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Advent, Mary, and Sudan

Melanie Weldon-Soiset 12-02-2009

The season of Advent always invites me to contemplate many facets of Christianity: the contrast between what God extols versus the world's values, the power of patience, and the strength of hope. While important in all times and places, each of these themes can especially speak this year to the current situation in Sudan.

Equality in the Beautiful Image of God -- and the Ugliness of Violence Against Women

Eugene Cho 11-30-2009

In every culture and in every part of the world, this injustice is present. What is the oldest injustice in the world?

An Afghan Leader We Can Admire

Margaret Benefiel 11-30-2009

Can You Hear Them Now?

Elizabeth Palmberg 11-23-2009

When I went to hear a staged reading of Lynn Nottage's play "Ruined," about the price of the ongoing war in Congo, last week, I had a stronger than usual motive to be sure to turn off my cell phone

Human Trafficking, Justice, and CSI

Julie Clawson 11-23-2009

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Roman Polanski and the Politics of Remembering

Gareth Higgins 9-30-2009

I'm reluctant to comment regarding film-maker Roman Polanski's arrest and the attempt to extradite him to the U.S.

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'Indecent' Clothing and Abusive Control

Julie Clawson 9-22-2009

Over the past couple of months, I've followed the unfolding story of Lubna Hussein, the Sudanese woman who

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Want to End Poverty? Focus on Women and Girls

Molly Marsh 9-10-2009

Promoting gender equality is crucial to combating global poverty, a point Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn make in their new book,

Sex Trafficking: Rescuing the Other Jaycee Dugards

Julie Clawson 8-31-2009

I, along with the rest of the nation, have watched in horror this past week as the details of the J

Just Say No to Khartoum Appeasement

Elizabeth Palmberg 8-07-2009

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False Witness Redeemed: Forgiveness After 11 Years of Wrongful Conviction

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 7-15-2009

A white woman is raped by a black man in North Carolina. During the assault, she studies his face, determined to bring him to justice. She later identifies a suspect both in photos and in-person line-ups. Only she's wrong.

Ethnic Cleansing of Burma's Karen Refugees Continues

Aaron Taylor 6-26-2009

On May 24th, 2009, Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) junta-backed troops attacked numerous villages in Paan District, Burma, causing the flight of at least 3,000 internally displaced persons (I

Listening to the Women of Darfur

Jim Wallis 6-10-2009

Few biblical figures stand out for their bravery as Esther does. Faced with a looming order for the systematic extermination of her people, she risked her life and broke the silence.

Abu Ghraib: Don't Be Afraid of the Truth

Rose Marie Berger 6-03-2009

Maj. Gen. Antonio Taguba wrote the U.S. Army's report on the Abu Ghraib torture scandal. He was then forced into retirement.

Using My Liberty for Aung San Suu Kyi

Kaitlin Barker 5-20-2009

I spent my Monday lunch hour, and maybe longer due to D.C. traffic, standing with some 30 protesters across the street from the Burmese embassy, waving signs and shouting at curtained windows. Hundreds of other demonstrators around the world were also protesting on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi.