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Arabiske forskere har i fem FN-rapporter forutsett opprøret i regionen.Les mer

(The Tablet) Church leaders meeting in Algiers warned that fears of an Islamist advance across the region were misplaced.Les mer

(www.zenit.org) Concert Seeks to "Bring Hope" to Imprisoned Pakistani Woman.Les mer

(CNN) While the developed nations drag their feet on inclusive trade agreements with emerging markets, Africa is busy redefining itself. Most of the continent's countries - remnants of colonial rule - are barely 50 years old, infant nations on the path to democratic maturity.Les mer

(NYTimes) The National Catholic Reporter newspaper put it best: “Just days before Christians celebrated Christmas, Jesus got evicted.” Yet the person giving Jesus the heave-ho in this case was not a Bethlehem innkeeper. Nor was it an overzealous mayor angering conservatives by pulling down...Les mer

(UiO) Den utsendte asylsøkeren Maria Amelie har satt dagsorden i flere uker. Et forskningsprosjekt skal se på hvordan politikere, administrative ledere og folk flest påvirkes av innvandringssaker i mediene. Les mer

(The Tablet) In 40 years’ time the earth will no longer be able to sustain its projected population. The only chance to feed the billion who then face starvation would be for the billion overeaters in the developed world to cut back significantly on their consumption Les mer

(morgenbladet.no) Maria Amelie stupte inn i den norske kulturens kjerne, og går inn for en krasjlanding. Kanskje Maria Amelie tok feil da hun trodde at hennes heroiske kreativitet til syvende og sist ville bli verdsatt og belønnet i Askeladdens land? Les mer

(nyemeninger.no) Hvor langt kan man tøye aggressiv retorikk før den oppfattes som oppfordring til voldsbruk rettet mot politiske motstandere?Les mer

(nytimes.com) The Irish are still mesmerized by the mythical place that is America, but in the ’60s our fascination got out of hand. I was not old enough to remember the sacrifices of the great generation who saved Europe in the Second World War, or to quite comprehend what was going on in Vietnam.Les mer

(blog.caritas.org) Young Sudanese polling officials sat inside a small two room school, silently unfolding ballots while national and international observers looked on. It was just after 7 pm, the polls had closed 2 hours earlier. Outside the school the sun was setting, so the polling officials...Les mer

(katolsk.no) Budskap fra Hans Hellighet, pave Benedikt XVI, for feiringen av Verdens Fredsdag, 1. januar 2011. Ved begynnelsen av det nye året sender jeg dere alle gode ønsker om sjelefred og velbefinnende, men spesielt om fred. Dessverre har det året som nå snart er over, igjen vært markert av...Les mer

(caritas.org) Southern Sudan goes to the polls 9 January 2011 to decide on self-determination. Caritas prays the outcome will be peace and development for all Sudanese. Twenty-one years of war between northern and southern Sudan ended in 2005 when the leaders and people agreed to seek peace and let...Les mer

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