Mar
25
The aftermath of tibet uprising
March 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
By Cindy Ru
Since March 14, the protests and riots that broke out in Tibet, and later to nearby provinces in China have attracted international attention and responses. Now more than 10 days later-as Xinhua claimed situation in Lhasa is returning to normal- many questions and topics are “pushed” onto the table and are generating heated [...]
Mar
25
Nuns’ Initiatives to Help Trafficked Sex workers
March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment
By Wanching (Week 7)
Women religious and prostitutes have long been considered to be standing at the two extreme ends of the women spectrum. In recent years, however, they have been increasingly bonded together by the former’s Samaritan mission to help the victims of human trafficking, and the latter’s desperation to seek help to end their [...]