Finance          Automotive          Computers          Health          Shopping          Sports         News          Reference           Print Facts in English - BCUZ.COMlos hechos en Español

Wangari Maathai



Controversy arose after the announcement of the Nobel award, when, according to Radio Free Europe, "News media in Africa -- including the Standard -- [...] have reported that Maathai has claimed HIV/AIDS was deliberately created by Western scientists to decimate the African population." [4]Radio Free Europe also reported that "Maathai denied making such allegations" and that "The Standard has stood by its reports." [5]

In a 2004 interview with Time Magazine, in response to the question, "You've said that AIDS is a biological weapon manufactured by the developing world to wipe out black people. Do you still believe that?" Maathai replied, "I have no idea who created AIDS and whether it is a biological agent or not. But I do know things like that don't come from the moon. I have always thought that it is important to tell people the truth, but I guess there is some truth that must not be too exposed," and when asked what she meant, she continued, "I'm referring to AIDS. I am sure people know where it came from. And I'm quite sure it did not come from the monkeys."[6]

In response she issued the following statement:

“ I have warned people against false beliefs and misinformation such as attributing this disease to a curse from God or believing that sleeping with a virgin cures the infection. These prevalent beliefs in my region have led to an upsurge in rape and violence against children. It is within this context, also complicated by the cultural and religious perspective, that I often speak. I have therefore been shocked by the ongoing debate generated by what I am purported to have said. It is therefore critical for me to state that I neither say nor believe that the virus was developed by white people or white powers in order to destroy the African people. Such views are wicked and destructive.[7] ”

[

Awards

[

Notes

  1. ^ "Conservation and Feminism: Africa's Greenheart." The Economist, 21 Sep 2006.
  2. ^ "Upset in Kenyan primaries", Sapa (News24.com), November 18, 2007.
  3. ^ "Opposition claims polls fraud discovered in 48 elective zones", Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), December 30, 2007.
  4. ^ World: Africa's First Female Nobel Peace Laureate Accepts Award Amid Controversy Over AIDS Remarks
  5. ^ World: Africa's First Female Nobel Peace Laureate Accepts Award Amid Controversy Over AIDS Remarks
  6. ^ 10 Questions: Wangari Maathai - TIME
  7. ^ from the Green Belt Movement website- Wangari Maathai's "The Challenge of AIDS in Africa"

[

References

[

See also

[

External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to:
v • d • e
Nobel Peace Prize laureates
Complete roster: 1901–1925 · 1926–1950 · 1951–1975 · 1976–2000 · 2001–present


Persondata
NAME Maathai, Wangari Muta
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Kenyan environmental and political activist
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Ihithe village, Nyeri District, Kenya
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH



BCUZ.com FACTS Encyclopedia content is licensed under the GFDL as approved by Wikipedia.
For more information review our copyright contact and privacy policy.
© 1996 - BCUZ.COM - We have all the FACTS you need about Small Business Financing, Behavior Disorder, Having Too Many Bills, Needing Cash Fast, Structured Settlements, Frequent Flier Programs, Top Steak Houses, The Mayan Indians, Norfolk and Suffolk England, Growing Longer Hair and a full reference English Encyclopedia and Spanish Encyclopedia.Privacy Policy