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After 106 years, President Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to recognize the atrocities committed against the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire, using the word genocide for the first time since President Ronald Regan. The 1915 Armenian Genocide, known as the first modern-day genocide of the 20th century, was an orchestrated crime against humanity in an attempt to annihilate the Armenian people as the Turkish Ottoman Empire massacred 1.5 million Armenian lives.
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admin | May 8, 2021
Black women have always been at the heart of global progress and change, and ESSENCE is proud to introduce a new space where we can harness our collective power like never before. Join Black women leaders from across the diaspora as we unite to raise our voices in conversation and sisterhood at the first-ever ESSENCE I Am Speaking virtual townhall event, streaming Thursday, May 6 at 5PM EST/2PM PST on ESSENCE Studios and ESSENCE.com. Together, we will reflect on how 2020 changed the world and the role Black women will play in leading progressive action for the future on global scale.
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As India battles the second wave of coronavirus infections with an acute shortage of medical equipment, representatives of the Indian diaspora say they are finding it hard to send medical aid to NGOs, hospitals and civil society groups in the country. The reason, they say, is a cumbersome clearance process and the Integrated Goods and Service Tax (IGST) rates. Even after reaching India, several consignments of oxygen concentrators are lying at airports due to IGST rules.
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admin | May 8, 2021
Toilet access is an issue of public health John Miles, research associate, Kilburn Older Voices Exchange, writes: Im writing on behalf of the Toilet Manifesto for London Group (TMLG) to welcome Mary Langans Opinion column Access to public toilets is a human right Toilets are expensive to run and a challenge for local authorities hit by centrally imposed austerity measures. Older people are among those most affected by the dwindling number and frequent inaccessibility of these often poorly maintained and inadequately signed facilities.
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admin | May 8, 2021
Rabbi Sally Olins, Special to The Desert Sun Published 12:36 a.m. PT May 7, 2021 It's easy during difficult times to lose your focus and forget about the positive things you have.(Photo: Kevin Valerio, pexels.com) The past year has been a trying time for all of us
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admin | May 8, 2021
The film The Forbidden Wish begins with a young man entering an American synagogue the day before Yom Kippur. He encounters the rabbi, who is rehearsing his Kol Nidre sermon for the eve of the Day of Atonement. The young man asks the rabbi to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish mourners prayer.
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admin | May 8, 2021
Rabbi Haim Druckman, one of the most influential religious-Zionist rabbinical leaders, has once again ruled out a coalition including the Religious Zionist Party that would be backed and supported by the Ra'am Islamist party. Druckman said the government should be based on Jews and not others, adding It is not others who should coronate our government in reference to Ra'am or the other Arab parties, although added that the Religious Zionist Party seeks to help all citizens of the state. Druckman was speaking following a meeting of several of the most senior religious-Zionist rabbis following Taus letter and reported pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on them to agree to a minority government backed by Ra'am
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When I interviewed Rabbi Marc Schneier in December last year, he made a prediction that the rift among the GCC states would be mended very soon. By the next time we spoke, inMarch, that prediction had borne fruit with Qatar normalising relations with the other Gulf states. Resolving conflicts and promoting greater harmony is a subject close to the rabbis heart whether that is across faiths or beyond borders
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admin | May 8, 2021
To the editor: (re: Weiss never speaks for me, but Bowman often does, April 29) It is not common to see an Orthodox Jew praise U.S.
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In this weeks new episode of Sydney to the Max, both of their best friends turn 13. Titled The Bat Mitzvah Planner, Sydneys story finds her helping Olive plan for her special day while Max in the past tries to make Leos birthday special. Heres a recap of both sides of this episodes story
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