Source: Press TV Video footage of seven Israeli soldiers arresting a five-year-old Palestinian child has caused outrage around the world, highlighting Israel’s history of violating the rights of children. Normal […]
MindBodyGreen. Dr. Stephen Cowan. After 25 years practicing pediatrics, and caring for thousands of children, I’ve noticed some patterns that offer me a deeper vision of health. Here are some of those invaluable lessons: 1. Growth and development are not a race. These days we’re in such a rush to […]
Voice of Indonesia: Ahmadis still displaced in NTB face difficulty in obtaining identity cards and birth certificates for their children. Ahmadiyah members who had taken refuge in Dormitory Transito Mataram, […]
Racist abuse drives 6-year-old to suicide attempt Schoolmates made life of black Israeli girl hell, causing happy, confident child severe psychological problems. Education ministry: There was abuse but it stopped, […]
RT: Thousands of Palestinian children were systematically injured, tortured and used as human shields by Israel, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child reported. Israel’s foreign minister denied […]
All Better, Yorkhills Children’s Charity. Each year the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association launches a campaign called the MKA Charity Challenge. During the campaign local associations through the UK choose a beneficiary charity to work with on a fundraising event. AMA has for decades enjoyed a reputation for serving local communities in […]
Source: The Huffington Post By Agence France Presse | Posted: 05/27/2013 7:44 am EDT | Updated: 05/27/2013 6:08 am EDT Fear of scandal prompted the cover-up of child sex abuse allegations within the […]
Huff Post: Rabbi Menachem Creditor. What is it about bedtime? On the one hand it’s an in-between moment: Daylight is fading, eyelids are drooping — a gentle goodnight seems natural. On the other hand, there is the “simple task” of getting a child to bed, tucking them in, and finally […]
Huff Post: WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials have honored Irena Sendler, a Polish woman credited with saving 2,500 Jewish children from the Holocaust, by naming a walkway in a symbolically important spot after her. Sendler was a social worker who smuggled Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during World […]
Express Tribune: ISLAMABAD: The European Union has provided €300,000 from its Nobel Peace Prize money to Unicef Pakistan to support its educational activities for children affected by a lack of security […]
Business Insider: Dylan Lovan. Sharon Rengers, a longtime child advocate at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, said making and marketing weapons specifically for children was “mind-boggling.” “It’s like, oh, my God,” she said, “we’re having a big national debate whether we want to check somebody’s background, but we’re going to […]
The Telegrapgh: by Victoria Ward Children as young as four are becoming so addicted to smartphones and iPads that they require psychological treatment. Parents who have found themselves unable to wean their children off computer games and mobile phones are paying up to £16,000 for a 28-day “digital detox” programme […]
972mag.com: A story in ‘The Australian’ newspaper offers a glimpse into the makings of a UN report on Palestinian children detained by Israel, including a look into how Israeli pressure reportedly muffled the report’s criticism. The issue of Israel’s treatment of detained minors has been gaining more and more attention […]
Huff Post: For everyone who’s looked into an infant’s sparkling eyes and wondered what goes on in its little fuzzy head, there’s now an answer. New research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as early as 5 months old. For decades, neuroscientists have been searching for an […]
Huff Post UK: Faith campaigners have called on the government to include more Muslim history in the national curriculum, as a way of engaging young Muslim pupils, and educating non-Muslims […]
The United States ranked in the bottom four of a United Nations report on child well-being. Among 29 countries, America landed second from the bottom in child poverty and held a similarly […]
Huff Post, by Khalid Husain. While in principle it might be important to teach character, one might ask, “Is it effective? What is it good for? Does it ultimately help academic performance?” As you might guess, people hold opposing viewpoints on those questions. As there is no way to determine […]
At the Women in the World Summit, Jolie made an emotional tribute to the young Pakistani activist—who made a special appearance via video to talk about her new education fund. […]
Washington Post: By Nick Miroff, Published: March 19 HURLINGHAM, Argentina — Father Julio Cesar Grassi was a celebrity in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The young, dynamic, media-savvy priest networked with wealthy Argentines […]
theguardian: Jonathan Freedland. As an ex-pope, Benedict will no longer enjoy the sovereign immunity available to heads of state. A prosecution is possible – but only in theory. Who would hand him over? Certainly not the Italian authorities. For all that, despite his age and the reverence of the office […]