Thailand: Buddhist man shot and torched in Pattani
Thailand: Buddhist man shot and torched in Pattani — boy found his father’s body burned to death
October 28, 2009
U.S.: Violence against women, female teens, surges on TV
(U.S.) Violence against women, female teens, surges on TV — Reuters: “Incidents of violence against women on mainstream U.S. television has increased by 120 percent…
DC: Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Announcement – Rule of Law in China
DC: Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Hearing Announcement – Rule of Law in China
Communist China: U.S. Defense Secretary Gates calls for lasting military dialogue with China
Reuters: U.S. calls for lasting military dialogue with China — Reuters: “Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for lasting dialogue with China’s military after years of…
Philippines: Church, police fear for kidnapped priest — Fr. Sinnott
— UPI “Church, police fear for kidnapped priest” — UPI: “Philippine police and Catholic officials are increasingly concerned about the health of kidnapped Irish priest…
World Gender Gap Worst in Islamic Nations — Survey Shows Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, Egypt, Turkey at Bottom of List
The 2009 report by the World Economic Forum has listed predominantly Islamic nations in the bottom of their 2009 annual Global Gender Gap (GGG) Index. …
Egypt arrests 30 in Muslim-Copt clashes — Muslim residents hurl stones at church construction workers
Egypt arrests 30 in Muslim-Copt clashes — Clashes erupt as Muslim residents protest plans to increase size of Church tower, put bell. — Middle East…
Indonesian Islamists Bully Villagers into Revoking Church Permit
Indonesian Islamists Bully Villagers into Revoking Church Permit
Indonesia: Women Banned from Wearing Jeans and Pants – Sharia Police Plan Raids and Patrols
— Jakarata Post reports “Women banned from wearing trousers”: — “Women wearing jeans and other trousers in West Aceh will now face sharia police, as…
Pakistan: Bombing in Peshawar Targets Women, Children
— Bloodbath in Peshawar: at least 105 killed, 200 injured in Meena Bazaar car bombing — “19 women, 11 children among dead, 25 in critical…