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March 11, 2010

Africa Got His First Female President

Filed under: Society — Tags: — Winson @ 8:00 AM

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf created history in 2005 African presidential election. She made the Liberia as the first African nation to have a female president. She started a peace movement; Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace which led her to the African presidential election in which she won.

In her career, she first served as Minister of Finance under President William Tolber. Then she left Liberia and worked as senior positions at various financial institutions. After serving there, she stood in the 1997 presidential election but was placed in a second position. Afterwards she served as head of the Governance Reform Commission in 2003 to set up the deal to end Liberia’s civil war. Finally in 2005 Presidential Elections, she was elected as President.

Her supporters also call her as “The Iron Lady”. During her election campaign she said she wanted to become president in order “to bring motherly sensitivity and emotion to the presidency” as a way of healing the wounds of war.

March 9, 2010

Racism Incidence Reached At Highest Level In France

Filed under: Society — Tags: , — Winson @ 7:58 AM

Racism is generally described as a belief that a certain race or races represent undesirable qualities. Racism incidences are anti-Semitic and native person on non-native person does racist attacks. Racist and anti-Semitic attacks includes act of violence, threats and intimidation to non- native persons.

As per the survey of National Consultative Commission of Human Rights, racism’s incidence reached to its highest level in France. As compared to last year, nearly attacks soared 90 per cent in France. It started in the year 2000. 833 racist attacks were registered in 2003, where as in 2004 it increases to 1,565 attacks.

Official research report of National Consultative Commission of Human Rights stated that Jews and Muslims were the major victims of racist attacks. The number of attacks on Muslims was 232 in 2003 where as it increases to 532 in the year of 2004. Far-right supporters undertook majority of violent attacks. These all attacks on non-native persons created a serious problem in French social life.

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