Sentence examples for backdrop of intolerance from inspiring English sources

Commenting on the UK campaign which carries the message "Recognise it, Report it", the deputy chairwoman of the EHRC, Caroline Waters, said "It is a tragedy that there is a still a backdrop of intolerance and abuse which stays largely hidden from society".

Sherif Mansour, of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), said: "These reports and threats are disturbing and come against a backdrop of increasing intolerance of independent journalism.

Women's rights groups in Bangladesh noted that the attacks on Ms. Nasreen by Islamic fundamentalists happened against a backdrop of rising intolerance and an increase in honor crimes against women, including the caning and stoning of women who were seen to have transgressed Shariah law.

A large white LED screen hanging at the front of the elegant building flashes the message "We're not a backdrop for intolerance".

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta (Granta) Highly acclaimed in the US, the debut novel from the Caine prize-shortlisted author is a lesbian coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Nigerian religious intolerance and the Biafran civil war.

The election was played out against the backdrop of a fierce debate about rising intolerance in India, a country that prides itself on unifying diverse religious and linguistic groups under a secular democratic umbrella.

A chilling portrait of intolerance.

The level of intolerance... is scary".

This plague of intolerance will go on.

Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "agents of intolerance" back in 2000.

He denounced Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson as "agents of intolerance".