I have studied the Bible going on 15 years now and every time I open it I find new things that astound and amaze me about it. For example when instructing his disciples on how to pray, Jesus was very specific in how he did that. In fact his prayer is so precise as it […]
Prime Minister of India offering prayers at Maha Bodhi Tree
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (PIB-GR-TYP-BIN) (Courtesy: PIB)
A Requiem, A Prayer, A Song -An exhibition of works by #contemporary #artists curated by Ina Puri
The show opens on 31st January, Saturday 7 pm onwards as a part of Art Nite @ Lado Sarai, which is marked as a collateral event to the 7th edition of the India Art Fair. ‘A requiem, a prayer, a song’, an exhibition of works by contemporary Indian artists is an elegy to collective pain […]
Egypt: When did Saudi Arabia become Switzerland’s role model?
On Sunday, November 29, 57.5% of Swiss voters approved a ban on the construction of new minarets atop mosques, paving the way for a constitutional amendment. The referendum will affect the building of new minarets–not mosques–and will not effect Switzerland’s four existing minarets. Jillian York covered the initial reactions from the Arab and Muslim blogosphere. Between support and opposition the ban is […]
In South Africa, Wives Struggle Against ‘Modern Polygamy’
Agnes Kouakou is a 36-year-old widow and mother of two boys aged 3 and 5. She lives in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where she met and married Francis, the man she converted to Christianity some years earlier. They loved each other and managed their modest incomes, but when Francis landed a better job with a […]
Migrant Workers Protest ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ in Saudi Arabia
Posted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online Two weeks ago there were strikes and violent demonstrations by Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait, protesting low pay and poor working conditions. Following the demonstrations, more than 200 workers were deported. In this post, two Saudi bloggers tell us what they think of modern-day ‘slavery’ in Saudi Arabia […]
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