Articles
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
The C of E's experimental baptism liturgy
The devil, it is sometimes said, is in the detail. But in an experimental service from the Church of England, it is the absence of Satan from the small print which is causing a furore. A…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Bangladesh: Democracy in peril
Earlier this week the country's religious minorities deserted the polls following threats from Islamists. The election results saw the ruling party win. The opposition boycotted the poll when police failed to protect voters and people died…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
India: ‘Blood bricks’ industry
Bricks are a crucial part of India’s growing economy as brick kilns supply the country's booming construction sector who in turn are raising buildings owned by Indian, British, and multinational companies. There are more than 2…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Iran: Farsi language banned from Church
Farsi is the language spoken by most Iranians. Iran's churches are under pressure from the government to stop holding services in the Farsi language. According to Mohabat News, St. Peter Church in Tehran was forced by…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Iraq/Syria: ISIS threat to media and personal freedom
Reporters Without Borders has condemned the Jihadi group ‘Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIS) who are attacking news media and journalists in both Iraq and what they call ‘liberated areas’ of Syria. This Jihadi…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Nigeria: Commerce and rural update
Nigeria was labelled a potential emerging economic giant by BBC Radio 4’s Today program’ when Evan Davis and Newsday's Nkem Ifejika interviewed entrepreneurs. However ‘the country still faced fundamental issues with an infrastructure that remains a…