Weve been out and about in cologne to find out. Schools over for the day, and youssef is back at home. Its an unusual living arrangement. Youssef, whos from egypt, is living with three catholic nuns. [singing] these franciscan sisters in the western german town of olpe have taken in youssef and his family they had to leave egypt because theyre christians and were persecuted there. The convent is a livelier place now that an entire family is living here. The sisters are really nice. Theyre helping me to learn german. Theyre always ready to help me. They havent been here very long about two weeks. Its changed our lives. There are new people in our home now. It just sounds different now. When we hear something, we just figure its one of the family members upstairs. Pope francis would approve of what the nuns are doing. He says the church should set a good example. That includes sheltering refugees. But that would be a problem for these dominican friars. There are only a few of them in thi
Anandi Ramamurthy analyses the involvement of women within the Asian Youth Movements and how the groups engaged (or didn't) with issues of gender, sexism and women's liberation both within the organisation as well as in their activism.
Anandi Ramamurthy analyses the emerging divisions within the Asian Youth Movements around the issue of state funding. One faction opted to accept and was slowly absorbed into the functioning of the local state apparatus as individuals made careers for themselves in the Labour Party. Meanwhile, the other faction split off to form the United Black Youth League, opting instead for a more militant path.
Anandi Ramamurthy analyses the involvement of women within the Asian Youth Movements and how the groups engaged (or didn't) with issues of gender, sexism and women's liberation both within the organisation as well as in their activism.