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Dawoodi Bohra – I love cleanliness

PRESS RELEASE MUMBAI: Over a thousand Dawoodi Bohra community members representing over 200 towns and cities across the nation today attended an environment seminar titled I LOVE CLEANLINESS organized by the community-run Burhani Foundation (India), an environment research and awareness institute…

UN Human Rights Agency Deeply Deplores Boko Haram’s “Vicious, Ruthless Attacks against Civilians”

Human Wrongs Watch The United Nations human rights office has condemned the latest spate of violence committed by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram amid reports of renewed mass killings and mass forced displacement in north-eastern Nigeria. Speaking at a press…

At Least Seven Million Children Face “Untold Misery” as Harsh Winter, Snowstorm Sweeps Middle East’

Human Wrongs Watch At least seven million internally displaced and refugee children are in desperate need of assistance as bitter winter snows and torrential rains continue to batter the Middle East, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urged on 13 January…

The importance of being angry

Unfortunately, in many circles, anger has a bad reputation. There are several reasons for this. One reason is that we are scared when people are angry at us, so we try to scare people, especially children, out of being angry.…

Jammu and Kashmir’s Lohri Festival

People celebrate  fire in the traditio0nal Lohri Festival in Jammu and Kashmir, 13 January 2015. Lohri is celebrated in Northen India for the harvesting of crops and marks the end of the winter season.   

Interview: American poet and peace activist Michael R. Burch

The interview was about his peace plan for Palestine. We asked him a few provocative questions which we are really happy he answered. The idea of starting from LAW to bring PEACE is very challenging. It is worth thinking about…

Germany’s Muslims Unite in Solidarity with France After Charlie Hebdo Massacre

Human Wrongs Watch 12 January 2015 (RT)* — A union of Turkish imams has announced that it will organize demonstrations in front of various media organizations across Germany in solidarity with France after the deadly attack at Charlie Hebdo’s office…

“We Are All Charlie” – but is that story so simple?

Eleven points as a reflection on the terror in Paris and – not the least – the reactions to it*: By Jan Oberg 1. What was this an attack on? Was that attack an attack on freedom of speech as…

Who’s to blame for the downing of MH-17 over Ukraine?

The question who shot down the Malaysian Airlines plane en-route to the far east from Holland on the 17th of July is a question that has yet to be answered.  Despite the black boxes having been sent to the UK,…

UN Condemns Boko Haram’s ‘Depraved Act’ as Child Suicide Bombers Attack Northern Nigeria Market

Human Wrongs Watch Appalled by the escalating bloodshed at the hands of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria over the past week, capped by reports that suspected child suicide bombers attacked a crowded market in war-torn Borno state, United Nations Secretary-General…

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