Christian teenager rearrested in Ethiopia in case centring on distribution of Christian book
A Christian Ethiopian teenager, released on bail after her arrest following the distribution of a Christian book, was re-arrested only hours later. The 18-year-old woman, known as Deborah, was detained along with three younger teenage girls for their part in handing out the book in Babile, a town 500 kilometres from the capital of Addis […]
10-year-old girls key to reaching SDG’s, UN report finds
Forced marriage, child labour, and female genital mutilation are among practices undermining the health and rights of girls around the world and threatening the ability of the international community to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, according to the United Nations Population Fund. In its The State of World Population 2016 report, released […]
Silence
For October to November, 2016, we’re reading a classic book that’s soon to be released as a movie (starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson and directed by Martin Scorsese) – Shūsaku Endō’s novel Silence. Originally published in 1966, the book is set in 17th century Japan and tells the story of the Jesuits […]