Indonesian universities ‘ban’ niqab over fundamentalism fears
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: Indonesian universities ‘ban’ niqab over fundamentalism fears Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A pair of Indonesian Islamic universities are pushing female students to ditch niqab face veils – with one threatening expulsion for non-compliance – as concerns grow over rising fundamentalism in the world’s largest Muslim-majority […]
Read More →Philippine bishops call for vigilance amid ‘creeping dictatorship’
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: Philippine bishops call for vigilance amid ‘creeping dictatorship’ By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila Bishops have called for vigilance in the face of a “creeping dictatorship,” as the Philippines marked the 32nd anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution yesterday – February 25. Caloocan Bishop […]
Read More →Tongan churches failing to provide climate leadership, says researcher
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: Tongan churches failing to provide climate leadership, says researcher By Philip Cass of Kaniva News Tonga’s churches are failing to provide leadership over climate change and it is up to young people to join with church goers to take action, according to research by an […]
Read More →More frontline research ‘by Pacific for Pacific’ plea at climate summit
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: More frontline research ‘by Pacific for Pacific’ plea at climate summit Trailer for the controversial climate change documentary Anote’s Ark – former Kiribati President Anote Tong opened the first Pacific Climate Change Conference in Wellington in 2016. By David Robie at Te Papa A recent […]
Read More →King’s second son’s noble rights announced in Tonga Gazette
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: King’s second son’s noble rights announced in Tonga Gazette Prince Ata … Mormon prince has entitlements gazetted in Tonga. Image: Kaniva News By Kalino Latu in Auckland King Tupou VI’s second son is the lawful successor to the hereditary noble title and estate of Ata, […]
Read More →One Palestinian family’s devastating story of Israeli military cruelty
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: One Palestinian family’s devastating story of Israeli military cruelty OPINION: By Sister Barbara CameronWhen I read last week of the detention of a young Palestinian teenage girl, 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi, dragged from her bed in the middle of the night by Israeli soldiers, for me […]
Read More →True Christmas story: What history really tells us about the birth of Jesus
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: True Christmas story: What history really tells us about the birth of Jesus Your average Christmas card featuring a peaceful nativity scene bears little resemblance to what happened in that “first Christmas”. Image: Lifesite News ANALYSIS: By Robyn J. Whitaker in Melbourne I might be […]
Read More →Philippine clergy appeal for justice over assassination of retired priest
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: Philippine clergy appeal for justice over assassination of retired priest The 72-year-old retired Nueva Ecija Catholic priest Marcelito ‘Tito’ Paez … dedicated most of his life to defending the rights of Filipinos. Image: File photo/Interaksyon By InterAksyon with Cris Sansano in Manila Nueva Ecija priests […]
Read More →Thousands march against Duterte’s war on drugs, ‘violence culture’
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: Thousands march against Duterte’s war on drugs, ‘violence culture’ Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Thousands of Catholics “Walk for Life” in Manila to protest against the drug-related killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. Video: Papua New Guinea’s EMTV Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the […]
Read More →President Trump – best and worst case scenarios over next four years
MIL OSI – Source: Evening Report Arts and Media Headline: President Trump – best and worst case scenarios over next four years Article by AsiaPacificReport.nz Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack into downtown Washington today for a women’s march in opposition to newly inaugurated President Donald Trump. Thousands more will also protest […]
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