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“I've Finally Got My Torah Back”
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Jun 02 (IPS) - Growing up as a child, Trisha Arlin had never seen a woman rabbi. Back then, women were not allowed to read the Torah, nor were they allowed to serve in synagogues.
The Battle to Save DRC’s Mothers
- Inter Press Service
GOMA, DR Congo, Jun 02 (IPS) - "Many hospitals and health centres" that are not run by NGOs "do not meet health standards," according to Dominique Baabo, provincial medical inspector for North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Local Communities Invest Money – and Hope – in Ecotourism
- Inter Press Service
AUKI, Solomon Islands, Jun 01 (IPS) - Forty-five-year-old Serah Kei began building her artificial island and eco-lodge resort 26 years ago in Langa Langa Lagoon, located on the Solomon Island's Malaita Province, about four hours by boat from the nation's capital, Honiara. Kei, a single mother, paid for the construction by undertaking the laborious task of making and selling ‘shell money' and finally opened Serah's Lagoon Hideaway, which accommodates up to twelve visitors, in 2006.
Healthcare for Native People in Brazil Is Ailing
- Inter Press Service
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Jun 01 (IPS) - Healthcare for Brazil's indigenous minority is in poor health, according to U.N. experts, missionaries, social workers and native people themselves.
Syrian Rebel Setbacks Spur Renewed Talk of No-Fly Zones
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jun 01 (IPS) - A series of reversals for Syria's rebels this month has prompted its supporters here to call for much greater U.S. military intervention in the civil war in order to give them a stronger bargaining position in advance of any peace negotiations.
Walmart, Gap Seek Separate Safety Standards for Bangladesh Factories
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Top U.S. companies are now in negotiations to agree on new safety standards for their clothing-producing contractors in Bangladesh, a month after a garment factory's collapse in Dhaka killed more than 1,100 workers.
India’s Maoists Are Far From Spent
- Inter Press Service
NEW DELHI, May 31 (IPS) - They chopped down trees and used them to barricade the road, then retreated into the dense forests of the remote Sukma district, located in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, to await their quarry.
Obama Urged to Sign Arms Trade Treaty Immediately
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 31 (IPS) - Advocacy groups here are stepping up a campaign to pressure President Barack Obama to quickly sign on to a new United Nations treaty aimed at regulating, for the first time, the international small-arms trade.
Reactions to Gay Marriage Contradict French, Portuguese Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
LISBON, May 31 (IPS) - The heated reaction to the legalisation of same-sex marriage has run counter to the widespread image of France as the cradle of the modern republic and equal rights since the 1789 revolution. In contrast, Portugal with its reputation for prudishness, has shown itself to be much more open and tolerant.
Five Native American “Champions” Call for Change
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, May 31 (IPS) - It's Sarah Schilling's usual manner of greeting when she meets other members of her tribe: "Aanii Sarah Schilling n'diznakaas, which translates to ‘Hello, Sarah is my name' in English," she said.
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