by MRN | Feb 6, 2014 | Africa
The conflict in South Sudan is only the latest instance where extreme violence has erupted after a breakdown of political order. But rather than prioritizing political reform, the international community tends to focus on criminalizing the perpetrators of violence....
by MRN | Oct 24, 2013 | Middle East
African immigrants seen at a detention facility located in the south of Israel. August, 2012. (Photo: Moshe Shai/Flash90/Times of Israel) I’ve seen the pattern before. Over the summer Israel’s high court declared an amendment to the anti-Infiltration Law of 2009...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
Watching the local news bulletin regarding the situation in Mali left me in deep contemplation. The tragic tale of Islamic heritage being torched, erasing the famous Quranic manuscripts of Timbuktu that South Africa contributed generously towards preserving. As grief...
by MRN | Jan 1, 2013 | Archive 2012
The book ‘Africa: The Untold Story’ through the eyes of Zubeida Jaffer – By Qaanitah Hunter I met Zubeida Jaffer at the ANC’s elective conference in Mangaung last year and I was intrigued by her personality and journalistic abilities. At that point I...
