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Sex abuse by peacekeepers and aid workers not reported
The extent of sexual abuse by aid workers and peacekeepers is being under-estimated because mechanisms to encourage victims to speak out against their attackers...
President plans to kill off every single homosexual
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh says he will “cut off the head” of any homosexual caught in his country.
Addressing supporters at the end of his...
South Africa : Zuma attacked
A church in South Africa has attacked ANC president Jacob Zuma saying he has beeas been "extremely unwise" to claim divine blessings for the
leading...
Archbishop Ncube’s lover dies
ROSEMARY Sibanda, the woman at the centre of the infidelity storm that engulfed the then Archbishop Pius Ncube, and eventually forced him to quit,...
Ghanaians resort to mob justice as courts get clogged
When Naa Adorkor’s 15 year-old daughter was raped by a 45 year-old neighbour she vowed no expense would be spared in prosecuting the man....
« Repairing » a clitoris : a cultural dilemma
Djenaba’s dream came true on March 12th : "repairing" her clitoris which had been excised when she was 13 years old. For this young...
Church bans half naked women from getting married
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, in Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, has threatened to stop conducting weddings for couples where the bride and bridesmaids...
Paul’s letters to the Corinthians and Timothy on homosexuality
Some people use St. Paul’s views in his letters to the Corinthians and to Timothy to say that homosexuality and homosexuals are bad.
What do...
Male-Male penetration
The Bible does not criticize or condemn any form of sex between men (including oral sex, deep kissing, fondling and mutual masturbation) except for...
The book of Romans and Sexuality
Some people use Romans Chapter 1 to say that homosexuality is sinful and homosexuals are bad.
SEX BETWEEN FEMALES
Chapter 1 of Romans contains the only...
Metro, first sexually explicit Arabic novel seized in Egypt
The Arabic language's first graphic novel appears it will need more time before it will be published as Egyptian police confiscated the book in...
UNICEF moves to end rape of women in DRC
UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman and playwright and V-Day founder Eve Ensler Saturday announced a partnership focused on ending rape of women and girls...
MP accused of raping minor
The Forum of children's rights organisations in Togo (FODDET) on Tuesday accused Togolese parliamentarian Gabriel Ameyi of raping a 16-year-old girl pupil on 7...
Moses’ Law on sexuality
Some people use 2 verses in the Biblical book of Leviticus (chapter 18, verse 22 and chapter 20, verse 13) to say that homosexuality...
Male sex hormones and depression
Can reduced testosterone levels explain depression in older men. The pronounced drop in testosterone levels in men aged 70 and over appears to lead...
Sodom : Discovering the truth about the Sodomites
The story of Sodom is often used as a condemnation of all homosexual sex. But a careful examination shows that it is mainly condemning...
Same-sex attraction in the bible
The Bible approves and has positive stories of same-sex attraction involving love and deep friendship. For example David and Jonathan, Ruth and Naomi, Jesus...
The Trial of the Templars
2nd Edition Malcolm Barber University of Reading Paperback
The Templars fought against Islam in the crusader east for nearly two centuries.
During that time the...
What the Bible says about homosexuality
Under what circumstances this condemnation became part of the jewish, christian and moslem communities is a question that has been widely argued.
By Philippe...
In Europe, God Is (Not) Dead
Stockholm - Late last year, a Swedish hotel guest named Stefan Jansson grew upset when he found a Bible in his room. He fired...
Sex workers violated
East African governments have come under scathing criticism by three human rights groups for allegedly abetting the violation of commercial sex workers in the...
“Judaism’s Sexual Revolution : Why Judaism (and then Christianity) Rejected Homosexuality”
When Judaism demanded that all sexual activity be channeled into marriage, it changed the world. The Torah’s prohibition of non-marital sex quite simply made...
Conjugal sex for Ugandan prison inmates
Sex is an important issue bordering the development of Ugandan prisons. According to Dr. Johnson Byabasaija, Ugandan Prisons headquarters the Commissioner General, the government’s...
Divorce rates up, marriage down in Egypt, Islamic world
Marriage and divorce have surfaced across Egypt and the Islamic world as a major social problem, as a result of rising divorce rates. Local...
Sexuality: Young Africans demand fundamental human rights
African youths attending the third Africa Sexuality Conference here have asked that they be given their fundamental human rights, which include their sexuality rights....
Living with HIV and sexual bliss
contracting HIV is often viewed as an event that brings a sex life to a screeching halt, but Africans of diverse age groups have...