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Friday, 22 March 2019 09:28
Sudan: Christian broadcasting
Sudan is among the world’s worst for gender inequality, with many women deprived of their rights. Now, a new SAT-7 Arabic show is offering women a platform for their voices to be heard. Hosted by three…
Friday, 22 March 2019 09:26
Global: indigenous, tribal and animistic peoples
Local ethnic or folk religions have seen great losses to the larger religious movements. They were the dominant faith among 30% of the world in 1900, but only among 9% today. Yet traditional religion has not…
Friday, 22 March 2019 09:23
Global: terrorism - 1
Following New Zealand’s terror attack, there have been six recorded incidents in just seven days. In Israel two rockets launched from Gaza terrorised residents around Tel Aviv; explosions and sirens were heard throughout the region. Palestinian…
Friday, 22 March 2019 09:15
Global: terrorism - 2
A few militants defending a Syrian river bank are all that is left of IS’s ‘caliphate’. 40,000 foreigners from 110 countries joined it; many have gone home, creating security challenges. Thousands are in Kurdish detention camps…
Friday, 22 March 2019 09:12
Afghanistan: costs of war and peace
On 12 March, the US and Taliban finished their longest set of talks to date. After sixteen days of negotiating, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation tweeted, ‘Peace requires agreement on four issues: counter-terrorism assurances,…
Friday, 22 March 2019 09:01
Eritrea: 32 Christians arrested in March
This month Eritrean police have arrested 32 Christians in the capital, Asmara, including a newlywed couple and ten of their guests. Eritrea’s human rights record was recently condemned at the UN Human Rights Council. A UN…