THE BIG PICTURE: ‘SOUL FOOD’
See OUTREACH MEDIA’s February poster…
Acid attack survivors say Cambodia illegally denying them care
Thomson Reuters Foundation For Moung Sreymom, survival comes down to accessing doctors that will treat her wounds for free. As the target of an acid attack in Cambodia, the law entitles Sreymom to free medical care at state hospitals. But she – and many others like her – are yet to receive any. The cover […]
Trump administration moves to fill long-vacant post of anti-Semitism envoy
RNS More than two years into his administration, President Trump is set to name a Los Angeles prosecutor as his anti-Semitism envoy, a post many Jewish leaders and interfaith activists have repeatedly pleaded with the president to fill. Elan Carr, 50, a US Army veteran who served in Iraq and was national president of the […]
Quick facts – Female genital mutilation in Britain
Thomson Reuters Foundation A London mother became the first person in Britain to be convicted of female genital mutilation on Friday – more than 30 years after the practice was outlawed. The Ugandan mother could face up to 14 years in jail. Police said the case demonstrated FGM was happening in Britain “behind a cloak of secrecy”. […]
BOOKS: ‘FIVE PEOPLE’ SEQUEL ANOTHER “INTIMATE” PORTRAIT OF THE MEANING OF LIFE
DAVID ADAMS reads the sequel to Mitch Albom’s best-seller, The Five People You Meet In Heaven…
Mercenaries undermining the rule of law and exploiting terrorism, says UN Secretary General
Mercenaries are undermining the rule of law and “exploiting” transnational organised crime, terrorism and violent extremism, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Monday. Speaking at a meeting convened by Equatorial Guinea, which holds the council’s presidency for a month, Guterres said the presence of mercenaries and other foreign fighters “worsens conflict […]
Women killed at “alarming” rate in Brazil, rights body says
Thomson Reuters Foundation Four women have been killed every day so far this year in Brazil, a rate the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights called “alarming” on Monday. The IACHR, the human rights arm of the 35-member Organization of American States, said more must be done to prevent and prosecute femicides in Brazil. Femicide is […]
DEPENDENCE/INDEPENDENCE?
Steven Covey says we all go through a natural process to maturity – dependence, independence, then interdependence. PICTURE: Jason Wong/Unsplash. We start life totally dependent on our parents. We slowly develop independence; puberty giving us a big shove. The last skill is learning to walk alongside others; our spouse, parents, friends – interdependence This also […]
REFUGEES: TWO YEARS AFTER TRUMP’S TRAVEL BAN, US FAITH-BASED REFUGEE GROUPS STRUGGLE
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports…
Stop pigging out and save the planet, Chinese told ahead of Lunar New Year
Thomson Reuters Foundation As Chinese people celebrate the new Year of the Pig this week, environmental campaigners are urging them to eat less pork and help save the planet. China consumes more meat than any other country and accounts for half the world’s consumption of pork, which is used in everything from dumplings and stir-fries […]