GBV? IPV? FV? DV?

Photo by Road Trip with Raj on Unsplash What is it called anymore? I’m increasingly hearing about the confusion surrounding the term gender-based violence. Its definition seems to be subjective, subject to the region, country, or government that may be using it. Gender-based violence, or GBV, is often being used in lieu of domestic violence, […]

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Understanding the Middle East

Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo, the director of Barnabas Aid, has written a fantastic, easy to read article entitled Making Sense of the Tumultuous Events in the Middle East. While the American media loves to talk about the Middle East and offer opinions about events there, it rarely takes the time to explain the nuts and bolts […]

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Signs of the Times?

Brought to you by the evil alter ego of the letter N, maybe? Once in awhile (I may be underestimating) I read a news story so odd that I want to check its validity on snopes.com. This USA Today piece says the federal government has issued an unfunded mandate that street signs meet particular standards […]

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