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The beauty standard for fairer and lighter skin in India has grown deep and unfair
October 21, 2018Written by: Jasleen Bains, SFU Student I grew up watching light-skinned Indian actresses and models on television, believing that my darker skin made me subordinate. Comments I received throughout those years — don’t play outside in the sun too much; lather up with sunscreen so you don’t get a tan — seemed harmless. However, I see now that many of these comments were deeply rooted in the cultural norm of colour shaming. The preference for light skin is one that numerous women internalize, especially in India. There, skin-lightening products such as Fair and Lovely, designed to whiten one’s skin, form…
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October 5, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate HIV-AIDS infection rates on the rise in China HIV-AIDS rates have increased around 14% in China since last year. Over 820,000 people were reported to have HIV or AIDS in June in the country. This marks…
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October 17, 2017By: Gabrielle McLaren ISRAEL – Israel follows USA in withdrawing from UNESCO Israel has withdrawn from the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after the American government announced it would also forgo its membership with the heritage organization.…
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SFU students host massive India versus Pakistan cricket tournament screening
June 6, 2017By: Pranaya Chakraborty The Indian Student Federation and the Pakistan Student Association collaboratively hosted a screening of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket tournament between rival cricketing nations India and Pakistan in the Images Theatre on Burnaby campus last weekend. The organizers…
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September 19, 2016INDIA - Paralympian ranked third in the world Devendra Jhajharia broke his own record in the Paralympic Games in Rio. The paralympian, husband, and father of two children is now ranked third in the world for the men’s javelin throw.…
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Yoga belongs to India, so hands off
January 25, 2016[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the University of Ottawa last November, a yoga class was cancelled due to concerns that it was culturally appropriated from India — a culture that “experienced oppression, cultural genocide and diasporas due to colonialism and western supremacy.” At first,…
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