HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Praying all our readers have a great start to 2020…
Christmas celebrations mark progress of religious freedom in Sudan
Nairobi, KenyaMorning Star News In stark contrast to his predecessor, Sudan’s new minister of religious affairs last week attended a long-persecuted church’s Christmas service. Following the Sudanese Government’s announcement of Christmas as a public holiday for the first time in eight years, Minister of Religious Affairs Nasr al-Din Mufreh accompanied senior government officials at the […]
Use of facial recognition in Delhi rally sparks privacy fears
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Police in Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally – a first for India – raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amidst nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. The Automated Facial Recognition System software that the Delhi Police had installed to identify missing […]
Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage
Blue Mountains, AustraliaReuters A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by another carer. As Australia battles wildfires that have razed more than four […]
THE DECADE THAT WAS: 10 INFORMATIVE, CHALLENGING AND INSPIRING STORIES FROM THE PAST 10 YEARS
Sight editor DAVID ADAMS takes a look back at some highlights from the past 10 years of coverage…
Climate change and empowering women top aid agencies’ 2020 to-do list
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Tackling climate change and addressing violence against women and girls will be among aid agencies’ top priorities for 2020, they told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. We asked 10 organisations which two key issues they would focus on in the coming year… Care International – Natasha Lewis, senior advocacy & policy advisor• […]
ESSAY: THE SCIENCE OF SPIRITUAL FORTITUDE – THE KEY TO ENDURING FAITH
In an article first published on Religion News Service, JAMIE ATEN, author and founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, looks at the ideas of resilience and its Biblical counterpart, “spiritual fortitude”…