Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
The authorities in Kenya have banned the international health organisation Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services. The
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Sudan’s fashion police shave off afros
Zeinab Mohammed Salih looks at the contentious issue of fashion in the conservative, Islamic country of Sudan. In the last
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Welcome sight: Why some Jamaicans want the army to stay
Every morning, Pauline Perez walks past the bullet-ridden Denham Town police station to commute to work as a government clerk
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Introducing the UKs First MA African Christianity at Liverpool Hope University
The Postgraduate School of Theology at Liverpool Hope University is launching an exciting new MA African Christianity programme, the first
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Man jailed for church and temple fires in Edinburgh
A man with “issues” with God and religion who started fires at two places of worship in Edinburgh within minutes
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Religious-Freedom Advocates Call for End to Blasphemy Laws Across the Globe
Religious-freedom advocates are calling for an end to blasphemy laws across the globe. “Blasphemy laws are a way for governments to
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Steve Bannon Oxford Union appearance leads to protests
A visit by Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon to the Oxford Union has resulted in protests in the city.
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Greater Manchester Police unit ‘unfair’ to minority officers
Black, Asian and Muslim officers should not apply to work in Greater Manchester Police’s professional standards branch, two staff associations
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Dreamgirls celebrates its final Christmas in London
Dreamgirls celebrates its final Christmas in London at the Savoy Theatre by going out on an all-time high. Actresses
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Dina Asher-Smith named in IAAF Female Athlete of the Year shortlist
Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith has been named in the five-strong shortlist for the 2018 IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award.
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Parliament celebrates 70th anniversary of human rights declaration
The European Parliament will host a Human Rights Week from 19 to 23 November to mark the 70th anniversary of
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Rohingya return to Myanmar: Confusion and fear in refugee camps
No Rohingya refugees voluntarily chose to return to Myanmar from camps in Bangladesh on the first day of a planned
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Cape Town pours alcohol down the drain
While many places stock up on alcohol ahead of the Christmas period, a city council in South Africa is doing
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Sudan runs out of cash causing long queues
An economic crisis is deepening in Sudan with long queues outside banks and ATMs because of an acute shortage of
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For Bame women, austerity is far from ‘coming to an end’ – this is what the Budget means for them
This was promised as the Budget that would end austerity. No 10 said this morning that “the austerity that followed the
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