Late last month, the 15 students who comprise Zaytuna College’s inaugural class settled in to their first day in a classroom near the University of California, Berkeley. For these students, this is a chance to study with top Islamic scholars. For the school’s founders, it’s a chance to hone a new image for American Islam.
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Starting next month, lawmakers will argue until they are hoarse over what to do about various spending bills and the Dec. 31 expiration of the Bush tax cuts.
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There has been 30 years of the UN women?s rights treaty, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Many indicators suggest that immense progress has been made, with the treaty even being described as one of the most successful human rights treaties ever. Nonetheless, numerous challenges remain around the world.
At the same time, it is increasingly accepted that women (especially in poorer countries) are going to be more vulnerable to climate change impacts. This can be for a number of reasons, including poverty, inequality and deprivation.
Fighting for women?s rights and gender equality is therefore seen as crucial from a number of perspectives.
This update includes a few notes on additional progress seen around the world due to the CEDAW treaty as well as information and a couple of videos on how climate change already impacts women in similar ways in places far apart as Bolivia and Vietnam.
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The bill signed Friday by President Obama providing $600 million to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border will add 1,500 government jobs and give a modest boost to the hard-hit regional economy.
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Stocks closed moderately higher Monday, a sign that many investors expect the Fed to take steps to put some energy back into the recovery.
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A husband and wife who took part in a fake mortgage scheme have been sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison.
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Racism can be found in many places around the world, often rooted in complex historical circumstances mixed with contemporary issues and conditions. The racism article on this site was getting quite old, so it has been updated with a few more examples and background information. More will be added over time.
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Google announced Friday that it has agreed to purchase social networking app maker Slide for an undisclosed amount.Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
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This new article provides a high level overview of the various ways health services are provided around the world, as well as accompanying issues and challenges. Topics introduced include health as a human right, universal health care, and primary health care. In addition, there are some charts and graphs looking at some health indicators and spending allocations, together with a brief look at health care issues in industrialized nations such as the US, UK and in developing countries. This is an enormous topic, and this page just scratches the surface, so many more updates are expected over time.United Online
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There was a great conversation Thursday at Y Combinator’s AngelConf in Silicon Valley. Anthony Ha of Venturebeat had a couple posts on it that I just read, one on Paul Graham’s comments, and another on Ron Conway and Mike Arrington’s comments. I would have enjoyed being part of that discussion, so I’ll join in now.United Online
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Climate change is already impacting different people around the world, affecting agriculture and livelihoods.
For example, in Nepal people are finding that cultivating rice (a staple crop) is not as easy as before and are having to change to other crops.In the Himalayas, retreating glaciers are already causing water shortages for local villages high in the mountains, while vast areas of the South Asia region will be affected.
In Mozambique, increasing floods are affecting agricultural practices and ways of life, while in Mauritania problems are being caused by increasing desertification.The global warming and climate change introduction page has been updated to include a number of short videos that highlights these issues further.
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Recent violence in the Gaza Strip, or terrorism in Mumbai results in sustained and details media coverage for days and days. And rightly so. However, by comparison, African conflicts, where usually far more people are killed and displaced, receives a lot less coverage or background analysis to help understand those conflicts. Some 88% of conflict deaths in the last two decades have occurred in Africa, for example, yet the mainstream media coverage has been nowhere near the scale of other conflicts in Europe, Asia or the Middle East. Some additional graphs and notes added on this.Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates
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The Haiti page has been updated to include some of the effects of poverty and environment on each other. Haiti is suffering from the effects of recent hurricanes. The immense poverty and deforestation of much of Haiti has led to massive top soil loss and erosion making it harder for the environment to withstand and recover from hurricanes and flooding. Growing food has also been tougher. On top of that, cheap food imports are undermining whatever local farmers can produce. As more people move to the cities, crime and instability increases. These issues unfortunately repeat themselves in a number of other poor nations. A combination of lack of democracy, outside influence/interference preventing local democracy and development, environmental degradation and poverty make it incredibly difficult to resolve.Unisys
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Coca-Cola’s second-quarter net income climbed 16% as the world’s largest drink maker sold more soft drinks and juices in every part of the world …
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