Year: 2013

The rise of the African continent

ALSIR SIDAHMED ARABNEWS Wednesday 1 May 2013 SOMETHING is happening in nearby Africa that the Middle East region, currently at a crossroads, needs to take note of it. A combination of improved political and economic conditions is painting a new image and sowing the seeds of hope for a better […]

Was Mother Teresa a Masochist?

This article originally appeared on AlterNet. With a new Pope at the helm, the Catholic hierarchy has set about to polish its tarnished image. Can an increased focus on the poor make up for the Church’s opposition to contraception and marriage equality or its sordid financial and sexual affairs? The Bishops can only […]