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High Profile Hector Aleem Dragged Christian Families of Rawal Town Islamabad onto the Road

Displaced families of Rawal Town dwelling under the sky; cold could be hard to live for them.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistani police have arrested a Christian human rights activist after a member of militant Islamic organization accused him of sending a blasphemous text message from his cell phone.

Hector Aleem, 55, the director of a non-governmental organization, Peace Worldwide, is said to have raised a voice for the local Christians, who were locked in a land dispute.

Beating or Flogging? American `Democracy` in Action

"Meet the New Boss....same as the Old Boss...", The Who: 'We Won't Get Fooled Again'

(SAN BLAS, Mexico) - When my boys were young and I wanted them to do a chore, I used to use a little trick to get them to willingly comply and at the same time make them feel like they had "lucked out".

If I wanted them to clean their room, I would tell them that they had a choice and it was entirely up to them what they chose.

INDIA/PAKISTAN: Remove the Abnormal Visa Restrictions to Ensure Right to Travel and Trade

William Gomes contacts top officials in two Asian countries over visas and trade

(SALEM) - There are many basic Human Rights, like the Right of Return, that are denied people every day, particularly those who were born in India and Pakistan.

In his appeal to the Prime Ministers of both countries, our Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes these political leaders that citizens demand the right to visit their families across the border in 'the other country'

It Takes Two

I am convinced now more than ever that it takes two parents to provide all of the things children need in their journey towards adulthood.

(TAMPA, FL) - During my recent ten plus hour flight to Okinawa, Japan with my three daughters and our tiny Chihuahua named Chip, I flipped through one of my favorite books, The Isis Papers from time to time.

I figured this long flight would be a good time to reflect and evaluate how my wife and I are raising our daughters.

Chiwar and Gloria Musa in UK Sentenced to Seven Years

Advocates contend couple is totally innocent.

(LONDON) - The Musa parents received 7 years imprisonment today Tuesday 14th August at Wood Green Court, London and are to be deported immediately back to Nigeria on finishing their sentences.

They have served already 259 days leading up to today in custody in their respective prisons.

Danger, `In Vitro` Fertilized Children May be Born with Malformations

'In vitro' fertilization unites male and female reproductive cells them outside of the human body.

(MADRID, Spain) - According to a recent study, infants conceived with the techniques used in fertility clinics are four times more likely to have certain birth defects.

Among the malformations are heart problems, cleft lips, cleft palates and abnormalities in the esophagus or rectum.

What if My Child Gets Caught in a Social Network?

The public now has all the power through social networks.

(MADRID, Spain) - The International Communication for Children Festival 'The Pacifier' was born to channel communication that targets children and improve the quality of the information that is transmitted.

It awards the best works of communication for children.

The Tirgan Festival and the Waters We Sprinkle on Each Other

The festival of Tirgan or Āb-Pāshān enjoys close links with the developments of nature, religious beliefs, historical events and the myths of Persia.

(TEHRAN) - Imagine that in one of the hot days of summer, you're invited to a "water-sprinkling" festival along with happy people and children gathered to celebrate a joyous day.

It can be easily visualized that playing with water in a hot summer day in a beautiful city park together with a host of delighted citizens can be quite blissful and fantastic.

Forced Marriage - A Tragedy in Muslim Communities

“There is no compulsion in religion, the right path and wrong path, both have been clearly explained and explicitly differentiated from each other.” [2:256]

(RICHMOND, TX) - Forced marriage describes a marriage that takes place without the free or valid consent of one or both of the partners and involves either physical or emotional duress.

CIRCUMCISION: Captivity of a Sacrificial Caste

Ultimately, we’ve got to ask ourselves as a society if there’s still nothing sacred. And if the answer is yes, then I hope the lives of innocent children are always on the top of the list. John Douglas, FBI.[1]

(MONTEREY, CA) - Circumcision’s main sacrificial caste is the child. Socially males are more sacrificial than females, though females are not exempt. With Cultural Imperialism spreading into non-circumcising societies the sacrificial caste becomes non-circumcised individuals within the host society.

Matriarchal and patriarchal functions cannot exist without the other.