Social and Cultural Significance of the Caste System Caste systems are reliant on ancient notions of ritual ... in South Asia and in parts of Africa. David Mosse, a professor of social ...

Accusing Israel of “apartheid” is a double standard against the Jewish people. It takes the language of justice and twists it ...

South Africa comes last on the list for life ... between rich and poor but are reinforced by the country’s ancient caste system, with people in lower-ranked castes often living shorter lives.

South Africa comes last on the list for life expectancy ... Disparities in life expectancy not only exist between rich and ...

Even in India, where the caste system was most rigid, the practice has been officially banned since 1950. Essentially, a caste system is a rigid assignment of social status based on inheritance.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS), backed by 15 central banks on the continent, expects to add the platform later this year to complement its payments infrastructure that it says ...

The Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS), backed by 15 central banks on the continent, expects to add the platform later this year to complement its payments infrastructure that it ...

The cave system ... ancient human relatives ever discovered," said Prof Berger. "It is clearly a primitive species, existing at a time when previously we thought only modern humans were in Africa.