Dave Andrews Asa Jennings was born in Upstate New York. USA on September 20, 1877. Very little is known about Asa’s childhood. And, according to Giles Milton, Asa grew up to be a very unremarkable adult. Giles said Asa was a ‘shy individual, five feet tall and diminutive of build, he wore large glasses and […]

Just because people belong to the same faith doesn’t always mean they will get on well. Differences can emerge even between brothers who worship together. Ramjan Miya and Adbul Gaffar Shah, of Pathardiaya in Kapilvastu, fell out over the location of a new mosque for their Muslim community. Ten years ago, the community decided to […]

The mental health industry is a big and complex beast. Amid the high-tech, neurological, genetic and pharmaceutical landscape it is easy for religious communities to feel nervous and disempowered. “What could we possibly have to offer that might bring healing in the midst of such prohibitively high-tech approaches to mental health care?” Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche, provides […]

History pits them against each other, but a fiery passion united this year’s interfaith Nobel Peace Prize winners around the common goal of children’s rights. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi — a Muslim education activist from Pakistan and a Hindu child slavery abolitionist from India — are joint recipients of the 113-year-old honor, the Norwegian […]

By Janet Allon The Grace Shown by James Foley’s Parents Is Unfathomable to Me. No anger, resentment, nor calls for revenge. They’re not even mad at him for going back to Syria. I got mad at my son for cutting his finger the other day. He had accidentally broken the lightbulb in a lamp he […]

Commuters tilt train to free man whose leg was trapped between platform and carriage AFP | Aug 6, 2014, 03.54 PM IST PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Dozens of Australians tilted a train on Wednesday to free a commuter whose leg was trapped between a carriage and a platform, with authorities praising their efforts as an example of “people power”. […]

“As a father who lost his children in Gaza, I call for an end to this bloodshed” Palestinians and Israelis must work together to build a new generation that believes in humanity and freedom Izzeldin Abuelais theguardian.com, Friday 18 July 2014 22.29 AEST Insanity, as Einstein said, is doing the same thing over and over and expecting […]

Israelis Pay Condolences To Family Of Murdered Palestinian Teen The Huffington Post  | By Yasmine Hafiz Over 350 Israelis made their way to a mourning tent in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pay their condolences to the family of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian teenager who was brutally beaten, burned, and murdered last week. Khdeir’s death is believed to […]

The remarkable journey of this Adelaide Catholic to Australia is the stuff of legend, and his achievements within Australia almost as extraordinary. If there was a defining moment which said to the world that Hieu Van Le would be a leader, it came in a small wooden fishing boat crammed with more than 50 seasick […]

Over the Easter weekend I joined Tri Nguyen and three other asylum seekers, Linda, Daniel and Majid on the last leg of their walk from Melbourne to Canberra to take a message to the heart of the nation. Tri wanted to thank Australians for giving him the gift of refuge when he came with his family […]

The Huffington Post UK  |  Posted: 21/03/2014 14:21 GMT  |  Updated: 21/03/2014 14:59 GMT A group of Australian protesters have been arrested after holding a peaceful prayer vigil outside the office of the country’s immigration minister. The group of nine people had been praying in protest over the government’s “cruel” asylum seeker policy. Participant Matt Anslow told Australia’s SBS that the protest was […]

On Sunday night, we were a sight to behold. We stood with 20,000 Australians, across the country and around the world, to spread light during a dark time in Australian history. We gave hope and radiated compassion to asylum seekers under our government’s cruel and punishing policies. It’s absolutely amazing what you made possible in […]