Society, in general, is witnessing ‘a quantum leap in violence,’ in the form of hatred, confrontation, enmity, conflict and civil strife. One of the main reasons for this is that people are increasingly reacting to differences and problems around them based on the culture of violence and confrontati

The recently concluded 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (7th APCRSHR) in Manila saw some interesting discussions on protecting and advancing Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (SOGI) rights and improving their access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH)

We are living in an age of information – the age of the knowledge explosion. Today, everyone wants to know more and more about everything, including religion. The result is that, today, on the subject of religion, people are far better informed than ever before.
At the same time, we are living in a

‘Smoke healthy, smoke Lite-joy-- A better alternative'; ‘Health e-cigarettes—Smoke and Quit Whenever'; 'Vapours- benefits of e-cigarettes'; 'Green-Smart-Living - easiest and most affordable way to start living a smoke-free life'... These are just a few of the several online advertisements one comes

TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) has courageously carried out new string of attacks on security forces in Bannu and Rawalpindi. The attacks come after a couple of months of relative calm as the Taliban regrouped following the death of leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone strike in November. A drone al

If you reside in Israel or Saudi Arabia and you happen to be a NATO member like Turkey, then it appears that you don’t have to currently worry about Al-Nusra (Al-Nusrah). After all, this al-Qaeda affiliated group only hates the Alawites, Christians, secularists and Sunni Muslims opposed to their Tak

At the time of Christmas 2013, Mr. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, when he was congratulating Christian for Christmas day ,on his twitter account wrote that" I want to see Christian prime minister in Pakistan in my life time. It is his wish to see Christian prime minister in Pakistan.
This statement is ver

People are generally not content with what they have. Instead, they run after what they do not have. Because of this mentality, everyone is leading a life that is rife with discontent. Someone who appears to be very fortunate, someone whom others envy, is actually as discontented as those who envy h

Worldwide, a woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes, taking the annual toll to 275,000. The disease is preventable, and yet the second largest killer of women in low and middle income countries, with most women dying in the prime of life. According to the Cervical Cancer Global Crisis Card

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan is extremely dismayed by the behavior of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. Kiir is hinting that the UN is providing safe havens for rebels inside UN camps. The UN denies this but Kiir is adamant that the UN is behaving like “a parallel government” base

What is man’s greatest longing? It is to lead a life full of happiness. This is the greatest dream that people have dreamt in every age. Every person lives with this dream. But everyone dies without this dream of his being fulfilled. All philosophies and ideologies, all human efforts, revolve round

- In India, 17 percent of female sex workers reported starting to sell sex under the age of 15 years.
- In Maldives and Papua New Guinea, the median age reported among female sex workers ranged from 17-19 years (across surveyed sites), as compared to a range of 22-24 years of age in sites in Cambod

Millions of women and around the world are still unable to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Over 1 million people contract a sexually transmitted infection every day, half of whom are young people - mostly women. In fact women are 5 times more likely to get STIs than m

Miss. Vaishnavi, 22 years old Hindu Brahmin (hindu priestly family) girl, who was suffering from heavy bleeding since last three years.
She consulted a Gynecologist. Doctor advised her for ultrasonography. She has done ultrasonography and doctor said that according ultrasonography there are severa

The theme of the 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (7th APCRSHR), which opened in Manila on 21st January, 2014, is: Examining achievements, good practices, lessons learned and challenges: towards a strategic positioning of Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights.