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Knowledge Fades As Africa Languages Die

Published on March 6, 2005 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, culture traditions, language

Sun-Sentinel / AP

A U.N. Conference on Trade and Development report on protecting traditional knowledge argues that beyond a devastating impact on culture, the death of a language wipes out centuries of know-how in preserving ecosystems — leading to grave consequences for biodiversity. >> continue

Sun-Sentinel / AP

Ethnologe: «Ehrenmorde» gemeinsam mit Muslimen bekämpfen

Published on March 6, 2005 by lorenz Posted in Deutschland, Oesterreich, Schweiz, Entwicklung, Problemloesung, Ethnologie Sozialanthropologie Kulturanthropologie, Gender, Islam, Konflikt Gewalt, Wir und die Anderen

freenet.de / dpa

– Der Kampf gegen so genannte Ehrenmorde an türkischstämmigen Frauen in Deutschland ist nach Expertenmeinung nur in Zusammenarbeit mit den islamischen Gemeinden zu gewinnen. «Wir dürfen den Islam nicht pauschal in die Ecke stellen, weil wir dann die Ansprechpartner in den Gemeinden verlieren», sagte der Ethnologie-Professor und Spezialist für türkische Zuwanderer, Werner Schiffauer, in einem dpa-Gespräch.

Besonders interessant und konstruktiv sei das Engagement von muslimischen Frauen in den Gemeinden. Gerade Frauen seien dort oft das aktive Element, sagte der Ethnologie-Professor. «Sie kritisieren frauenfeindliche Traditionen und berufen sich auf den eigentlichen Islam.» Frauen mit Kopftüchern dürften daher nicht ausgegrenzt werden. >> weiter

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Ehrenmorde: Ist Kultur ein mildernder Umstand?

freenet.de / dpa

- Der Kampf gegen so genannte Ehrenmorde an türkischstämmigen Frauen in Deutschland ist nach Expertenmeinung nur in Zusammenarbeit mit den islamischen Gemeinden zu gewinnen. «Wir dürfen den Islam nicht pauschal in die Ecke stellen, weil wir dann die…

Research: How migration fights poverty

Published on March 5, 2005 by lorenz Posted in anthropology in the news, development empowerment, migration

A new special by ID 21 , hosted by Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, UK, deals with how migration fights poverty and asks: Migration and asylum policies in crisis: time for a rethink?

They provide short summaries and links to the original sources, mostly working papers that are avaiable online in full length.

Exploiting remittances: good for Mexico’s development?
More and more money is being sent back home by economic migrants and so the interest in how remittances can help fight poverty is growing. The total value of remittances world wide is estimated at over 100 billion US dollars per year. In 2001 Mexico became the nation with the largest share of remittances as its workers sent home 9,920 million US dollars.
Research from York University in Canada proposes a broader understanding of migrant remittances. Using data from Mexico the author argues the importance of non-economic dimensions of remittances particularly its social and political implications, the differences between family and community-based (or collective remittances) and the difficulties in channelling them towards savings and investment. >> continue

Migration and asylum policies in crisis: time for a rethink?
A policy briefing from the World Institute for Development Economic Research argues that more needs to be done to understand the relationship between globalisation, migration pressures and the potential role of development assistance in reducing migration. >> continue

antropologi.info links on migration (in English and Norwegian)

They provide short summaries…

Malaysian indigenous people seek land, cultural rights

Published on March 4, 2005 by lorenz Posted in anthropology (general), anthropology in the news, Asia, indigenous people / minorities

Yahoo Asia News / AP

Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are hoping that a planned revision of a colonial-era law will grant them ownership of forests that their ancestors inhabited for more than 10,000 years, activists said.

They say the centuries-old culture and lifestyle of peninsular Malaysia’s Orang Asli, or “Original People,” have been threatened by developments such as airports, dams and highways that force tribes to move out of their homes _ located in forests owned by the state _ into semi-urban settings.

“Our main concern is land,” said Juli Edo, an anthropology professor at Kuala Lumpur’s University Malaya who belongs to an Orang Asli tribe. “We want a legal backup for the right to own land,” he said Wednesday. >> continue

Yahoo Asia News / AP

Malaysia's indigenous tribes are hoping that a planned revision of a colonial-era law will grant them ownership of forests that their ancestors inhabited for more than 10,000 years, activists said.

They say the centuries-old culture and lifestyle…

Farvel, Mekka

Published on March 4, 2005 by lorenz Posted in antropologi allment, innvandring migrasjon, islam, religion kosmologi, sosialantropologi i Norge, Sverige og Danmark

Muhammad Zawar Khan, Aftenposten

Det er den tredje dagen siden Haj-pilegrimene begynte å reise tilbake til Norge, og bare to dager til jeg også skal sette meg på flyet. Jeg er en av de svært mange Mr. Khan fra Oslo.

For noen uker siden satt jeg i butikken til vennen min på Grønland i Oslo. Her møtte jeg to Haj-pilegrimer som hadde utført Haj-reisen i fjor. De to fortalte stolt om den siste Tawaf, pilegrimenes vandring i ærefrykt rundt den hellige Kaba, før de dro tilbake til Oslo, og hvordan de da begynte å gråte voldsomt. Ingen av dem kunne forklare hvorfor 95 prosent av pilegrimene mister kontroll over følelsene sine og begynner å gråte når de reiser derfra til hjemlandet. >> les mer

Muhammad Zawar Khan, Aftenposten

Det er den tredje dagen siden Haj-pilegrimene begynte å reise tilbake til Norge, og bare to dager til jeg også skal sette meg på flyet. Jeg er en av de svært mange Mr. Khan fra Oslo.

For noen…