Le Tour de France July 2012, a set by Keith McInnes Photography on Flickr.
German court bans circumcision as assault on children via @independent_ie
June 29, 2012
Uncategorized Africa, Gambia, People & Society, peter singhateh 2 Comments
German court bans circumcision as assault on children via @independent_ie.
JEWISH and Muslim groups in Germany condemned a court ruling yesterday that deemed circumcision to be equivalent to grievous bodily harm.
The court in Cologne declared that the procedure violated a child’s “fundamental right to bodily integrity”. Religious groups claimed the ruling could lead to “circumcision tourism”.
The court said the right of the child outweighed that of parents in what legal experts said could be a landmark case.
Banning the veil
June 11, 2012
THE DANGEROUS folly of attempting to ban the public wearing of the veil has been highlighted by events in recent days in Belgium. The arrest of a young woman last week for breaching the country’s ban on the full face veil predictably provoked a riot, followed on Tuesday by an inflammatory intervention by the Flemish nationalist far right, certain to spark further violence. Vlaams Belang, a party with neo-Nazi roots, has offered a €250 reward to anyone who reports a veiled woman to the police.
Saving the Lives of Mothers & Children
June 6, 2012
Saving the Lives of Mothers & Children, a set by Gates Foundation on Flickr.
Facebook explores access for kids under 13
June 5, 2012
Facebook explores access for kids under 13.
Facebook is working on technology that would permit children under the age of 13 to use the social network site with parental supervision, people familiar with the effort said on Monday.
Facebook currently requires members to be at least 13, but the new effort is being made because many children lie about their age to get access Facebook and its 900 million members, a source told AFP.
“Africa – a Place Where You Will Make Money, Not Lose Money” – IPS ipsnews.net
May 29, 2012
Uncategorized Gambia, microfinance, People & Society, peter singhateh Leave a comment
“Africa – a Place Where You Will Make Money, Not Lose Money” – IPS ipsnews.net.
If African countries continued to rely on external funding, they would be turned into “choice-less democracies”, he warned, because dependency on foreign aid means that political and economic agendas are partially set overseas.
Peter "Just Loves Flying" 
You must be logged in to post a comment.