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Islamic worship introduced at Greenbelt
18 Aug 2017
The Christian festival Greenbelt (next weekend) will this year feature opportunities to learn Islamic worship chants. The Ansari Qadiri Rifai Tariqa, describing itself as 'an international non-profit spiritual organisation in service to the Divine', will be…
Friday Focus: freedom behind bars
18 Aug 2017
When Jesus sets us free, we each have a story to tell. Later this year a new book called 40 Stories of Hope brings together the stories of prisoners who have discovered the hope and freedom…
Networking Canada's prayer ministries
18 Aug 2017
With the second largest landmass in the world and a very sparse population, it's easy for a Canadian prayer ministry, house of prayer or city-wide worship ministry to feel isolated. ‘Ears to Hear’ responded to this…
Obama's anti-racism tweets
18 Aug 2017
A tweet by Barack Obama condemning racism in the aftermath of a far-right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has become the most liked tweet ever, with over three million people endorsing the sentiment so far. The tweet,…
Australia: Euthanasia in Victoria
11 Aug 2017
In a few weeks Victorian MPs will vote on a Government bill to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in Victoria. The vote will put society's most vulnerable at risk and distort the relationship between doctors and…
Kenya: Election
11 Aug 2017
A top Kenyan electoral official said the election commission's database was unsuccessfully targeted by a hacking attempt. Wafula Chebukati, the commission chairman’s comments came on the 10 August after allegations by opposition leader Raila Odinga that…