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88% of Citizens` Support for Chapels at Public Universities

Public spaces belong to everybody and not just to the State...

(MADRID) - The newspaper El Pais started in Spain a campaign to open an outdated discussion, with the following question: Did you support chapels at public universities?

Many people answered and the result was that an overwhelming 88% said yes and 12% said no.

Statement Condemns Arrest and Unlawful Detention of Four Students from the University of Jaffna

Supporters of the students are calling for their immediate release.

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka) - We the undersigned, strongly condemn the arrest of four students of the University of Jaffna.

Why is the Birth Rate in Israel`s Ethiopian Community Declining?

Women say that while waiting in transit camps in Ethiopia they were coaxed into agreeing to injections of long-acting birth control drugs. (Also in Hebrew)

(TEL AVIV Ha'aretz) - Women who immigrated from Ethiopia eight years ago say they were told they would not be allowed into Israel unless they agreed to be injected with the long-acting birth control drug Depo Provera.

This, according to an investigative report aired yesterday on the Israel Educational Television program "Vacuum."

The Time Has Come to Reconsider Massive U.S. Aid to Israel, Which has Become an Impediment to Peace

Christian leaders condemn Israeli killing of civilians, home demolitions, forced displacement and restrictions on Palestinian movement.

(NEW YORK) - Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign assistance since World War II.

To date, the U.S. has provided Israel with $115 billion. The request for Fiscal Year 2013 includes $3.1 billion in military aid.

Blasphemy Law in the Context of Christian Theology

The blasphemy laws in The constitution of Pakistan

(KARACHI) - Several sections of Pakistan's Criminal Code comprise its blasphemy Laws. § 295-A forbids outraging religious feelings. § 295-B forbids defiling the Quran. § 295-C forbids defaming the Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Defiling the Quran merits imprisonment for life. Defaming Muhammad (PBUH) merits death with or without a fine. (See below Sharia.)

Surprise Returns of Deployed Military: The Sweetest Moments of All

Deployed Military Veterans surprising their loved ones; these videos will zap your heart.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - There are few things that affect a person more than the return of a deployed member of the military.

Being in war is a risk at all times, never let anyone tell you it isn't true....

Al Jazeera Documentary Tells Story of Rohingya Genocide in Burma

The targeted persecution of the Rohingya is similar to that of other regime unwanted minorities in Burma, which has been instigated by the national military and any local allies.

(RANGOON, Burma Mizzima News) - A brand-new documentary by Al Jazeera traces the history of ethnic cleansing in Burma, now known as Myanmar.

It is important that a major network invested time in the subject, however beware of pre-attack historical inaccuracies that absolve the central Burman authoritarian rulers of responsibility.

`Hindu Canyon` in USA

There is “Hindu Canyon” in the Mohave County of Arizona state of USA.

(RENO, NV) - “Hindu Canyon” in the Grand Canyon corridor is a sequence of beautiful chutes, cascades, unusual-scenic narrows and pools.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, admiring the fascination of the West with Hindu names, urged it also to explore the rich philosophical thought which Hinduism offered.

A Most Familiar Drama... Murder Most Foul...

Genocidal Israel robs young babes of their lives to be
Under the auspices of its American heel
Soul blood-stained Israel proclaims unabashed victory

(LONDON) - Aided and abetted by its coalition of the willing
Plundering Israel tears a thirst-deprived people and its parched land asunder
Under the auspices of its American heel
Raiding Israel steals away every last of drop of water
Aided and abetted by its coalition of the willing
Steadfastly Israel polishes its shameful democratic veneer
Under the auspices of its American heel
Unremitting Israel progresses its illegal apartheid tier...

Lebanese Politicians Continue Playing the Palestinians

"What is striking is the fact that only 53 percent of Palestinian children in Lebanon even attend secondary school...” - UNICEF

(WAVELL CAMP, Baalbek Lebanon) - Every Lebanese politician who visited Gaza last month voted in Parliament against granting Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees even the most elementary civil rights.

Under these conditions, the Palestinians are denied some of the most basic rights, like the ability to work and to own a home.