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'If Not for Israel…': Young Arab Woman Praises Jewish State for Helping Her to Succeed

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As the Israel-Hamas war continues to ravage the region, one Israeli Arab woman — now an electrical engineer — is speaking out, lauding the Jewish state for all it offered her to succeed in life. Had it not been for Israel, the Stanford University alumna recently said, she would likely be impoverished. “Israel gave us … Read more

Heartbroken monastic community searches for body of slain young monk

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(Photo: Unsplash/Muhammadtaha Ibrahim Ma’aji) A monastic community in Nigeria is being helped by local villagers to find the body of a much-loved young monk who was kidnapped and killed. Brother Godwin Eze was kidnapped alongside two other young Roman Catholic novices from the Annunciation Benedictine monastery, in Eruku, Western Nigeria, in the early hours of … Read more

Raising young people in faith takes more than parents, study finds

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(Photo: Unsplash/Priscilla Du Preez) A new study from the University of Georgia (UGA) has underlined the important role that engaged congregations and strong faith communities play in helping with the spiritual development of children. However, it has also shown that the sense of belonging these foster could play a vital role in helping determine whether … Read more