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  • Madrasa Discourses equip tomorrow's Islamic scholars with scientific literacy

    December 03, 2018 |

    Religion News Service |

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    Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

    In collaboration with Notre Dame University, graduates of madrasas in India are receiving additional education about Islam’s role in scientific development as well as a grounding in current scientific thought. In this manner, traditional education is being ‘refreshed’ from within by people who were educated by and are a part of the traditional madras education.

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  • Nevada's suicide rate is decreasing. What can Colorado learn from it?

    December 01, 2018 |

    Colorado Springs Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Nevada

    Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services has long used a designated suicide prevention coordinator as part of their suicide prevention tactics, and it's working. From forming statewide partnerships to mandated suicide prevention training for school and health officials, this approach has reduced the state's suicide rates and is proving to be a model for other states to follow.

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  • The Bangladeshi tribe that's guarding turtles, co-authoring research papers

    November 29, 2018 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Chittagong

    A conservation researcher from the Creative Conservation Alliance in Bangladesh has formed a partnership with the Mro people by training them to be parabiologists. They have learned to document and save threatened species. The Chittagong Hill Tracts has some of the greatest biodiversity in Bangladesh, and this work has led to the discovery and preservation of some species previously thought to be extinct.

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  • How the Ghana ThinkTank Challenges the White Savior Complex

    November 27, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Ghana ThinkTank connects planners in the so-called “first world” to planners in the so-called “third world” to challenge notions of development and spread ideas from overlooked sources. For a recent project, planners in Detroit worked with a think tank in Morocco to adapt a staple of Moroccan architecture to promote the use of public space.

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  • This scrappy community station is rewriting the rules of Detroit radio

    November 27, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Operating as a low-power FM radio station, Detroit’s 96.7 WNUC provides an independent platform for community voices and interests. Programming ranges from shows focusing on Detroit’s musical legacy to discussions of environmental justice issues.

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  • Colombia's Displaced People Find Home by Transforming What's Discarded

    November 21, 2018 |

    Sojourners |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

    In the late 1960s and early 1970s Barrio Moravia was an illegal dumping site where displaced Colombians fleeing violence made informal settlements. Now a community center, organizations, and a public garden with more than 50,000 species have helped transform the neighborhood. “It's a barrio that the same people we see here constructed,” she said. “It's a neighborhood I love with all of my heart, one that I have fought to transform.”

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  • As Wildfire Smoke Chokes San Francisco, Local Groups Protect The Most Vulnerable

    November 21, 2018 |

    The Huffington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    When wildfires overtook California, communities sprang into action in order to help those that did not have a way to take shelter from the smoke. Forming groups to focus on disaster relief efforts, various community-driven programs have successfully been able to deliver thousands of masks to the homeless and vulnerable.

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  • Tanzanian Farmers Crack the Code for Fighting Land Grab

    November 13, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Indigenous people in Tanzania are using “legal expertise, political pressure and smart solutions like land mapping to win back plots — and then secure them — from corporations they accuse of using loopholes to grab territory.” While indigenous people live in most of the world’s land, they legally own less than ten percent of it. By mapping their territory and publically registering land, it is much harder for corporations to take control.

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  • Seattle Is Changing Who Gets A Say At City Hall. Could Austin Learn A Thing Or Two?

    November 12, 2018 |

    KUT |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Getting renters involved in the conversation increases the diversity of voices and opinions in City Hall. In 2016, Seattle created a Renters’ Commission to provide a platform similar to traditional Home Owners’ Associations, where members can have an input and act as advocates for their communities. By having residents involved with the Renters’ Commission, Seattle hopes to rebalance power and involvement in local politics, from a model traditionally dominated disproportionately by homeowners, to one more representative of the city’s actual diversity.

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  • South Asian Asylum Seekers Find Healing and Hope After Sheridan Heartbreak

    November 09, 2018 |

    Law at the Margins |

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    Response Location: United States, Salem, Oregon

    Bringing assistance to asylum seekers from South Asia requires elevating their story in national discourse. In Salem, Oregon, the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon has coordinated with other advocacy groups, community organizations, and religious centers to champion the cases of and provide resources to South Asian and Sikh asylum seekers. Other important partners include the Innovation Law Lab, which provides detainees with legal services.

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