by Alec Cowan | Jun 27, 2018 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News
Victims of the opioid crisis in America grew to record levels over the last decade, and Canada is experiencing rising overdose rates throughout its provinces. In Eugene, Oregon, overdose rates and arrests for heroin possession are rising. In contrast, Montreal,...
by Alec Cowan | Jun 25, 2018 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Intercultural and Interreligious Conflict, News
The Islamic call to prayer is rarely recited by a woman; in fact, it almost never is. While many Islamic schools of thought discourage women from leading prayer, women at the University of Oregon are disrupting that norm. The women’s prayer space is the new...
by Alec Cowan | Jun 24, 2018 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, Events, Press Freedom
Accra, Ghana — The safety of journalists around the world was a prevalent theme at the 2018 World Press Freedom Day in Accra, Ghana. Posted around the conference hotel were posters featuring the faces of journalists killed in action, drawn in pencil, paint and...
by Alec Cowan | Jun 23, 2018 | Crossings Radio and Crossings News, News, Press Freedom
Accra, Ghana — The first plenary session at the World Press Freedom Day tackled the state of journalism 27 years after the Windhoek Declaration was signed. Listen to the panel of distinguished panelists from media giants around the world as they discuss the...