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Women in Saudi Arabia Will Now Be Able to Travel Without A Man’s Consent

05 Aug 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Saudi Arabia is loosening restrictions on women In a recent development, Saudi Arabia has decided to allow all its citizens to travel freely. This marks the end of a guardianship policy which restricted...

Pope Francis Appoints Six Women to Previously All-male Religious Order

10 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Pope appointed six women Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life On Monday, 23 new members of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies...

Plea to Allow Muslim Women to Pray in Mosques Rejected by India Supreme Court

09 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Chief Justice said "Let a Muslim woman challenge it" and also to get rid of the "purdah" system. The Chief Justice of India denied the plea by Swamy Dethathreya Sai Swaroop Nath, who previously questioned...

A Pretty Woman Successor Is a Must Says the Dalai Lama

02 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

Dalai Lama's attractive female successor comment causes a stir The Dalai Lama is one of the most infamous people on the planet. He has crafted many inspirational quotes, is candid and sometimes a bit shocking....

The LDS Changes to Appeal to Younger Generations

23 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

LDS Church making it easier to be a member This is a bid to bring in fresh members from the Millennial and Generation Z cadres. It's no secret that many religious leaders are having trouble appealing...

Vatican May Allow Married Men to be Ordained in the Amazon Region

18 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

Priests in the Amazon region is estimated to be as low as one priest for every 10,000 Catholics The . This is making the Roman Catholic Church consider a change to a centuries-old norm, which states...

Gender Equality Champion Buddhist Monk Awarded by Queen Elizabeth

15 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours List Queen Elizabeth II's annual awards have been announced for people who perform outstanding work in their communities. This year, on her 93rd birthday, for their...

Women and Sikhism: Lessons from Guru Nanak

15 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

"From women kings are born. From women the whole society maintains its strength. So how can you call any woman bad?" Sikh teacher Shanti Kaur is bringing new attention to the roles of women in modern...

What Factor Did Faith Bring During The Women’s Suffrage Movement?

08 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

Catholics, Methodists, and Presbyterians were divided Although the world was gearing up towards the first world war, the bill was eventually ratified in 1920. Unfortunately, for the women...

The First Female Voiced Audio Bible

04 Jun 2019
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Alison Lesley

Courage For Life has partnered with Grammy-nominated artist Amik Byram Courage for Life has inked a partnership with Amik Byram, the Grammy-nominated artist to pioneer a . This conscious outcome was the result...