Acid attacks cost Britain £60 million a year – economists
Thomson Reuters Foundation Acid attacks cost Britain £60 million a year, according to experts who say the number of attacks – which often target girls and women – has more than trebled since 2014. The analysis, released on Monday, is the first attempt to evaluate the economic impact of acid attacks in Britain, which is […]
SCIENCE AND THE MIND OF THE MAKER
For July and August, 2018, we’re reading Melissa Cain Travis’ Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God. To buy the book, follow this link – Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals About God
How language, tech open opportunities for refugees
Thomson Reuters Foundation Shadi Khaled, a Syrian refugee living in Iraq, teaches Arabic on his computer, calling it his “hope for the future” as a job means money and a chance to educate people about his life. For two years, Khaled has worked at NaTakallam – “we speak” in Arabic – a social enterprise that […]
Thousands of FGM cases recorded in Britain
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of cases of female genital mutilation have been identified over the past year in Britain, according to data published on Thursday that experts said showed the need for stronger action to tackle the illegal practice. More than 6,000 women and girls who visited a doctor, midwife, obstetrician or another public health […]
NIGERIA: BUHARI PLEDGES TO PROTECT NIGERIANS AS KILLINGS CONTINUE
World Watch Monitor’s ILLIA DJADI reports…
Traumatized widows in Kenya face ordeal of how to press on
Morning Star News One year after several Christian women lost their husbands to Islamic extremist attacks in coastal Kenya, they have few means of supporting their children. Gone is the non-governmental organisation aid initially offered to them at a camp for internally displaced people. The women, each with three to seven children, left the camp […]
THIS LIFE: CLINGING TO OUR FAITH
In an article first published on ASSIST News Service, CAROL ROUND reflects on God’s unchanging love for us in the midst of the chaos of the world around us…
Pope calls out the “murderous” indifference and silence in face of Middle East tragedy
Pope Francis denounced the “murderous” indifference and silence of the world in the face of ongoing tragedy in the Middle East. The Pope made the comments on Saturday at a gathering – for prayer and reflection – of the leaders of 19 Christian Catholic and Orthodox churches and communities in the Middle East in the […]