Michigan: Ex-teacher: ‘KKK is alive and well’
— Cathy Cantu
— “‘I know the KKK is alive and well; a faction of the Klan came after me and my job through the media and through my administration,’ Cantu wrote in ‘Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers,’ released Aug. 18.”
Day: August 29, 2009
Virginia – More Ku Klux Klan Graffiti
Virginia – More Ku Klux Graffiti:
— “Klan graffiti, thought by James City Police to be mischief, could be a sign of something serious”
Film explores hate and hope: “The Anatomy of Hate”
U.S.: Reconsideration of Asylum Petition Granted in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Case
(U.S.) Reconsideration of Asylum Petition Granted in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Case
— fears that younger daughter will be mutilated in Indonesia
— Feminist News reports:
— “The decision (see PDF) reversed the Bureau of Immigration Appeal’s (BIA) decision that found the FGM performed on the family’s eldest daughter did not constitute past persecution and that the mutilation did not result in serious harm. The appeals court ruling stated, ‘the BIA’s attempt to parse the distinction between differing forms of female genital mutilation is not only a threat to the rights of women in a civilized society, but also runs counter to [established] precedent.'”
— San Francisco Chronicle: Genital mutilation grounds for asylum bid
— “The court returned the case to the immigration board to decide whether the younger daughter faced a likelihood of genital mutilation in Indonesia. If so, the board must decide whether the entire family is eligible for asylum or whether the parents and their daughters might instead be sent to Venezuela, the mother’s native country. The younger daughter was born there.”
— “Robert Ryan, an attorney in San Francisco who represents the family, said the court had corrected a series of legal errors by the immigration judges, including their downplaying of the older daughter’s trauma. ‘There’s no such thing as mild female genital mutilation,’ he said.”
Saudi Child Bride Turned Back Over to 80-Year-Old Husband
Saudi Child Bride Turned Back Over to 80-Year-Old Husband
— “A Saudi Arabian father forced his 10-year-old daughter to return to her 80-year-old husband Sunday, after she was found hiding at the home of her aunt for 10 days, Arab News reported.”
— “The young girl’s husband, who denies he is 80 despite family claims, accused the aunt of violating the terms of his marriage, allowed by Sharia Law.”
— “”My marriage is not against Sharia. It included the elements of acceptance and response by the father of the bride,” he told a local newspaper.”
Tennessee – Arson Attack on Church Previously Vandalized with “KKK”
— news reports:
— “On Sunday, August 23, the St. Elmo United Methodist church on St. Elmo Avenue in Chattanooga went up in flames.”
— “Church members suspect that hate had something to do with what the 70 federal, state, and local officials are investigating.”
— “St. Elmo resident Charles King told Chattanooga News Channel 12 that ‘KKK’ was spray painted on the church’s sign just months ago.”
North Carolina: Diversity Ribbons Used to Protest Nazi Conference
NC neo-Nazi conference prompts ribbon protest
— Ribbons, rally planned to oppose neo-Nazis
— “Houses of worship planning to hand out ribbons include Beth David Synagogue, Hinshaw United Methodist Church, and Temple Emanuel . Residents also are encouraged to make their own.”
— Nancy McLaughlin: A message to the neo-Nazis about Greensboro
North Carolina: Protests planned over neo-Nazi gathering in Greensboro
North Carolina: Protests planned over neo-Nazi gathering in Greensboro
— “The National Socialist Movement will hold a regional conference in the Greensboro area, and though the group doesn’t plan a public presence, opponents feel the need to speak out.”