Ten years after the genocide Rwanda still mourns its dead.
Why did Australians rally behind Van Nguyen yet appear to care little about the Bali Nine? The differing responses of the community to particular cases appears to be driven more by emotion and social identification than principles, or practical reason.
Democracy in South Africa
This year’s May anniversary of independence for Timor Leste is Xanana Gusmão’s second as President and the country’s fifth as a free territory. Sara Niner looks at the current political machinations.
While Dan Brown and Mel Gibson can draw a crowd, Michael McGirr finds their stories still miss the mark.
The waves of generosity in response to victims of the recent tsunami bring to light a real strength in modern culture. We have high standards of compassion.
If Pope Benedict XVI can continue the work of both his immediate predecessor and his namesake, there will be cause for thanks
As the government apologises to victims’ families for state-sanctioned atrocities during the civil war, the perpetrators remain free
Crossing the border to better understand ‘the other’ can help not just them, but us as well
The responsiveness of ritual to culture is evident in an Australia increasingly shaped by fear of terror.
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