Danny Boyle, the director of the Oscar winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire writes on how the arts should play a vital role in post-conflict relief for coping with and expressing individual trauma. Why the Congo needs art as well as food | Danny Boyle – Times Online For children – and for many adults – art [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 23, 2009
Papal fatigue in Africa
Related articles by Zemanta Pope warns Africans about evils of war (guardian.co.uk) Pope tours Africa amid backlash over condom remarks (cbc.ca) Growing African church often splits with pope (msnbc.msn.com) Pope Condemns Sorcery, Urges Angolans to Convert (abcnews.go.com) The Pope’s Anti-Condom Remarks: Candor Over P.R. (time.com) Wash. Post: “Pope Benedict XVI is wrong.” (americablog.com)
March 18, 2009
Obama appoints Swahili-Speaking Retired General as Special Envoy to Sudan
Mr. Obama will tap Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration, a Swahili-speaking retired Air Force officer who grew up in Africa as the son of missionaries, to take on one of the most delicate diplomatic missions of his presidency, according to three administration officials, who were not authorized to discuss the selection before the official announcement [...]
March 14, 2009
the story of Glory, Luck and being thankful for what you have from Arusha
She wrote: “Dear Teachers: I am so lucky.” Glory’s Story, TweetLuck.com This story is about a little 10yr old girl in Tanzania called Glory, a wonderful lady called Stacey …. and how their little story should matter to all of us. Glory, is a bright young girl who attends Shepherd Primary school in Tanzania. One [...]
