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For IPS, Arts and Entertainment isn't just about rock stars or opera divas. The women and men celebrated on these pages are not only singers, performers, record makers, actors and authors, but also pioneers, teachers and role models. They are able to touch our souls and pull us to our feet with their power to inspire and transform. The focus on Arts and Entertainment is about the celebration of innovations and the legacies of ordinary human beings that will live on through their music, art and words.
Fears about loss of privacy are being voiced as India gears up to launch an
ambitious scheme to biometrically identify and number each of its 1.2 billion
inhabitants.
Mavi Susel, the first transsexual in Cuba to undergo sex reassignment surgery, back in 1988, has found herself trapped in the traditionally assigned gender role of a housewife.
Since their first child was born 16 years ago, Hiroyuki Ozaki has taken care of
the household, relinquishing his traditional role as the main breadwinner while
his wife held on to her career in the travel industry.
A breakdown in Pakistan's justice system, a sign of a society
desensitised to violence, an example of mob brutality.
The 17th Titirilandia (Puppetland) Festival will conclude with a marathon puppet show, to be held Sunday Aug. 29 in Spain's capital city in aid of a school in the remote Bolivian mining province of Potosí.
While Hollywood blockbusters and state-funded historical epics continue to
dominate China's box office, a vibrant independent film scene is quietly
growing.
Irene Wangolo was advised to undergo an HIV test during her antenatal visit and to return to the clinic with her husband so they could be counselled on preventing HIV transmission to their unborn baby.
But her husband refused to accompany her saying it was not his business and Wangolo never returned to the clinic in Bungokho in eastern Uganda. So she missed all the services, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT).
The Jenpoj ("winds of fire) community radio station in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which plays an important role in keeping the Mixe indigenous community informed, has had its equipment confiscated and has fought and won a court case to get a broadcast license.
During every year that ends in an even number, the month of August is a special occasion for young men in Kenya's Western Province. During this month thousands of boys aged between 10 and 18 undergo male circumcision – something that is seen as an important rite of passage into manhood among their communities. But it is also a time were nearly half the young men circumcised will have to fight for their lives.
A bicentennial celebration for ordinary people, envisioned as the start of a process of social reflection, is being prepared by over 100 organisations and public personalities in Chile as a response to the official commemoration of the 200th anniversary of independence from Spain.
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