At the turn of the 20th century racial segregation became prominent in South Africa and the history of community removals and marginalisation had begun.
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Written on September 8, 2009
In one of the world’s poorest countries an innovative new sports foundation led by a premier league player is changing more than just perceptions.
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As I wait in Dubai for my Iranian visa application to be processed, I’ve been watching the events portrayed in the international media of Iran’s elections and subsequent demostrations with a certain amount of frustration.
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I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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Amy Briden is setting out to be Vorovoro’s first Iron Maiden. Help her fundraise for Survival International.
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Iran, once known as Persia, is today the subject of some of the most serious misconceptions I’ve come across in my travels.
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Written on February 16, 2009
UK tour operators going to Burma are using hotels and resorts with known links to Burma’s brutal military dictatorship, according to a new briefing by Tourism Concern.
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Written on January 12, 2009
A two-day ‘National Peoples Tribunal’ on post-tsunami rehabilitation in Chennai, India, has strongly condemned the Indian government’s failure to ensure the rehabilitation of tsunami survivors across the country.
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Written on December 4, 2008
Fraudulent claims by Aboriginies over sacred sites, ancestry and the stolen generation have long been a source of cultural conflict in Australia. But surely The Apology was a good thing.
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Written on November 20, 2008
Raj Gyawali believes that students protesting in Kathmandu are compromising their potential as well as that of their nation.
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Experiencing the Townships in South Africa
At the turn of the 20th century racial segregation became prominent in South Africa and the history of community removals and marginalisation had begun.
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From blood diamonds to beach football
In one of the world’s poorest countries an innovative new sports foundation led by a premier league player is changing more than just perceptions.
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What’s really happening in Iran right now?
As I wait in Dubai for my Iranian visa application to be processed, I’ve been watching the events portrayed in the international media of Iran’s elections and subsequent demostrations with a certain amount of frustration.
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Travels in a troubled nation
I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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Vorovoro Iron Maiden 2009
Amy Briden is setting out to be Vorovoro’s first Iron Maiden. Help her fundraise for Survival International.
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Putting Iran Back On The Map
Iran, once known as Persia, is today the subject of some of the most serious misconceptions I’ve come across in my travels.
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UK Tour Operators Linked To Burma’s Military Regime
UK tour operators going to Burma are using hotels and resorts with known links to Burma’s brutal military dictatorship, according to a new briefing by Tourism Concern.
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India Fails In Tsunami Rehabilitation Efforts
A two-day ‘National Peoples Tribunal’ on post-tsunami rehabilitation in Chennai, India, has strongly condemned the Indian government’s failure to ensure the rehabilitation of tsunami survivors across the country.
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An Alternative Perspective On Australian Aborigines
Fraudulent claims by Aboriginies over sacred sites, ancestry and the stolen generation have long been a source of cultural conflict in Australia. But surely The Apology was a good thing.
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Nepal: A Country Of Contrasts
Raj Gyawali believes that students protesting in Kathmandu are compromising their potential as well as that of their nation.
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