Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
 

 
International Political Forum

PHOTOS: One Palestinian Museum’s Artistic Message To The Pope

The Pope’s visit to the Holy Land (today’s Jordan, Palestine and Israel) has been the focus of many activists hoping to get the Catholic pontiff to speak out in favor of the Palestinian cause. One such symbolic act ...
by Joey Ayoub
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#IAm26: Open letter inspires Malaysians to speak out against religious intolerance

Twenty-five former senior civil servants in Malaysia have signed an open letter urging the government to conduct a peaceful dialogue about the application of Islamic laws in the country. The letter received widespread support...
by Mong Palatino
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One Nation Under God?

Vice President Joe Biden might be notorious for sometimes speaking before he thinks, but many will agree that he couldn’t have said it better when it came to abortion and the role of religion during last night’s Vice Presid...
by Laura Casey
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Weekly News Roundup: 18-25 May 2014

Politics Russia And China Strike Multi-Billion Gas Deal This week Gazprom signed a deal with China, which will see the company sell 38 billion cubic meters of gas to the energy-devouring Asian powerhouse. Although details have ...
by International Political Forum
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The Politics of Disasters in the Philippines

The Reproductive Health Bill, popularly known as the RH Bill, has been a matter of debate in the Philippines for the past eight years. On 7 August 2012, the House of Representatives voted to end the debate and moved to amend th...
by Alvin Almendrala Camba
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50Days4Gaza: Ali Abunimah speaks about resistence movements being labelled as “terrorism”

8 July 2015 marked the one year anniversary of the 2014 Gaza war. With there being very slow progress on reconstuction in the Gaza Strip since the war ended, over 100,000 Palestinians remain homeless and not one house has been ...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Why The UK Should Follow Germany’s Lead

The New York Times last week reported that schools in Germany are offering lessons in Islam to primary school students. Politicians in Hesse suggest that alienation of young Muslims in German society is the primary reason for r...
by Miro Ralston
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Iran and the Arab Uprisings

Ever since the Islamic Revolution, Iran has tried to cast itself as the head of the radical camp in the Middle East. Iran’s foreign policy did not lose its revolutionary zeal through the years. Iranian support for radical mov...
by Maged Mandour
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Oh, come on! PK is OK

In the light of what all is plaguing the Indian society, it indeed is a pity that the world knows India as not only a secular democracy, but also the largest one.
by Nishant
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