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...Archbishop of Karachi. Instead, he suspected a "grudge" and linked the murders to that of the charity's chairman Ivan Moon four months ago. INDIA Rocking the Vote The second phase of voting in Kashmir's state elections ended in an atmosphere poisoned by violence and a call for boycott by separatists. The Indian Election Commision said 42% of voters cast their ballots across three districts. Turnout was low in some Muslim- majority areas with a polling center at Habba Khadal, near the summer capital Srinagar, registering just 1% of the electorate. Polling in the two other districts, Budgam...
...boycott of an organization because of moral opposition to its policies is a time-tested and effective method of social protest that can often prompt positive change. However, in this case, Harvard’s efforts seem to be myopic and misguided. ROTC is not a company or agency engaging in racist or discriminatory practices for the sake of an exclusionary agenda; nor is it really comparable. ROTC is a bureau of our nation’s military, undertaking the difficult task of building a bridge between the armed forces and the world of academia. ROTC should receive the full...
...Disillusioned, some former separat-ists have gone "moderate"?supporting the elections. Initially, candidate Sofi abided by the Hurriyat's call to boycott, deciding not to run from his constituency in the Kupwara district, a former rebel hotspot. But he relented. "One man came to me and said he would kill his four sons if I did not take part as there was no point going on like this," says Sofi. So he quit the alliance last month to run as an independent. "The Hurriyat is right that the elections don't address the core issue of Kashmir's status," admits...
...This rising willingness to break with the past has prompted all sides to rethink. Hurriyat's Farooq has made an intriguing compromise: he supports the call for candidates to boycott these "irrelevant" elections, but hasn't asked Kashmir's voters not to participate. "People must let their conscience decide," he says...
...click of worry beads was the loudest sound in many shops across Greece last week, as consumers staged a 24-hour shoppers' boycott. Like others in the euro zone, Greek consumers are irate about the rising prices that accompanied the launch of the single currency. Merchants are accused of rounding prices up, and talk of the weather is being displaced by anecdotes about how cups of coffee have doubled in price. Some moaning is justified: in Greece, studies show, the price of an average "basket" of goods has risen 10%, and surveys in France and Italy find similar increases. According...