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- Afghanistan ‘at make-or-break point’ says UN as G20 ministers meet
- Sally Rooney turns down Israeli translation on political grounds
- Covid response ‘one of UK’s worst ever public health failures’
- Greta Thunberg: I’m open to meeting Biden at Cop26 but don’t expect much
- Priti Patel’s borders bill ‘breaches international and domestic law’
- Japan’s island-shaped curry inflames tensions with Korean neighbours
- India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low
- Far-right Covid conspiracy theories fuelling antisemitism, warn UK experts
- Nobel prize will have no gender or ethnicity quotas, academy head says
- MP loses charity role after allegedly saying Asian ministers ‘look the same’
- Thief inspired by French Netflix show Lupin robs oratory near Milan
- Covid live: 1.1m Russians being treated for symptoms, says health minister; Thailand ready for return of tourists
- Rich nations warned hogging Covid jabs will lead to huge global death toll
- No Covid pass, no entry: Cardiff clubbers divided on new Welsh rules
- IMF calls for rich countries to fulfil promises on vaccines and climate
- Time millionaires: meet the people pursuing the pleasure of leisure
- Belfast review – Kenneth Branagh’s euphoric eulogy to his home city
- Inside America's last whites-only church – video
- ‘She opens the app and gets bombarded’: parents on Instagram, teens and eating disorders
- Built on the bodies of slaves: how Africa was erased from the history of the modern world
- Why Robert Durst’s first murder conviction might not be his last
- Mother of woman who died after Lancashire police failings condemns officer
- EuroMillions jackpot of £184m is largest lottery prize in UK history
- House returns to ratify debt deal with Biden agenda still in the balance – live
- The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmāo review – sisters fight the pain of patriarchy
- Ibac branch stacking inquiry told publicly funded staffer spent 80% of time on factional work
- ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs
- ‘Evil customs’: why a Kashmiri village abandoned dowries
- Day of the Girl is critical, but support is needed year-round, say campaigners
- Bolsonaro blocks free tampons and pads for disadvantaged women in Brazil
- Living with Covid is not an option in New Zealand – we need near universal vaccination | John Donne Potter, Graham Le Gros and Rod Jackson
- Damning Commons Covid report should be seen only as a start
- Barclay refuses to apologise for government's Covid handling – video
- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marks 76th anniversary of ruling party – video
- Activists hold rally on Indigenous Peoples' Day outside White House – video
- Alpaca and llama therapy for care home residents in Germany – in pictures
- Yazidis visit holiest temple during Autumn Assembly – in pictures
| Afghanistan ‘at make-or-break point’ says UN as G20 ministers meet Posted: 12 Oct 2021 01:24 AM PDT Leaders will discuss UN proposal to channel funds to Afghanistan to ease growing humanitarian catastrophe G20 leaders and ministers are meeting by video conference to discuss a UN proposal to channel funds to Afghanistan to ease its worsening humanitarian catastrophe. It is the first time the world's richest countries have met to discuss the consequences of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover on 15 August. Afghanistan was 75%-dependent on foreign aid before the takeover, and funds held overseas have been frozen by the US. Continue reading... |
| Sally Rooney turns down Israeli translation on political grounds Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:01 AM PDT The writer has refused to sell Hebrew translation rights to her latest novel Beautiful World, Where Are You due to her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict Sally Rooney has turned down an offer from the Israeli publisher that translated her two previous novels into Hebrew, due to her stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The Irish author's second novel Normal People was translated into 46 languages, and it was expected that Beautiful World, Where Are You would reach a similar number. However, Hebrew translation rights have not yet been sold, despite the publisher Modan putting in a bid. Continue reading... |
| Covid response ‘one of UK’s worst ever public health failures’ Posted: 11 Oct 2021 04:01 PM PDT Early handling and belief in 'herd immunity' led to more deaths, Commons inquiry finds Britain's early handling of the coronavirus pandemic was one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a "fatalistic" approach that exacerbated the death toll, a landmark inquiry has found. "Groupthink", evidence of British exceptionalism and a deliberately "slow and gradualist" approach meant the UK fared "significantly worse" than other countries, according to the 151-page "Coronavirus: lessons learned to date" report led by two former Conservative ministers. Continue reading... |
| Greta Thunberg: I’m open to meeting Biden at Cop26 but don’t expect much Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT The activist says she will continue to repeat her message until governments take meaningful steps to address the climate crisis Greta Thunberg is "open" to meeting with Joe Biden at the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, though the young Swedish activist does not expect much from either the US leader or the make-or-break summit that runs from 31 October to 12 November. In an interview with the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now, Thunberg expressed surprise at the idea that the US president, or any world leader, might want to sit down with her at Cop26, but said she was open to the possibility, if asked. "I guess that will depend on the situation," she said. "I don't see why these people want to meet with me, but yeah." Continue reading... |
| Priti Patel’s borders bill ‘breaches international and domestic law’ Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:05 AM PDT Lawyers' report says bill will lead to multiple challenges under international human rights Priti Patel's controversial new borders bill breaches international and domestic law in at least 10 different ways, a report from a team of leading immigration lawyers has concluded. Four barristers led by the human rights QC Raza Husain, claim that the nationality and borders bill which is currently moving through parliament, will lead to multiple challenges under international human rights and refugee treaties. Continue reading... |
| Japan’s island-shaped curry inflames tensions with Korean neighbours Posted: 11 Oct 2021 09:56 PM PDT Restaurant plants Japanese flag in seafood dish moulded in shape of islands that are also claimed by South Korea A simple bowl of curry is at the centre of the latest row in a long-running territorial dispute between Japan and the Koreas. Media in North and South Korea reacted angrily after an online media report about a seafood curry sold in Japan that includes mounds of rice shaped to resemble the Takeshima islands, which Koreans refer to as Dokdo. Continue reading... |
| India faces electricity crisis as coal supplies run critically low Posted: 11 Oct 2021 06:27 PM PDT Eight in 10 thermal power stations within days of running out as state blackouts spark protests India is facing a looming power crisis, as stocks of coal in power plants have fallen to unprecedentedly low levels and states are warning of power blackouts. States across India have issued panicked warnings that coal supplies to thermal power plants, which convert heat from coal to electricity, are running perilously low. Continue reading... |
| Far-right Covid conspiracy theories fuelling antisemitism, warn UK experts Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:36 AM PDT Organisers of exhibition on history of British fascism say parallels can be drawn with current thinking A surge in Covid-19 conspiracy theories risks boosting antisemitism, hate crime campaigners have warned after the opening of an exhibition shedding light on interwar British fascism and its parallels today. The Wiener Holocaust Library in London is staging the exhibition – focusing on the motivations and propaganda of British fascists and their European peers in the 1920s and 30s – out of concern about the recent growth of far-right ideas and populism in the UK and abroad. Continue reading... |
| Nobel prize will have no gender or ethnicity quotas, academy head says Posted: 11 Oct 2021 08:22 PM PDT Only 59 Nobel prizes – or 6.2% of the total – have gone to women since their inception in 1901 Swedish scientist and head of the academy that awards Nobel prizes has ruled out the notion of gender or ethnicity quotas in the selection of laureates for the prestigious award. Göran Hansson, the secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, accepted that there are "so few women" in the running but conceded the prize would ultimately go to those who are "found the most worthy". Continue reading... |
| MP loses charity role after allegedly saying Asian ministers ‘look the same’ Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:06 AM PDT Tory James Gray told to step back from St John Ambulance after he reportedly introduced Nadhim Zahawi as health secretary A Conservative MP has been axed from his senior role with a charity for apparently mixing up two senior Asian ministers, allegedly saying "they all look the same to me". James Gray was told to step back as a commander of the St John Ambulance (SJA) after the reported gaffe when he introduced the then vaccines minister, Nadhim Zahawi, as the health secretary at a parliamentary reception last month. Sajid Javid is the health secretary. Continue reading... |
| Thief inspired by French Netflix show Lupin robs oratory near Milan Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:37 AM PDT Man told police he was mimicking style of TV series' suave master criminal, Assane Diop A man told police he was mimicking the style of the suave master thief in the French TV series Lupin when he attempted to rob the bar of a church oratory in northern Italy. Donning a leather jacket, similar to the one worn by the protagonist of the Netflix show, the 21-year-old, who has not been named, said he waited for the church bells to ring so as to muffle the sound of him smashing through the glass door of the oratory's bar on Saturday night. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:49 AM PDT Rapid increase of cases in Russia has meant more patients needing resuscitation; Thailand to drop quarantine for UK and US visitors
That last block mentioned that Prof Sir Andrew Pollard had written for us. As well as a message for governments, he had a message for individuals too: Individuals cannot solve vaccine inequality. If you're offered a booster, take it The "to boost or not to boost" moral dilemma is not in the purview of individual citizens who ponder whether to roll up their sleeve when offered a booster by a vaccine clinic this week. A dose that is in the vaccine clinic fridge (or freezer) cannot be redirected to someone else in another country, because the regulatory hurdles and shelf-life simply make redistribution of this dose not practical. Redistribution has to happen prior to the release of vaccine doses to the national health system. A protest against vaccination at individual level will be misdirected and risks wasting these precious doses. If you are asked to roll up your sleeve, then you should do so. Continue reading... |
| Rich nations warned hogging Covid jabs will lead to huge global death toll Posted: 11 Oct 2021 11:00 PM PDT Exclusive: UK scientist says giving booster jabs rather than sharing doses fairly will cause hundreds of thousands of avoidable deaths Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide will die needlessly from Covid this autumn as wealthy nations prioritise booster shots for their own "highly protected" people instead of sharing doses, the head of the Oxford vaccine group has warned. Prof Sir Andrew Pollard said that while it was "possible" a third dose might help protect some people, the "potential benefit" for the vast majority was "small" because most double jabbed people were already "highly protected" against Covid-19. Continue reading... |
| No Covid pass, no entry: Cardiff clubbers divided on new Welsh rules Posted: 12 Oct 2021 01:19 AM PDT As mandatory checks began, not everyone in the queue for the Pryzm club was prepared There was an extra thing for the hundreds of young people waiting in the queue outside Pryzm nightclub in Cardiff to worry about. As usual, they needed to show ID, undergo a search and make sure they still had their phone, keys and friends with them – but for the first time they also had to produce a Covid pass, showing they were fully vaccinated or had tested negative. Continue reading... |
| IMF calls for rich countries to fulfil promises on vaccines and climate Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT A dangerous diversion in economic prospects around the world is a big worry, latest report warns The International Monetary Fund has told rich countries to make good on their vaccine and climate change promises to developing nations as it warned of a dangerous divergence in economic prospects around the globe. The IMF revised down its growth forecasts for many western countries – including the UK – but said its real concern was low-income countries where the picture had become markedly worse. Continue reading... |
| Time millionaires: meet the people pursuing the pleasure of leisure Posted: 12 Oct 2021 02:00 AM PDT It is often a struggle just to stay afloat. But if you had enough money, would you pursue more of it – or should time now be our greatest aspiration? In every job he has ever had, Gavin has shirked. When he worked in a call centre, he would mute the phone, rather than answer it. When he worked in a pub, he would sneak out of the building and go to another pub nearby, for a pint. His best-ever job was as a civil servant. He would take an hour for breakfast, and two for lunch. No one ever said anything. All his colleagues were at it, too. When the pandemic began, Gavin, now working as a software engineer, realised, to his inexhaustible joy, that he could get away with doing less work than he had ever dreamed of, from the comfort of his home. He would start at 8.30am and clock off about 11am. To stop his laptop from going into sleep mode – lest his employers check it for activity – Gavin played a 10-hour YouTube video of a black screen. Continue reading... |
| Belfast review – Kenneth Branagh’s euphoric eulogy to his home city Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:19 AM PDT Nightmarishness meets nostalgia as Jamie Dornan and Judi Dench star in a scintillating Troubles-era coming-of-age tale There is a terrific warmth and tenderness to Kenneth Branagh's elegiac, autobiographical movie about the Belfast of his childhood: spryly written, beautifully acted and shot in a lustrous monochrome, with set pieces, madeleines and epiphanies that feel like a more emollient version of Terence Davies. Some may feel that the film is sentimental or that it does not sufficiently conform to the template of political anger and despair considered appropriate for dramas about Northern Ireland and the Troubles. And yes, there is certainly a spoonful of sugar (or two) in the mix, with some mandatory Van Morrison on the soundtrack. There's a key climactic scene about how you disarm a gunman in the middle of a riot if you have no gun yourself, which has to be charitably indulged. But this film has such emotional generosity and wit and it tackles a dilemma of the times not often understood: when, and if, to pack up and leave Belfast? Is it an understandable matter of survival or an abandonment of your beloved home town to the extremists? (Full disclosure: my own dad left Belfast for England, though well before the era of this film.) Continue reading... |
| Inside America's last whites-only church – video Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:06 AM PDT In rural Minnesota, a fringe Heathen group known as the Asatru Folk Assembly has purchased a local church – and membership is strictly whites-only. They worship Nordic, pre-Christian gods and they call themselves a 'folk religion' that only accepts those with northern European ancestry. Their racially exclusive ideology is protected by the first amendment. Amudalat Ajasa visits the church to understand how it is gaining influence across the country and to meet the anti-racist Heathens fighting back to reclaim their religion |
| ‘She opens the app and gets bombarded’: parents on Instagram, teens and eating disorders Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:00 AM PDT Mothers describe their daughters' dangerous experiences after whistleblower Frances Haugen's testimony Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, Michelle noticed her teenage daughters were spending substantially more time on Instagram. The girls were feeling isolated and bored during lockdown, the Arizona mom, who has asked to only be identified by her first name to maintain her children's privacy, recalled. She hoped social media could be a way for them to remain connected with their friends and community. Continue reading... |
| Built on the bodies of slaves: how Africa was erased from the history of the modern world Posted: 11 Oct 2021 10:00 PM PDT The creation of the modern, interconnected world is generally credited to European pioneers. But Africa was the wellspring for almost everything they achieved – and African lives were the terrible cost It would be unusual for a story that begins in the wrong place to arrive at the right conclusions. And so it is with the history of how the modern world was made. Traditional accounts have accorded a primacy to Europe's 15th-century Age of Discovery, and to the maritime connection it established between west and east. Paired with this historic feat is the momentous, if accidental, discovery of what came to be known as the New World. Other explanations for the emergence of the modern world reside in the ethics and temperament that some associate with Judeo-Christian beliefs, or with the development and spread of the scientific method, or, more chauvinistically still, with Europeans' often-professed belief in their unique ingenuity and inventiveness. In the popular imagination, these ideas have become associated with the work ethic, individualism and entrepreneurial drive that supposedly flowed from the Protestant Reformation in places such as England and Holland. Continue reading... |
| Why Robert Durst’s first murder conviction might not be his last Posted: 11 Oct 2021 10:00 PM PDT The real estate heir avoided justice for 40 years but now the charges could begin to pile up For years, the wheels of justice moved so slowly against Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir with a trail of dead bodies dotting his improbably charmed life, that his victims' family and friends feared he'd never pay the consequences. Now, though, it's open season. After Durst's first murder conviction last month – the culmination of a sensational trial in Los Angeles featuring close to 40 years of devastating evidence – prosecutors and civil litigators are working at lightning speed to haul him back to court any way they can. Continue reading... |
| Mother of woman who died after Lancashire police failings condemns officer Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:12 AM PDT Mother speaks out after misconduct finding over death of Kelly Hartigan-Burns, who was found unresponsive in a Blackburn police cell The mother of a vulnerable woman who died after failings by a Lancashire police officer has said a "stray dog" would have received better care. The custody sergeant's actions amounted to gross misconduct, a misconduct panel ruled. Continue reading... |
| EuroMillions jackpot of £184m is largest lottery prize in UK history Posted: 12 Oct 2021 04:42 AM PDT A single winner would become richer than Adele and prize will be capped at £187m if it rolls over again The EuroMillions jackpot has reached £184m, making it the largest ever lottery prize in British history. The prize rolled over into Tuesday's draw when no ticketholders won on Friday. A single winner could now suddenly count themselves richer than the singer Adele – whose net worth is £130m, according to the Sunday Times rich list. Continue reading... |
| House returns to ratify debt deal with Biden agenda still in the balance – live Posted: 12 Oct 2021 06:10 AM PDT Concerns growing over slow pace of Congress in passing bills on infrastructure and social and environmental issues, among other priorities Hello, US live blog readers, it's a big day on Capitol Hill as the House returns early from recess to vote on the temporary rise to the debt limit agreed in frenzied scenes in the Senate late last week. Here's what to expect today: Continue reading... |
| The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmāo review – sisters fight the pain of patriarchy Posted: 12 Oct 2021 05:00 AM PDT This gorgeous and moving melodrama finds two women in 1950s Rio under suffocating family expectations – and sees what happens when they are defied 'What do you want from life?" a husband drunkenly yells at his wife in Karim Aïnouz's gorgeous and very moving melodrama set in 1950s Rio de Janeiro. The man's wife is Euridice (Julia Stockler) and what she wants is to be a classical pianist. Her husband is angry and hurt: why can't she just be happy in the kitchen? Adapted from a novel by Martha Batalha, this is the story of Euridice and her sister Guida (Carol Duarte): their inner conflicts and rebellion against the suffocating patriarchy of home. The film beings a few years earlier: Euridice is 18 and applying to study music in Vienna. Her heart is broken when boy-mad Guida runs away with a no-good sailor to Greece, promising to write when she is married. Predictably, she returns with a baby bump and no wedding ring. There's an appalling homecoming scene when their dad, a baker, violently shoves Guida out of the house; she's nine months pregnant at the time (and the film never lets us forget that violence can be done to these women at any time of a man's choosing). Unforgivably, Guida's dad says that Euridice has left Rio and is living in Vienna. The truth is she's up the road, married to an insightless oaf. Continue reading... |
| Ibac branch stacking inquiry told publicly funded staffer spent 80% of time on factional work Posted: 12 Oct 2021 03:01 AM PDT An executive assistant in Adem Somyurek's office tells commission she was told to work on ALP factional activities instead of minister's portfolios A Victorian ministerial staffer being paid by the taxpayer spent as much as 80% of her days doing factional work as part of a vast branch stacking operation, the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Committee has been told. Ellen Schreiber, who was employed as the executive assistant in the ministerial office of Adem Somyurek between January and August 2019, said that instead of dealing with work associated with Somyurek's small business or local government portfolios, the minister advised her and other members of his staff to work on factional activities of the moderate faction. Continue reading... |
| ‘The stakes couldn’t be higher’: GE urged to invest in green US jobs Posted: 12 Oct 2021 02:00 AM PDT Labor and environmental groups are demanding that General Electric stop offshoring jobs and invest in renewable energy Kevin Smith, of Salem, Virginia, worked at General Electric for about 20 years before the town's plant was shut down at the end of 2019, and the work moved to a factory in India. "It was a total shock because of how things had been going, with all the overtime we were working, everything just seemed great, like there was no way this was happening. All I wanted to do was wake up, that I had a nightmare, but that wasn't the case," said Smith, 50, who was one of about 265 GE workers who were laid off due to the closure. Continue reading... |
| ‘Evil customs’: why a Kashmiri village abandoned dowries Posted: 11 Oct 2021 11:00 PM PDT Dowries, illegal since 1961, still cause 20 deaths a day in India. But Babawayil has had no divorces or violence against women since it banned them Babawayil, in the foothills of the Zabarwan mountains by the Sind River, is a typical village in Indian-administered Kashmir. Groups of men and women sit on their lawns breaking open green husks of walnuts, freshly gathered from the giant trees shading the sleepy hamlet. Other villagers are busy in the paddy fields bringing in the harvest. Harud, the harvest season, is usually busy. Most of the 150 households make their living from farming and weaving pashmina shawls. Continue reading... |
| Day of the Girl is critical, but support is needed year-round, say campaigners Posted: 11 Oct 2021 08:49 AM PDT From period poverty to blockchain, initiatives raising awareness of girls' rights abound on 11 October, but long-term help is needed after Covid setbacks International Day of the Girl is critical in highlighting girls' rights globally, but action is urgently needed to reverse the damage of the pandemic, campaigners have said. "Girls who were once hopeful about their futures say to us: 'We're not sure if we're going to achieve our dreams now, if we're ever going to go back to school'," said Emily Wilson, chief executive of UK and Uganda-based organisation Irise International, which works to combat period poverty. Continue reading... |
| Bolsonaro blocks free tampons and pads for disadvantaged women in Brazil Posted: 11 Oct 2021 04:02 AM PDT Campaigners say president's veto is 'absurd and inhumane' in country where period poverty keeps one in four girls out of school President Jair Bolsonaro's decision to block a plan to distribute free sanitary pads and tampons to disadvantaged girls and women has been met with outrage in Brazil, where period poverty is estimated to keep one in four girls out of school. Bolsonaro vetoed part of a bill that would have given sanitary products at no charge to groups including homeless people, prisoners and teenage girls at state schools. It was expected to benefit 5.6 million women and was part of a bigger package of laws to promote menstrual health, which has been approved by legislators. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2021 06:49 PM PDT Allowing the virus to become endemic would mean the regular closure of schools and businesses and thousands of deaths each year As New Zealand switches from elimination to suppression, those who argue that Covid-19 will become endemic and part of our lives either do not understand or ignore what this would actually mean. Elimination has always been a tricky word because it implies eradication. But we have only ever eradicated one human disease – smallpox – and are close with several others. Continue reading... |
| Damning Commons Covid report should be seen only as a start Posted: 11 Oct 2021 04:01 PM PDT Analysis: report is not short on lessons but a full public inquiry is needed to get to the bottom of UK's response to pandemic It might not have been the immediate public inquiry sought by opposition parties and bereaved families, but the landmark joint report into the UK's handling of Covid proved less toothless than some feared. Published almost exactly a year to the day since the MPs' inquiry was first announced, the "lessons learned to date" report, prepared by two Commons committees after mammoth evidence sessions, is not short on lessons – some of them expressed with notable bluntness. Continue reading... |
| Barclay refuses to apologise for government's Covid handling – video Posted: 12 Oct 2021 01:50 AM PDT Stephen Barclay, the minister for the Cabinet Office, refused multiple times to apologise for the deaths and suffering caused by Covid, after a parliamentary report called the government's early response to the pandemic one of the UK's 'worst ever' public health failures. The report, led by two former Conservative ministers, concluded that 'groupthink' and a deliberately slow approach meant the UK fared 'significantly worse' than other countries. Speaking on LBC, Barclay repeatedly declined to apologise to families who lost loved ones, saying: 'We followed the scientific advice and the knowledge we had at the time' Continue reading... |
| North Korean leader Kim Jong-un marks 76th anniversary of ruling party – video Posted: 12 Oct 2021 12:15 AM PDT The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has attended celebrations for the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' party of Korea. Kim made a speech to a gathering of officials, the KCNA news agency said. State media showed Kim addressing a room full of officials, with little social distancing, masks or other Covid measures apparent. Kim urged officials to focus on improving citizens' lives in the face of a 'grim' economic situation Continue reading... |
| Activists hold rally on Indigenous Peoples' Day outside White House – video Posted: 11 Oct 2021 06:06 PM PDT Hundreds of protesters led by Indigenous activists have demonstrated in front of the White House to demand that Joe Biden stop approving fossil fuel projects and declare the climate crisis a national emergency. The rally was held for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Police moved in to break up the protest near the White House and made several arrests Continue reading... |
| Alpaca and llama therapy for care home residents in Germany – in pictures Posted: 11 Oct 2021 11:15 AM PDT Residents of an old people's home in the town of Rudolstadt enjoy a visit from some furry friends Continue reading... |
| Yazidis visit holiest temple during Autumn Assembly – in pictures Posted: 11 Oct 2021 03:30 AM PDT Autumn Assembly is the highest and most important Yazidi holiday. It takes place in the holy city of Lalish, which is believed to be the place where creation began and where the seat of God descended to rule the earth. It also houses the tombs of Sheikh Adi and other holy figures. The town is considered so sacred that you are not allowed to enter while wearing shoes, especially during the assembly Continue reading... |
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