Proposed changes to Iraq’s personal status law caused protests because they drop the legal age of marriage to 9. Even worse, the changes come at the same time as an ongoing erosion in women’s status in Iraqi society.
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Underreported, but well-documented, the Israeli army occupying the Golan Heights uses its field hospitals to treat anti-government fighters involved in the war in Syria – including members of factions linked to al-Qaida.
UK minister Priti Patel secretly urged aid for al-Qaida via Israel | The Electronic Intifada
Conservatives are working on their own same-sex marriage bill, which the assistant minister to the treasurer, Michael Sukkar, has said should include a “no detriment” clause to allow people to reject same-sex marriage in all walks of life.via Eric Abetz rejects ‘seriously inadequate’ marriage equality bill | Australia news | The Guardian
Why is it that every time the Coalition are caught out it is a witch hunt?
Damascus (Syria News) Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes, on Monday, on the headquarters of the Syrian army, east of Damascus, sources told Qasioun News.
The sources informed that Israeli warplanes conducted air strikes, targeting anti-warplanes weapons and rockets launchers belonging to the Syrian army near Ramadan army’s headquarters, located 50 kilometers east of Damascus.
Israeli warplanes conduct airstrikes on Syrian army headquarters near Damascus – Iraqi News
Andrew Bolt’s Christianity taught indigenous women to grin and bear it
And so the effort to decriminalize poverty continues. As hundreds of thousands of people molder in jails for the simple “crime” of being poor, we must all call out the legislative irresponsibility that finances the courts on the backs of the poor, and we must stand up to the bail bondsmen and their underwriters, as well as the private prison industry and the correction officers’ union, which all profit off the misery of low-income people in a system where injustice reigns. Justice demands it.
The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll says Trump only has 38 percent support, as more bad news awaits the White House VIDEO
Source: Trump’s approval rating hits all-new low: poll – Salon.com
On Thursday the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal ― a crown jewel in the media empire of Rupert Murdoch, a close Trump ally — went after Mueller as well. It wrote that the dossier news raises the question of whether the document helped fuel the FBI’s probe into Trump’s campaign. Since the dossier attributes allegations to “Kremlin-connected sources,” the board argues that would mean the FBI could have been essentially acting on “disinformation” provided by Russia. And if there were a need to investigate the FBI’s actions, that would make Mueller’s FBI ties a major conflict of interest.
Two women who worked with Bill O’Reilly describe the culture of “abusiveness and bullying” at Fox News that helped him thrive
The World Bank | (Video News Report) | – – “Concentrating Solar Power, CSP, is huge in Morocco. Literally, it’s huge. Panels almost the size of tennis courts stretch across acres of desert at the 4 Noor plants in Ouarzazate, providing enough power to light up Marrakesh at night. Learn how it’s done, what it means to the Moroccan economy and how it can be an attractive option for other countries in the region.” World Bank: “Concentrating Solar Power Sparks Jobs, Technology, Investment in Morocco”
Source: Morocco’s Solar Power Revolution Sparks Jobs, High-Tech Investment
Some of his best work.
Source: Ron Tandberg
Cartoons from The Canberra Times editorial artist.
Source: David Pope: The Canberra Times editorial cartoonist’s latest work
A man who was raped and beaten by priests and brothers as a 12-year-old says he felt like a beggar when he asked the Catholic Church for money to pay for medical bills for treatment of the mental and physical illness he suffered as a result of his abuse.Russell Clark is just one of many survivors of abuse who signed deeds of release, which prevent them from taking further legal action or requesting more compensation.
By penetrating into almost every aspect of Palestinian life, Israel has been able to raid places of worship with impunity. Buses have been turned into prison cells.
Source: Israel turns bus into torture chamber | The Electronic Intifada
Almost as bad is the claim that ’99 per cent of scientists believe’ as if scientific truth is determined by votes rather than facts.”Votes? What votes?Abbott seemed to be suggesting that the 97 percent consensus (the 99 was a mistake by Abbott, it’s actually 97) was based on some bogus poll.Wrong.There was never any poll of scared scientists who pretended to be in furious agreement about climate change lest they be branded as heretics. In fact, the paper which first identified the 97 percent consensus was a 2013 survey of the scientific literature that was already out there.And what 97 percent of that scientific literature effectively said was: it’s happening and we’re causing it.
Source: The Saddest, Wrongest ‘Fact’ In Tony Abbott’s Climate Speech
“My politics were to the left of the Democratic party but I didn’t realise there was an entire ideology, an entire movement that was there. It had never occurred to me,” said Katbi. “Bernie was my introduction to the concept of democratic socialism. It’s not like I associated it with the cold war. It was a new concept to me completely. That was the case for a lot of millennials, which is why the movement has grown so much.”
Source: ‘The S-word’: how young Americans fell in love with socialism | US news | The Guardian
The Project’s Waleed Aly has given a scathing assessment of Donald Trump’s response to the Las Vegas shooting, calling the US “a nation in denial”.
Source: The Project’s Waleed Aly decries how Las Vegas mass shooting has become ‘incredibly ordinary’
Police used capsicum spray on rowdy Richmond fans on Saturday night after the Tiger Army celebrated into the early hours following their historic premiership win – with footage on social media showing fans jumping on cars, burning Crows’ scarves and climbing buildings.
However they Arrested Dylan Voller trying to protect his mum from men in uniform for a legal protest
Source: Wild scenes as Tigers fans celebrate in Richmond into the early hours
Was Lachlan Macquarie a “mass murderer who ordered the genocide of Indigenous people” as academic Bronwyn Carlson claims?
The Southern Poverty Law Center says there has been a spike in hate crimes in the US since last year’s election.
Source: Is President Trump to blame for a rise in hate crimes? | Racism | Al Jazeera
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has torn into ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry for reminding schools of their obligation to be inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex students.
Source: ACT Education Minister Yvette Berry cautions schools on same-sex marriage
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