The many faces and deprivations of poverty
EHTESHAM SHAHID January 13, 2024 The Asian Development Bank’s 2023 report, “Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific,” explains the persistently relevant subject of poverty as one that “goes beyond […]
COTTON CAPITAL. HOW SLAVERY MADE MANCHESTER THE WORLD’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL CITY
A visual exploration of historical Manchester’s rapid growth into a “shock city” – and how slavery was key to the emergence of Cottonopolis WORDS :Matthew StallardVISUALS:David BloodANDLydia McMullanMon 3 Apr 2023 Present-day Manchester is home to 552,000 residents, at the centre of a wider region of 2.87 million, the product of three […]
How Arab-Islamic migration, language and culture shaped modern Latin America
SPECIAL Royal Chapel of Cholula. (Gobierno de Mexico) EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA March 28, 2023 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: In recent years, a new generation of researchers has been examining the […]
Global capital flows: how poor countries finance the rich
It’s an economist’s conundrum: global capital, instead of flowing from rich countries to poor countries, actually moves in the other direction. Each year hundreds of billions of dollars leave developing […]
Undocumented Immigrants Have Much Lower Crime Rates Than US Citizens
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LIKE THESE IN EL PASO OFTEN GET LOCKED UP OUT OF THE FEAR THEY WILL COMMIT OFFENSES, BUT A STUDY SHOWS IN TEXAS THEY ACTUALLY REDUCE THE RATE […]
Latin American rape survivors who were denied abortions turn to UN
Source: The Guardian By Liz Ford Four women from Latin America whose lives were put at risk when they were not allowed abortions after being raped as girls are taking […]
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America – and the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
In Haiti, slight progress for LGBT rights is seen as victory
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Yaisah Val recently came out publicly as a transgender woman on YouTube, a potentially risky move in a country like […]
Women’s group determined to keep fighting for abortion law in Argentina
Abortion activists vow to press fight despite Argentina loss Source: Associated Press By LUIS ANDRES HENAO and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Women’s groups across Latin America vowed […]
Vatican-OK’d journal strikes out again at US evangelicals
Source: Associated Press By Nicole Winfield VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican-approved journal has dismissed “prosperity gospel” as a pseudo theology dangerously tied up with the American Dream and President […]
Amnesty chief calls Latin America’s abortion laws violence against women
Source: The Guardian By Uki Goñi in Buenos Aires Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary general, urges Argentina and others to reform draconian legislation and says human rights have deteriorated across region A demonstrator paints a slogan on the street in demand of women’s access to safe, free and legal abortion, during a […]
Migrants from Latin America and the Caribbean sent a record amount of money to their home countries in 2016
Source: Pew Research Center BY ABBY BUDIMAN AND PHILLIP CONNOR (Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images) Remittance flows decreased worldwide for a second consecutive year in 2016, the […]
Pope: Femicides in Latin America a scourge that must stop
Source: Associated Press BY NICOLE WINFIELD and CHRISTINE ARMARIO TRUJILLO, Peru (AP) — Pope Francis denounced femicides and other gender-based crimes that have turned Latin America into the most violent place […]
Hurricane Maria hits Virgin Islands and bears down on Puerto Rico
Source: BBC News Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength Atlantic storm of the season, has reached the southernmost Virgin Islands as it heads for Puerto Rico. The category five hurricane began […]
Jose Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane as It Barrels Toward Caribbean Islands
Source: Time (MIAMI) — Hurricane Jose has now become an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane, threatening Caribbean islands already devastated by Hurricane Irma. Jose now has top sustained winds of […]
Hurricane Irma wreaks major damage in Caribbean
Source: BBC News Hurricane Irma has destroyed buildings and caused major flooding on several French island territories in the Caribbean. The four “most solid” buildings on Saint Martin, shared by […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Zion invites you to Coffee, Cake & True Islam
Source: https://www.evensi.us/coffee-cake-and-true-islam-ahmadiyya-muslim-community-usa/210243378 Extremists distort the teachings of Islam. Join us to find out what True Islam is really all about Friday June 30 7pm to 8pm
USA: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to host a Q&A Session at Queens
ANSWERING PHILOSOPHIC HUMANIST QUESTIONS – PART II Answering Philosophic Humanist Questions Join us @ Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA 18815 McLaughlin Ave, Hollis, Queens, NY 11423 United States Time: Sat May 20 2017 at 02:00 pm
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community applauded for launching Ask Islam campaign through B.C
Source: http://www.delta-optimist.com/opinion/letters/open-discussions-lead-the-way-to-acceptance-1.20212077 Open discussions lead the way to acceptance DELTA OPTIMIST | MAY 26, 2017 12:00 AM Editor: Re: Ask Islam campaign launches with ride from Delta mosque, May 17 I applaud the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association for launching their campaign through B.C. I hope that their efforts inspire others across […]
Will Pope Francis Allow Married Men to Become Priests?
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN In an interview with the German magazine Die Zeit this week, Pope Francis spoke about the Roman Catholic Church’s priest shortage, which has left Catholics […]