A People Divided By Minority Rule
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In both Israel and America, minorities in the Jewish world are attempting to impose their will on the majority. The outcome of these efforts will do much to determine the future course of Jewish politics.
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Â· Traditional owners protest at government crackdown Â· Police sent in after report of rampant child sex abuse
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The core of democracy is tolerance of other people's views. Whether it is Rosa Luxemburg's call for respecting the "freedom of people who think differently" or Winston Churchill's pride in British parliamentary ...
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A split between Muslims started with the battle over who should lead the faithful after the prophet Muhammad's death.
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Hispanics are described as the largest minority group in the United States, as a burgeoning force in the electorate and as an untapped frontier of the business market. Among the many, many differences there are also some common threads.
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Iranians are deeply divided on politics, the economy, the role of religion in government and a dress code for women. But reformers and conservatives, urban and rural, old and young
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Some members of the Sunni Muslim minority in Iraq should get positions in the new government after next month's elections to protect their rights, Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said Sunday. The senators also said they opposed quotas even as they favored an accommodation between the majority Shiites and the minority Sunnis.
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The world is often divided along national, racial and religious lines. But a leading social psychologist says those divisions donât necessarily have to result in conflict.
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To divide a people in order to conquer them is an immoral strategy that has endured throughout recorded history.
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In a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;
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Amazing, but even in this time of goodwill and cheer, some folks are always looking for a fight. A recent exchange with a regular reader got me thinking how divisive things can get.
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Warring politicians face deadlock in the wake of ethnic violence that left 250,000 homeless
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Reformists, most from within the ranks, seek to reduce the size and influence of the political party.
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Members of one of Iraq's minority faiths face new repressions and discrimination after the fall of Saddam's regime
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WASHINGTON Arabs are divided on the American elections between a skeptical majority that sees no difference between George W. Bush and John Kerry and a hopeful minority that believes Kerry could narrow the gap between the Muslim world and the West.
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In groups, people unconsciously tend to mimic the demeanor of those around them.
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Members of various minority groups walked together along Republic Street yesterday as part of the activities marking the International Day of Human Rights, which was celebrated on Friday.