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Friday, 28 April 2017 02:17
Iran: election on 19 May
Ethnic Persians are born Muslim. It is illegal to run Christian activities in Farsi, the national language. Despite this, Christians from a Muslim background make up the largest group of Christians in Iran. A few years…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:15
Global: climate change marches
Last Saturday, over 600 protest marches in the name of science took place - in Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Japan, and even South Korea. Tens of thousands of scientists and their supporters rallied…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:11
Prayer changes things - Christian persecution
The persecution of Christians is real, global, and brutal; it occurs every day, and is worsening. Pray for more people to learn about their plight, and raise their voices for those who are suffering. Pray for…
Friday, 28 April 2017 02:09
Saudi Arabia elected to UN women’s rights commission
The United Nations voted late last week to place Saudi Arabia on the Commission on the Status of Women for a four-year term beginning in 2018, despite that country’s appalling record on the treatment of women.…
Friday, 21 April 2017 01:49
Trump's sabre-rattling, but North Korea has nothing to lose
Donald Trump said the US would consider any lever, diplomatic, economic or military, to forestall North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and tweeted, ‘North Korea is looking for trouble.’ But experts say Pyongyang’s latest missile launch has underlined…
Friday, 21 April 2017 01:46
Syria: the diplomacy dilemma
Russia has invested politically and militarily into Syria; many believe their primary concern is less President Assad than the power and prestige of maintaining their position. Any plan to move Moscow from this stance needs to…