United States
There is inadequate encouragement of girls to pursue math and science in school. (Photo: Dominic Chavez/World Bank) UNESCO estimates that barely 30 percent of Africa's women pursue research in science and engineering fields.
How does one resolve these two parallel realities - that while there are fewer people going to mosques than before, houses of worship can and often do help congregants integrate more into American society? Is a mosque revolution the answer?
WASHINGTON (RNS) - Ehsan Rehan never imagined he would end up in Washington, D.C. When he left Pakistan for the last time in 2012, his expected final destination - by way of New York - was Canada, where the then 21-year-old asylum-seeker had a network of friends and extended family waiting for him.
Lined with garbage and plastic waste, Machar Colony's broken, narrow streets are enveloped by the smell of rotting fish. Young children and youth wander aimlessly. Basic amenities are scarce, unemployment persists and crime is rampant.
Eight years ago, I briefly held what was perhaps the best job in Pakistan. I was the documenter of good news. You see, good news has become bit of a rarity in Pakistan.
A series of demonstrations by thousands of residents kicked off this month in Chure to protest the Nepali Government's declaration of the heavily forested region as a protected, conservation zone in June 2014. The decision, which has not yet been fully implemented due to relentless protests by Chure's residents, will potentially affect the lives and livelihoods of five million people.
With land and forest related disputes reported in at least 25 percent of India's districts, wave of conflicts around land takeovers raises questions about India's quest to become global economic power WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 25, 2014)-A new map of land conflicts in India shows that at least one quarter of India's districts are affected by some form of land conflict.
Clear land tenure and rights to natural resources are generally prerequisites to successfully implementing integrated landscape approaches, in which these structures enable a long-term view of managing land to sustain people and nature.
Despite headway in addressing land rights violations made in recent years, Stora Enso has yet to fully ensure legality of all lands acquired in the past A new report reveals that Stora Enso Oyj (Stora Enso), one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies, has made substantial progress in reviewing the legality of its land acquisitions in China, but has not yet fully ensured respect for local land rights in their operations.
Current Affairs
Some analysts insist ISIS is a natural and unavoidable product of Islam. They couldn’t be more off-base.
On December 18th, when news first broke that Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, a top leader of the terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and accused mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, was going to be released on bail, frenzy ensued.
Personal Essay/Other
Seven years ago, I left the city of my birth for good. Ostensibly, my leaving was tied to the most common reason young Pakistani women emigrate: marriage. It's taken some years of introspection to see that my decision to marry when I did was a means to my exit, and not the other way around.
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