Category: Cultural EN

CAP calls on the government to ensure that all poultry slaughter houses that the poultry supplied to the Muslims should have halal certificates. This matter is urgent in view of the doubts raised concerning the halal status of method and process of slaughtering chickens in the slaughterhouses in the country. The cleanliness of the centres have also come under wide criticism. Every time the issue...

CAP is disturbed to note the number of abuse cases involving children reported of late. Toddlers being sexually abused, a stepchild apparently beaten to death, young girls raped — the list goes on. Alarmingly, parents or caregivers are the perpetrators in many cases of child abuse. These are the very people that society expects to protect the child. It has been said that society reaps what...

Speed has become a modern addiction. Fast cars, fast food, fast talk, fast bucks; subtlety suffers for the sake of speed. Not only small, but also slow is beautiful.   By Jay Griffiths   Take the cow. It can be hard to understand the deification of the cow in Indian villages. But pause. In westernized Delhi or Bombay, amid the fizzing pandemonium of the fast lane, watch the awesome cow...

Contemporary cultural colonialism (CCC) is distinct from past practices in several senses: (1) It is oriented toward capturing mass audiences, not just converting elites. (2) The mass media, particularly television, invade the household and function from the "inside" and "below" as well as from "outside" and above. (3) CCC is global in scope and homogenising in its...

Western deception, distraction & domination One of the great deceptions of our times is the notion of "internationalisation" of ideas, markets and movements. It has become fashionable to evoke terms like "globalisation" or "internationalisation" to justify attacks on any or all forms of solidarity, community, and/or social values. Under the guise of...

Having resolved to live without oil for one year, Mark Boyle discusses the impact this has had on his life, and what the future holds for him. It’s impossible to tell how far down a certain path you’ll walk once you’ve taken that vital first step. Ten months ago I decided that I was going to live as oil-free a life as possible. Originally this consisted of me using no plastic,...