Report Ranks Electronics, Jewelry Supply Chain Ethics
The supply chain ethics of 20 leading electronics and jewelry companies were ranked based on conflict-free mineral sourcing from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an Enough Project report
Who Are the Sufis and Why Do Extremists See Them as Threatening?
(The Conversation) — Over 300 people were killed and many more injured in an attack on a Sufi mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday (Nov. 24).
Minorities Make Up Most of World’s Stateless Population
Minority groups currently make up more than three-quarters of the world's stateless population, according to a new United Nations report released on Nov. 3.
Iran-Iraq Earthquake Called 2017’s Deadliest Yet
NASHVILLE (BP) -- The death toll continues to rise after the deadliest earthquake of 2017 shook the Iran-Iraq border late Sunday (Nov. 12).
More than 450
Top Indonesia Court Overturns Discriminatory Religious Law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's top court has overturned a law that denied recognition and legal rights to followers of indigenous faiths in a surprise advance for religious
After ISIS, Desire to Rebuild Jonah’s Mosque Now Meets Resistance
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(RNS) — Three years ago the so-called Islamic State destroyed the mosque at the
Pollution the Leading Environmental Cause of Death, Illness
The leading environmental cause of death and illness is pollution, responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015 - 16 percent
Progress Made Toward Ending Child Labor, Millions Still Exploited
"How much do you know about your favorite cotton T-shirt's journey to your closet?"
This question opened the Department of Labor's annual "Findings on
Christians and Yazidis in Iraq Stand on the Brink of Extinction
(RNS) — Astonishingly, for three years U.S. government bureaucrats have refused to help endangered religious minority communities like Christians and Yazidis survive the genocide ISIS
China Tightens Worship, Sunday School Restrictions
CHINA (BP) -- China startled Christians by tightening its "choke-hold" on churches there in September, banning Christian education for children and unregistered church