In this issue
In this issue
- Syria: is this the end of hope?
- Padded edges and the Commonwealth of Heaven
- UN chief welcomes first-ever Olympic refugee team
- Reasons behind Scotland’s 27,000 empty homes revealed
- EU debate must consider Britain’s role in tackling global poverty
- Churches can bring hope for US racial justice says WCC
- Egypt dismisses UN concerns for Irish student facing execution
Foxes Have Holes Book Tour – Oxford
Tuesday 3 May 2016
2 May 2016
Syria: is this the end of hope?
Five long years of protests, violence, suffering, bloodletting, proxy wars, fresh hopes marooned on jagged deceptions, untold misery, the barbarity of pseudo-religious claims, and the cheap venom o
2 May 2016
Padded edges and the Commonwealth of Heaven
Last week, I heard an account of a high-worth individual.
2 May 2016
UN chief welcomes first-ever Olympic refugee team
During a visit to Geneva on 29 April 2016, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the first-ever Olympic refugee team to compete in the international event, and received the Olympic Cup Award on behalf of the UN.
2 May 2016
Reasons behind Scotland’s 27,000 empty homes revealed
Some of the top reasons why privately-owned homes are left empty for long periods of time have been revealed by Shelter Scotland one year after the organisation launched an empty homes helpline.
2 May 2016
EU debate must consider Britain’s role in tackling global poverty
Any debate around the UK’s future in the European Union must take into account the country’s role in fighting poverty and inequality across the world, Christian Aid has said.
3 May 2016
Churches can bring hope for US racial justice says WCC
After visiting the United States in a spirit of accompaniment, a World Council of Churches delegation is preparing a report on how churches can help achieve racial justice.
3 May 2016
Egypt dismisses UN concerns for Irish student facing execution
The Egyptian authorities have dismissed concerns from UN human rights experts over an Irish juvenile who faces the death penalty in a mass trial.