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News: Africa
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News: Middle East
- Iran 'ups nuclear fuel enriching'
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New Blogs Posts
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The God who created the earth; who created the sun that gives us light. The God who holds up the ocean; who makes the thunder roar. Our God who has ears to hear. You who are hidden in the clouds; who watch us from where you are. You see all that the white has made us suffer. The white man's god asks him to commit crimes. But the God within us wants to do good. Our God, who is so good, so just, ... -
Growing up, I have three distinct memories of Christian clergy- one is of Bishop Tutu winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his work against apartheid. Another of President Moi, then dictator of Kenya, being prayed over by richly robed clergy in a magnificent Nairobi church, and the last of clergymen like Reverend Njoya speaking out against Moi's excesses. The church then played two roles - ... - The Anti-Homosexuality Bill (the bill) published on 25 September 2009[1] would, if enacted into law, prima facie violate international human rights law and lead to further human rights violations. This memorandum presents Amnesty International's analysis of the bill and highlights specific serious concerns the bill raises. The bill which has already been tabled before the Ugandan Parliament is ...
Books
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Zeleza's important and insightful collection of essays is essential reading for those seeking a more nuanced understanding of the global Pan-African significance of the election of President Barack Obama. This timely volume is a splendid contribution to African, Diaspora, and ...
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(T)his anthology advances our understanding of exclusionary practices and the history of institutionalized biological racism in modern Germany. It also pays tribute to the growing corpus of complex and challenging texts and films produced by Afro-Germans and to the degree to which ...
Upcoming Conferences
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Time:17 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010Venue: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Pain is an inevitable ...
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Time:17 Feb 2010 - 20 Feb 2010Venue: Kingston, Jamaica This inter-disciplinary & multi-di ...
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Time:18 Feb 2010 - 19 Feb 2010Venue: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Culture ...
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Time:24 Feb 2010Venue: Cairo, Mohandessin, Egypt The International Conference on Global Econo ...
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Time:24 Feb 2010 - 26 Feb 2010Venue: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa The flagship African ...
Current eSymposium Presentation
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Hollywood's fascination with Africa is not new. As far back as King Solomon's Mines and Tarz ...
Previous eSymposia
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The euphoria over Senator Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic Party primaries in early June ...
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Essay specially prepared for presentation at the Inaugural Lecture of the Liberal Arts and Sciences ...