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Group to lobby for right to wear hijab
Source: The Irish Times
by PATSY McGARRY A NEWLY formed Muslim group has been set up to help ensure the continued rights of Muslim women to wear the hijab in Ireland. The Irish Hijab Campaign will lobby for legislation to protect and support those wearing the hijab. It hopes…
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ICE Raids a Hot Issue for Next Presidency
Source: NY Newsday
by ALBOR RUIZ YOU WOULD'VE thought the dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in full battle gear that descended on Laurel, Miss., Monday had found Osama Bin Laden. That, though, was not the case. It turns out that their mission was much easier and…
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Reintegration plan gathers pace
Source: Pretoria News (South Africa)
by LESEGO MASEMOLA Phomolong residents in Mamelodi are ready to welcome displaced foreigners back into their community as part of the Tshwane Metro Council's reintegration plan. Yesterday, Tshwane mayor Dr Gwen Ramokgopa - in her capacity as convener of the Gauteng Chapter of Progressive Women's…
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Woman (74) wins age bias case over refusal of car loan
Source: The Irish Times
Original Source by ALISON HEALY A 74-YEAR-OLD woman who has won an age discrimination case against Ulster Bank has encouraged all older people to challenge discrimination when they encounter it. Phyllis Fahey from Rathfarnham, Dublin was refused a car loan from Ulster Bank's Maynooth branch…
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Dublin mayor's strategy aims to tap into Vast experience' of older people
Source: Irish Times
by KITTY HOLLAND A STRATEGY to get older people more involved in volunteering and to tap into their "vast experience" is being drawn up and will be published in coming months, the Lord Mayor of Dublin said yesterday. Cllr Eibhlin Byrne, who was speaking at…
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Miami-Dade Voters Give a Great Gift to Children, Say Yes to The Children's Trust
Source: The Children's Trust
Original Source Miami, FL Aug. 27, 2008 Miami-Dade County voters gave a huge thumbs up to children and families by voting Tuesday to reauthorize The Children's Trust. More than 85 percent of voters approved the referendum to permanently establish The Children's Trust as the children's…
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Project will help tackle crime
Source: Cape Times (South Africa)
by A'EYSHA KASSIEM VIOLENT crime, a failing education system and the impact of HIV/Aids and TB are some of the "critical threats" facing South Africa, says the University of Cape Town's newly-installed vice-chancellor Max Price. Price said he hopes to see UCT play a greater…
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Md. Panel Hears Views On Death Penalty; Urban Institute Study Says Capital Cases Cost Much More
Source: The Washington Post
by John Wagner The cost associated with prosecuting a case in Maryland in which the death penalty is imposed is on average $1.9 million more than the cost of a similar case in which capital punishment is not sought, a researcher told a state commission…
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U.S. Senate Creates Philanthropy Caucus
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
by Suzanne Perry Two U.S. senators have created a Senate Philanthropy Caucus to look at ways to help foundations and charities. Sens. Charles Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Richard Burr, Republican of North Carolina, sent a letter to colleagues in late July asking them…
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Most Influential US-Irish Business Leaders 2008
Source: Business & Finance (Ireland)
Original Source Public Services, Politics & Philanthropy Chuck Feeney Atlantic Philanthropies Chuck Feeney is the wealthiest Irish American of his lifetime. Brought up in a working-class neighborhood in New Jersey, Feeney displayed a flair for entrepreneurship from a young age. Finding himself in France after…
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