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For 14 years Rutgers University grad student Shannen Dee Williams collected the photographs and stories of America’s Black nuns. The photographs became the catalyst and inspiration for her upcoming book, “Subversive Habits”, a history of the lives and struggles of dozens of Black nuns in the US. “What was interesting is at the time, although I’m a lifelong Catholic, I… Read More

Last updated: 2 hours ago The lantern parade celebrating Buddha’s birthday returns to the streets of Seoul after three years, as previous ones had been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  What started as a simple religious ritual is now a exhuberant spring festival where streets, temples and shopping centres are adorned with thousands of lotus lanterns.  During the parade,… Read More

An estimated ten thousand Muslims gathered on Friday in the Ethiopian city of Gondar to denounce anti-muslim violence. The attack took place last Tuesday and resulted in at least 21 dead and more than 150 wounded. “It is very sad. Innocent people who were attending a funeral ceremony were attacked for no reason. Around 20 and more people have lost… Read More

The Algerian League of Human Rights has denounced the arrest of Karim Tabbou on Friday evening. According to the League, the opposition leader was arrested at his home in the capital, Algiers, and taken to a local police station. The authorities have not revealed the reasons behind the arrest of Karim Tabbou, one of the most recognisable faces of the… Read More

For some he is a “township hero”. For others, he is the activist disrupting the peace of the nation and that needs to be stopped. A black boy from Soweto, Nhlanhla Lux Mohlauli, now 35 years old, is the face of a controversial anti-migrant movement which, in the space of a few months, has gained in power in South Africa. In early… Read More

The Moroccan city of Safi is celebrated for its colourful ceramics. Located around 300 kilometres from Rabat, the coastal town is considered the centre of the country’s ceramics industry. Shopkeeper Abdelouahed Bennoura says it is the quality of the craftsmanship that makes Safi’s ceramics special. “The city of Safi is characterised by traditional and modern pottery, characterised by high quality,… Read More

A three-day ministerial conference in Cameroon, which ended Wednesday, saw the UNHCR and seven central African states vow to come up with additional solutions for those who’ve fled their homes because of crises. Will Central Africans displaced soon get more support? This is what a new declaration plans. A three-day ministerial conference in Yaoundé, which ended Wednesday, saw the UNHCR and… Read More

Senegal will further support low-income families hit by the tough socio-economic situation. The government announced it would back more than 540,000 poor households. The government spokesman, Oumar Guèye, said on Thursday all was done to avoid an explosion in prices of essential staples and other products. If the government has sett up a price support scheme for wheat and abandoned… Read More

The Moroccan police announced a record seizure of more than 31 tonnes of cannabis in a warehouse near Tangier, in the north of the kingdom, and the arrest of a man, an official source said. The police “foiled, Wednesday, a major international drug trafficking operation and seized a record shipment of 31 tons 197 kilograms of chira (cannabis resin),” said… Read More

President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for an additional $33 billion to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s invasion, a signal that the U.S. is prepared to mount a robust, long-term campaign to bolster Kyiv and weaken Moscow as the bloody war enters its third month with no sign of abating. Biden’s latest proposal – which the White House said… Read More