Gender-responsive policies, labor force training, and sectoral incentives are required to bridge the gender gap, a recent report states. Experts say it is both an economic and social necessity to include women in green industries for a more sustainable and inclusive future. Abba Father, please guide policymakers and entrepreneurs toward adopting gender-sensitive reforms that construct [...]
As of February 8, 2025, 21 Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas, including 18 released in exchange for over 550 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of the ceasefire. The next phase involves releasing 33 more Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Ongoing negotiations are working to finalize the details of this exchange. [...]
GAZA – The death toll from the ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip, which began on October 7, 2023, has risen to 47,540, with the majority of the victims being women and children, according to Palestinian health authorities. Additionally, 111,618 people were injured as the conflict continues to devastate the region. The humanitarian crisis worsens [...]
Hamas has accused Israel of accelerating plans to annex the West Bank and forcibly displace Palestinian residents. This comes amid increasing tensions, with Israeli military operations intensifying in Palestinian territories. Reports of home demolitions, land seizures, and military crackdowns have further fuelled fears of mass displacement. The ongoing conflict has led to severe humanitarian consequences, [...]
Syria is in the midst of a crisis with multiple competing powers vying for control. One needs a road map to identify all the players involved in the power struggle. In a surprise offensive, Syrian opposition forces entered Aleppo, Syria, for the first time in eight years. President Bashar al-Assad has ruled Syria since 2000. [...]
Iran: Population: 81,824,000 Christian percentage: .8 percent Dominant Religion: Shia Islam Persecution Ranking: 8 1979, Iran experienced a revolution that ushered in an Islamic theocracy. Iranians believed this would spiritually purify their nation. The 1979 Iranian Revolution was blended with nationalism. They hoped for Iran to become the powerful [...]
If you are reading this articles, more than likely you live in the United States or another country that allows freedom of the press, free speech, and other freedoms that Western society takes for granted. However, those freedoms do not exist for many Middle Eastern nations, and they particularly [...]
What would you think if a group of people you regarded as enemies were the first to help you after a natural disaster? Would that change the way you viewed them? That is a question Turkish Muslims must now ask themselves. Though Turkey was the location for many of [...]
Who knows the best way to raise children? Our Heavenly Father, of course! There is much in the Bible about how to raise children. The Old Testament offers both good and bad examples of parenting. Proverbs gives us guidelines through short exhortations. The New Testament epistles give essential exhortations [...]
To protect their nation from immorality, Iran’s “morality” police saw it fit to arrest and kill a woman for not properly wearing her hijab (headscarf). Since this incident on September 16, 2022, there have been ongoing demonstrations. Both sides have become hardened in their positions. Iranian forces have fired [...]
