Students on the 2011/2 International Journalism MA were asked to write about a marginalised minority or community in their own country/region. They were asked to pay special attention to how the community had been reported on in the past, how they felt they had been reported on, and how many could now tell their own stories using new media and social networks.Here is a selection of the articles.
| 0: Fighting for Recognition: Israel’s Ethiopian Jews Ver detalle |
| 1: Roma education in Spain Ver detalle |
| 2: In Mexico, One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure Ver detalle |
| 3: Halal meat: beyond the controversy, the wounds of a community Ver detalle |
| 4: Class struggle on London's curry mile Ver detalle |
| 5: It’s in the language; Quebec’s Mohawks find strength in words Ver detalle |
| 6: The restless identity of Milan Ver detalle |
| 7: Pakistan's Transgenders Ver detalle |
| 8: Modern eugenics? The British deaf community's struggle for recognition Ver detalle |
| 9: Burgenland Croatian – In danger of extinction Ver detalle |
| 10: Denmark's Invisible People Ver detalle |
| 11: When extremists are not considered Ver detalle |
| 12: Kyrgyzstan: healing the wounds of ethnic conflict Ver detalle |
| 13: LGBT and Muslim in the UK Ver detalle |
| 14: The practice: Portugal’s tale of Female Genital Mutilation Ver detalle |
| 15: Roma in Rome Ver detalle |
| 16: Tribes of Central and North East India Ver detalle |
| 17: Twin Cities Somalis need fresh angle for remittance battle Ver detalle |
Student: Felix Lill
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Introduction: A report on the Bangladeshi community as Great Britain's poorest minority and the origins, problems and trends of this phenomenon.
Student: Joëlle Pouliot
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Introduction: Last April was Cultural Awareness Month in Kahnawake, a small Mohawk reserve in the Canadian province of Quebec. The community’s newspaper had a plan to shake up its readers; The Eastern Door published a front-page story that 90 per cent of the community couldn't understand. It was all in Kanien’kéha, the Mohawk language.
Student: Sara Delgrossi
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Introduction: The lack of Mosques in the city symbolises the failed integration of the Muslims inside the society
Student: Sara Siddiqi
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Introduction: They have finally been given the right to vote. But is this really a step forward in their struggle for social acceptance?
Student: Claire Read
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Introduction: It would, imagines Dr Steven Emery of Bristol University, “be better if you hadn’t been born.” That is the message understood by some members of the deaf community in Britain after the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008.
Student: Dietlind Kendler
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Introduction: In the most eastern province of Austria a minority called the Burgenland Croats has managed to preserve its culture and language for centuries. The Croats settled in the region at present called Burgenland in the 16th century. Because of the geographically isolation to Croatia, the minority has developed their own version of Croatian over the years. The dialect is recognised as a minority language in Burgenland and is spoken by around 19.400 people in Austria today according to official reports.
Student: Andreas Baumann
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Immigrants and asylum seekers challenge the homogeneity of the Danish population. But ethnic minorities are either ignored in the public sphere or portrayed according to dominant stereotypes.
Student: Jeanny Gering
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For ten years Germany's homeland security failed to convict a group of Neo-Nazis who killed ten people, most of who were Turkish. Will the Turkish community be able to trust the German state again?
Student: Kristian Krohg-Sørensen
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On the second anniversary of the ethnic clashes in South Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz and Uzbeks living side by side struggle to find a way to avoid segregation and more conflict.
Student: Brian Leli
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Introduction: "I was born a Muslim...and I will die a Muslim. But I was also born a gay man, and I will die a gay man, too."
Student: Helena Da Rocha Alves
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Introduction: Some say it is a cultural tradition, others believe it is about religion. Female Genital Mutilation involves many conceptions and misconceptions. But the fact that the practice crossed European borders has shown it is not just a minority’s business.
Student: Chiara Francavilla
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Introduction: “Because all fingers are not equal...” says Elisabetta, 30, from inside her barrack in Tor de Cenci, a Roma settlement in the south of Rome. Along with the metaphor used by many other Roma she displays her right hand to make the claim visually convincing. What she means is that not all Roma correspond to the stereotype Italians have of them: thefts, smelly, mean.
Student: Damini Nath
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Introduction: While pluralism is enshrined in its constitution, India’s goal of “unity in diversity” is failing a significant section of its society. The tribal communities account for around eight per of India’s population, according to the social scientists at Indira Gandhi National Open University. With 776 different tribal groups in India, there is a rich variety of cultures, languages and socio-economic practices.
Student: William Kennedy
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Introduction: Somali immigrants took to the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, earlier this month to protest Wells Fargo’s refusal to do business with the minority community’s money transfer businesses. Hundreds marched outside the bank’s downtown headquarters, many threatening a boycott and some actually queuing to close their accounts. But the signs and slogans would have been better directed at the entirety of the state’s banking sector, as well as recent US regulations that hold lenders accountable for any nefarious use of services by clients.