Film Review: Sisters of Somalia
Sisters of Somalia was filmed during Ramadan 2012, a time I was also in Mogadishu. The images matched what I saw in the city. The film […]
July 2013
Grassroots Peacebuilding in (Eastern) DR Congo: Role of religion and local culture / Construire la paix à partir de la base (à l’Est) de la RD Congo: rôle de la religion et de la culture locale
by Pyana Symphorien
June 5-7, 2013, I was honored to participate in an international conference entitled “Peace From the Ground Up: Post Conflict Socialization, Religion, and Reconciliation in […]
In the News: LGBT Hate Crimes in Africa
Human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons has gained news coverage, especially in Africa, raising public outrage and condemnation. On Friday 26 July, the United Nations High […]
In the News: Philanthropy in Question
Peter Buffett, son of billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett, wrote an op-ed for the New York Times on what he calls “Philanthropic Colonialism,” the transplantation of successful ideas into a […]
In the News: African Traditional Religion and the “Modern” World
Ghanaian priest Nana Kwaku Bonsam is the subject of the below articles. His work in Ghana and his year-long stay in the Bronx has highlighted the popularity of African Traditional […]
In the News: Self-Sufficient Africa?
Mo Ibrahim on How (and Why) Africa Should Solve Its Own Problems
For Ibrahim, writing in Forbes, the public sector and private sector working in tandem – without […]
The President, the Army, and the Street / Le President, l’Armée, et la Rue
In the following post, Lamia Bazir, a Moroccan graduate student in International Affairs at Columbia University and Sciences Po, Paris, and a fellow of the American Association of University Women […]
Interfaith Statement for Mandela’s Birthday
South African faith groups in KwaZulu-Natal are circulating the following interfaith statement to commemorate former President Nelson Mandela’s birthday on July 18 and pray for peace for the nation, given […]