Here
a list of sites were you can expect to find specific information about
society when you search their database on a word like
"seniors" or the name of an ethnic group. You should try to
narrow your search, and preferably use narrow categories.
Survival International
is a worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples, standing for their right
to defend their own future and helping them protect their lived. land and human
rights. The site features news, events and presentations. Entries in English,
French, Kiswahili,
Setswana, Portuguese,
Spanish and other languages.
Professional design.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
(UNPO) is an organisation created by nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented in the world's principal international organisations, such as the
UN. UNPO consists of over 50 members who represent over 100 million persons.
News, reports, publications, links, etc.
Minority Rights Group (MRG)
is an international NGO focusing on the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
MRG is based in London. Their informative and regularly updated site has
news, links, lists events and gives a profile of the organisation.
The Young Muslim Association (YMA), is a Kenyan registered Muslim Charity. Started in post-independence Kenya in 1964, its aims were to look after the well-being of the Muslim Community in
Kenya, running a children's orphanage and more. Site give more info.
GaySouthAfrica is the
official Internet resource site for the South African gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender community. Site also contains pics gallery.
4-H is an international organisation for
youth and children. Their goal is to enable youth to have fun, meet new people, learn new lifeskills, build self-confidence, learn responsibility, and set and achieve goals.
Subcategories
Alternative Lifestyles
Ethnical Groups
Minority Rights Group (MRG)
is an international NGO focusing on the rights of ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities.
MRG is based in London. Their informative and regularly updated site has
news, links, lists events and gives a profile of the organisation.
Web Fuuta is an ample site
by the Fulbe/Fulani/Peul of Futa Jaloon (Guinea). Impressing site in
French, English and Pular (Fulfulde), including library.
In Living Africa,
A Gambian Story, Chris Covert offers colorful photographs of the Jobartas, a Manding family living in Gambia. Learn about native traditions and current attitudes.
Expatriates
Black Flight-The Story of African American Expatriates
is a comprehensive site covering news, sports, entertainment, lifestyle, discussions and commentary in the African and African American communities around the world.
The South African Exiles Site
offers information about all South African and Rhodesian expatriates, as well as other friends of these
countries.
Safrica Band,
by Mbuyiselo "Jimmy" Mgwandi and Ntomb'Khona Dlamini, the hardworking band of black and white South African expatriates have been a favorite of cultural events here since 1994.
In the website The
Freedom Forum Online you'll find a report about West African journalists assess Internet's use, potential, problems:
Reaching expatriates is one advantage; rural access a limitation, panelists say.
Gay & Lesbian
The Al-Fatiha Foundation is an international organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
Muslims, including those questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, as well as their friends, families, partners, and allies. Al-Fatiha means "The Opening".
Includes links and has a newsletter. Recommended.
Gay afrol
is our own portal for the African LGTB society, documenting the
situation of homosexuals in Africa. Gay afrol also provides regular news
on the afrol
Queer News page.
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) was formed in 1989 to provide gay men and lesbians in Zimbabwe with a network to facilitate communication within the gay community. Site includes press clips and other information of the situation of gays and lesbians in homophobic Zimbabwe.
Gay an Lesbian Times is
the most important G&L news weekly. Informative and serious,
although very California based and oriented.
GaySouthAfrica is the
official Internet resource site for the South African gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender community. Site also contains pics gallery.
The International Lesbian and Gay Association is a world-wide federation of national and local groups dedicated to achieving equal rights for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgendered people everywhere. Founded in 1978, it now has more than 350 member organisations.
Site includes news.
International Gay and Lesbian Human
Rights Commission features action alerts, country profiles and the
latest news about gay and lesbian rights worldwide.
Interpride is the
International Association of Lesbian/Gay Pride Coordinators. Fancy
website, mostly focused on gay pride parades.
Rainbow
Organization is the Gay, Bi and Lesbian Organization of the
University of Cape Town. Read about its history, activities, etc. But
no-updated.
Religious group's policies towards homosexuals and homosexuality
attitude towards homosexuality by Christian denominations and other religions.
Q-Online is a gay South African
news and comprehensive resource site. Updated daily with news, reviews,
columns and travel info, there are two chat rooms, one for boys and one
for girls, and one for personals. There is a new Dating Club, and sites
of gay businesses. Recommended.
Queer Jihad is the first of its kind web site dedicated to queer Muslim issues; Queer Jihad is the the queer muslim struggle for acceptance; offers comprehensive resources for LGBTQ Muslims.
Queer Muslims
offers resources for LGBTQ Muslims; includes a comprehensive list of resources for transgendered Muslims.
The Mask is a South African Gay
and Lesbian site of great interest. Comprehensive resources, links,
country pages informing about the situation of gays and lesbians in most
African countries. Political engaged and engaging. Recommended.
TOGS is the Organisation for Gay
Sports, based in Johannesburg. Informs about gay sports, events,
organisations, etc.
Political Groups
African National Congress, The ANC, is the majority party in South Africa's Government of National Unity. Write to President Mandela, Members of Parliament and other ANC office-holders.
Inkatha Freedom Party, The
IFP, from South Africa. Welcome to the Inkatha Freedom Party's Home Page.
The South African Communist Party
,SACP, was founded in 1921 and has always been in the forefront of the struggle against imperialism and racist domination.
The Social Democratic Front, SDF;
from Cameroon, offers in their website newsflash, press releases, documents and resolutions...
Movement for Democratic Change,
MDC, from Zimbabwe is the most important political party in the opposition.
The Partido Frelimo is
The Liberation Front of Mozambique.
The Group for Democratic Development,
the GDD, from Egypt, offers their political program here.
The Moroccans website Partis
Politiques contains a list with all political parties in Morocco and
some liks.
Rastafarians
The Conscious Rasta
Press has books, reports and videos for sale.
Jah Rastafari
Haile Selasse is a religious Rastafarian site. Gives you an
introduction to the Rastafari world or even revelation.
The Rastafari
Webring is a web society of lots of Rasta sites. The link is to
webring directory, listing all the sites that form part of the ring
(with links, of course).
Religious Groups
The Young Muslim Association (YMA), is a Kenyan registered Muslim
Charity Organisation. Started in post-independence Kenya in 1964, its aims were to look after the well-being of the Muslim Community in
Kenya, running a children's orphanage and more. Site give more info.
Vocations in the Catholic Church
, from South Africa, defend the evangelization for a new South Africa.
Catholic Church Home Page, bishop Orsmond , father Barney Mcaleer, etc.
Catholic Documents by Subject
.This page is the start of an attempt to group various Church documents by their subject.
No longer updated.
Religious Freedom Page: South Africa This page is the start of an attempt to group various Church documents by their subject.
South Africa Summary of Religious Groups in South Africa.
The organization Religious
Tolerance has a website with descriptions about religious non-christian
faith groups.
Unitarian International
offers information about details of liberal religious groups in Europe, Asia, the
Americas and Africa.
Religious group's policies towards homosexuals and homosexuality
attitude towards homosexuality by christian denominations and other religions.
Africa: Religious Studies
offers Africa Missions Information on the World Wide Web. This server is provided as a service of the Department of Missions at Abilene Christian University.
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