January 22, 2024 Source: News websites By Al Mayadeen English Gaza’s Endowments Ministry reports that since October 7, more than 1,000 out of 1,200 mosques have been razed by “Israel”. In a statement released on Sunday, the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs in Gaza reported that Israeli forces have so far destroyed over 1,000 […]
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Haunting Photos Show Cemeteries, Homes Buried In Ash From Spanish Volcano
CUMBRE VIEJA EXCLUSION ZONE, Canary Islands (AP) — A child’s swing. A fountain in a courtyard. A tray of glasses abandoned under the duress of escape. All will disappear as a blizzard of dark ash blows from a volcano on La Palma island and drifts to the ground inch by inch, foot by foot. Inside […]
Poland opens COVID-19 vaccination centres near cemeteries for those visiting loved ones
Poland’s health ministry extended its COVID-19 vaccination campaign to cemeteries across the country, as people head to the graveyards for All Saints’ Day. Polish cemeteries reopened after authorities decided to close them a year ago due to coronavirus restrictions, much to the dismay of the faithful and florists. “Last year it was a huge disaster. […]
Sabras, cemeteries and sovereignty: 73 years of the country with two histories
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Do All Dogs Go To Heaven? Pet Cemeteries and Belief in an Animal Afterlife
The loss of a pet is always tragic. However the way we have treated our pets after their death and the beliefs we hold about what happens after our cherished animal is gone have changed over the years. A researcher in England decided to explore pet cemeteries to see how these solemn sites reflect our […]
Grave Robbers Steal Bones from Miami’s Historic Cemeteries
Grave Robbers Steal Bones from Miami’s Historic Cemeteries June 6th, 2018 Via: Miami Herald: Kennedy, who lives in the small office at the center of the 10-acre Lincoln property in Brownsville, nightly chases away drug addicts, homeless people, prostitutes, vandals, bone burglars and Santeria […]
Israel Cuts Bethlehem Power over PA Debt
IMEMC : Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) cut off power to the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday afternoon, reportedly as a warning over the Palestinian Authority’s mounting debt. IDF troops in Bethlehem (archives) Hisham al-Omari, the head of the Jerusalem District Electricity Company (JDECO), told Ma’an News Agency that the cut had originally […]