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Ghana: Small Parties Choose Woman Candidates
The upside: three political parties selected women as vice-presidential candidates in the general elections of 7 December, the first time ever in Ghana's history. The downside: the parties are small and have no real chance of a sweeping victory.
2008-11-27 09:16:17
Elections that changed America
There are few presidential elections that can match today's for excitement. Barack Obama's candidacy shattered a glass ceiling...
2008-11-07 12:45:22
Hillary Clinton congratulates Obama
New York, Nov 5 ANI: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, one time rival of Barack Obama, today congratulated her fellow Democrat on his election as the 44th President of the United States.CNN quoted Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines as saying that the two spoke for a few minutes. Clinton congratulated Obama on his victory, and offered her condolences on the loss of his grandmother.Obama thanked the New York senator for all she did to help him win the election, and said he looks forward to speaking with both her and former President Bill Clinton soon.Clinton was among the first to release a statement upon Obama's victory. "Tonight, we are celebrating an historic victory for the American people. This was a long and hard fought campaign but the result was well worth the wait," she said.Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a White woman and a Black man, raised by his grandparents far outside the stream of American power and wealth, became the 44th president of the United States.Showing extraordinary focus and quiet certainty, Obama swept away one political presumption after another to defeat first Hillary Clinton, who wanted to be president, and then John McCain. ANI
2008-11-05 01:00:00
Archaeologists discover world's oldest shaman grave in Israel
Washington, Nov 5 ANI: Archaeologists have unearthed what is believed to be the world's oldest known grave of a shaman in northern Israel, which includes an elderly female of the mysterious Natufian culture, animal parts, and a human foot. According to a report in National Geographic News, the grave dates back to 12,000 years, and is unique in its construction, contents and arrangement."From the standpoint of the status of the grave and its contents, no Natufian burial like this one has ever been found," lead archaeologist Leore Grosman said. "This indicates the woman had a distinct societal position," he added. The Hilazon Tachtit site-9 miles 14 kilometers inland from Israel's Mediterranean coastline-is associated with the Natufian culture, which flourished in the eastern Mediterranean between 11,500 and 15,000 years ago. Though hundreds of Natufian graves have been excavated in Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, only the one uncovered by Grosman contains a woman believed to have been a shaman. The term "shaman" originated in Siberia, but these magic-invoking priest-doctors are common in cultures around the globe. The 1.5-meter-tall nearly 5-foot-tall, 45-year-old woman was relatively old for her time. After her death, she was placed in a mud-plastered and rock-lined pit in a cave and was buried beneath a large stone slab. She was not buried with everyday items and tools, as hunters, warriors, or political leaders were. Instead, her grave contained 50 arranged turtle shells and parts of wild pigs, eagles, cows, leopards, martens, and a human foot, among other artifacts. According to Grosman, a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, during this period, Natufian culture changed from a nomadic, hunting-and-gathering culture to a sedentary, agriculture-based lifestyle. "The artifacts found in the woman's grave shed light on some of the specifics of Natufian rituals from this period," said Grosman. For example, the turtles appear to have been eaten as part of the burial ceremony. Their shells were then placed around the deceased woman. Pig bones were cracked open and their marrow was removed before the bones were placed beneath the woman's hand. The grave was closed with the slab perhaps to prevent damage caused by animals. According to Harvard University anthropologist Ofer Bar-Yosef, the shaman grave is a rare find. "Finding a shaman's burial is like finding Napolean's grave," he said. "I've spent many years digging other Natufian sites, and I've found a bunch of graves, but I've never found anything like this," he said. "The shaman's grave and its contents finally give another view into a society that didn't leave behind a written record. It's almost equivalent to a textual record," he added. ANI
2008-11-05 01:00:00
Malaysian court acquits Najib ally in Mangolian murder case
A prominent Malaysian political analyst, charged with abetting the gruesome murder of a Mongolian woman in a high-profile case that allegedly involves top government...
2008-10-31 02:26:36
Acquittal in Malaysia murder saga
Malaysian political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda is cleared of involvement in the murder of a Mongolian woman.
2008-10-31 00:09:06
Savage on Obama: Èªmerica's first affirmative action candidate about to become president"
<pÏuring the October 27 broadcast of hisnationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage...
2008-10-30 03:06:34
Ã¢Â€ã®¨% in UK would vote for MuslimsÃ¢Â€Â™
By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTLondonOct. 27: A significant number of British voters would be willing to vote for a Muslim...
2008-10-28 03:31:34
A Difficult Step for Women
The northern region of Diana is known for the beautiful beaches of the Nosy-Be district and the scent of fields of ylang-ylang flowers. But the political landscape of Diana is as extraordinary as its geography...
2008-10-27 10:00:00
Election '08: Year of the Woman
Washington Post: 2008 is turning out to be a transformative year for women in politics...
2008-10-24 12:00:00