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India: A global model of interreligious living |
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
 Cardinal Telesphore P. Toppo of Ranchi says centuries of various religions and cultures existing side-by-side makes India a "living example" of intercultural dialogue.
The cardinal recently addressed an Aug. 2-4 conference on evangelization held in Pune, 1,420 kilometers southwest of New Delhi.
About 160 people attended the gathering that the Commission for Education and Culture of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) conducted on the theme Cultural challenges for Christian mission in 21st Century. |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 08 August 2008 )
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The destruction of African agriculture |
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Written by Walden Bello - pambazuka
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
 Biofuel production is certainly one of the culprits in the current global food crisis. But while the diversion of corn from food to biofuel feedstock has been a factor in food prices shooting up, the more primordial problem has been the conversion of economies that are largely food-self-sufficient into chronic food importers. Here the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) figure as much more important villains. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 07 August 2008 )
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Mauritania: President deposed by military officials |
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
 Mauritania's President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was deposed early Wednesday in what appears to be a bloodless military coup, local sources said.
Cheikh Abdallahi, 70, was the first democratically-elected president of the country.
According to Nouakchott Info, a local daily, there is relative calm in Nouakchott, the capital, although access to the presidential palace has been blocked by security forces.
Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf is also said to have been arrested. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 August 2008 )
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Kenya: Churches Have Also Neglected Country's Young People |
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Written by Henry Makori - CISA
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
 As with every national disaster, the wave of violence rocking secondary schools in Kenya has had no shortage of clever theories, some hypocrisy, and the blame game. Church leaders have been amongst the loudest commentators. But how have the churches discharged their role of spiritual and moral formation of the nation's youngsters? |
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