People suffer from myriad phobias, from fears of tight spaces and spiders to some more uncommon problems, such as fears of paper. Though they might be rare and difficult to imagine suffering from, these (and even stranger fears) do exist. Unfortunately, it can be incredibly challenging for people who experience these anxieties to get by […]
Putin’s Labrador and Mrs. Merkel phobias
Everyone knows that German chancellor is afraid of dogs. Her staff always warns everybody in advance against any dogs wherever she walks during her visits. Now doubts, President Putin- former FSS officer is well aware of that. One day in January of 2007, Mr. Putin invited her to his summer residence on the Black Sea. […]
Recognition Awards May 2012 | Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
This article was chosen as one of the best published so far in 2012 on Ground Report. The winners received a prize of $60, which comes from an anonymous donor. Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was […]
Homophobia Endemic in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
Prejudic, abuse and fear of attacks keeps LGBT community in shadows. By Yevgenia Kim, Yekaterina Shoshina, Dina Tokbaeva, Umed Olimov, Olimbek Olimov, Mehrangez Tursunzoda When Alisher’s father discovered his son was gay, he beat him with an army belt, kept him at home for a month, then sent him from Tajikistan to a religious college in Iran to “knock […]
Pediophobia, Fear of the Unexpected
Have you ever heard those kind of stories…legends perhabs…about inanimated objects that start to move? Or have you ever heard stories like the popular Yokai’s in japanese mythology, which, after 100 years the get possesed by evil spirits? Have you ever wondered, why people use to believe in them? have you ever wondered, why would […]
Homphobia: What is it and what’s okay?
What is homophobia? This is the hot issue right now, especially among the younger generation. Just a few weeks ago schools across the United States held a Day of Silence. This was a day when students (about 9% of the student population volunteered per school) didn’t speak for a day in support of closeted homosexuals. […]
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