights, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

How could ANY mother do this to her daughter?

Posted on March 30, 2008 by An alien Earthling

I simply cannot understand why some women behave the way they do.It completely baffles me.Women have been abused,exploited and made to feel inferior to men since time immemorial.All in the name of “culture”.They have been so completely brainwashed into believing … Continue reading →

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