Mary Slessor:The Saviour of Twins Killed in the Name of Belief
Mary Slessor, Scottish missionary in eastern Nigeria, was born in 1848 in Aberdeen. Her father, a shoemaker, was an alcoholic…
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Of the Abused Childwitches and Charity at Xmas
Feelings of the yuletide season has enveloped Germany. Time for Christmas – time for the family – time for a…
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Saving ‘Childwitches’ from Pastoral Terrorism
Witches are feared in most part of Africa, Asia, America and Europe for being harbingers of misfortunes, badlucks and calamities.…
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The HAWK Project of YHN
It is hard to imagine, today, that cases of witch-hunting can still be so commonplace in the face of global…
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“No Sharia” rally in London brings together Muslims and Humanists
Muslims, ex-Muslims and non-Muslims joined forces in London to protest against Sharia and against all religious laws and courts. The…
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Universal Children’s Day sees enormous support for the ‘Please Don’t Label Me’ Billboard Campaign
The British Humanist Association (BHA) has welcomed Universal Children’s Day (Nov. 20, 2009), declaring itself overwhelmed by support for its…
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Stephen Fry wins 2009 award from Gay Humanists
The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has presented Stephen Fry with its 2009 award for services to Humanism and…
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From buses to billboards: the next stage of the Atheist Bus Campaign is unveiled for Universal Children’s Day
Billboard adverts have gone up today in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, as the internationally renowned poster campaign which began…
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Witch hunts and Human Rights abuses in Africa
Leo Igwe, IHEU’s West African representative, is working to combat widespread human rights abuses caused by belief in sorcery and…
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Denounce the anti-homosexual bill in the Parliament of Uganda
Ugandan Humanists are calling for international support in protesting a proposed new anti-gay law that would introduce extraordinarily harsh punishments,…
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Belief groups unite to oppose UN blasphemy law
The International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) has joined with more than 100 other groups from more than 20 countries…
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