" Today is the international abolition day of slavery. Remembering all the victims of modern day slavery around the world and sexual abuse, I am searching for the reports on whether the authorities have brought the remedies for the victims of child molestation and sexual...
opinion by ybdale | 5 days ago | updated 4 days ago 193 views | 66 recommendations | 8 comments
" The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force announced Nov. 16, 2009, that it now recommends against annual mammograms for women 40 to 49 because the potential harms of routine screening in this age group outweigh...
Even as the Pope finally decided to allow groups of disaffected Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Holy See while retaining their Anglican heritage and traditions, the head of Kenya's Anglican Church,...
Canada wouldn't be Canada without its parliament. And the world would be better with one. What if we abolished Canada's Federal Parliament? After all, does it not duplicate the legislatures already found in every province? Without a...
As British military veteran I can now claim a HM Armed Forces Veterans Badge of which is being offered as a sort of medal. But one has to complete a form and post it off to the good old veteran’s office. ...
In a landmark decision the Constitutional Court of Kuwait has granted women the right to obtain passports. Previously, women in Kuwait could only obtain passports and travel documents with the consent of...
When Mariam Staford Bandaba in Tanzania was 27, her hands were cut with a machete by a gang who in turn sell the body parts to those who use it for black magic. Potions containing albino body parts are...
" "Despite the scientific warnings about the imminent threat and disastrous impacts of climate change and despite our knowledge about solutions, the global response to this crisis is still painfully slow and...
In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America. Those days seem long gone. There is...
opinion by Mortal | 9 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 327 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices. We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference, that it is not possible to...
opinion by joshtetrick | 10 wks ago | updated 9 wks ago 265 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
God is an Awesome God, Whatever name you give the Creator. All the religions of the World have their own name they hang on the Creator. The one and only Creator of Heaven and Earth as we know it. I am a Christian and believe in The Holy Trinity, God, His son...
opinion by theswamme | 14 wks ago 370 views | 0 recommendations | 9 comments
Last year, a ten year old Yemeni girl was forced by her parents to marry an old ugly man. Her parents plead shock to her being beaten and raped. Nujood Ali, with no one to help, managed to hail a cab, and go across...
" Islamic officials in Malaysia have unexpectedly freed Kartika Sari Dewa Shukarno, who was due to be caned six times this week for drinking beer. She pleaded guilty to the offence under Islamic law committed in...
" Tens of thousands of people in Mali's capital, Bamako, have been protesting against a new law which gives women equal rights in marriage. The law, passed earlier this month, also strengthens inheritance rights...