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Jobless Female Iraqi Students Losing Hope

Posted in justice, tagged , on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Lack of opportunities and growing conservatism prompts many educated young Iraqi women to contemplate emigration.

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Kazakstan: Lavish Weddings Ruin Uzbek Families

Posted in compassion, tagged , on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Uzbek couples, obsessed with lavish weddings, find themselves in debt trying to earn the respect of their community. “Families spend their entire annual budget on weddings and run up debts that take years to repay,” writes Zinaida Savina.

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Rape a “Weapon of War” in Eastern Congo

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , , , , on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »

An epidemic of brutal sexual violence plagues the region where women are being raped with impunity. “It’s a strategy of war,” says Justine Masika who works for a Goma-based NGO that helps victims of sexual violence in North Kivu.

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Iraq’s Orphans Face Uncertain Future

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , , on January 31, 2008 | No Comments »

Politicians in Iraq are calling for better care and support for the growing number of orphans. Most orphans are taken in by family members, but due to Iraq’s weak economy and high inflation many of those families barely make ends’ meet themselves.

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