A loud cry, deafening. “It’s coming on top of us. Run. It’s going to bury us”. Then nothing else. Silence. A large black cloud of earth pours out of the tunnel. Now slowly the first ones are coming out. They look at each other, they count each other. The names are repeated. Of the 51…
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A Nicaraguan masked play that defies the arrogance of the powerful with style and creativity. An exceptional portrait of non-violent resistance. The January wind cuts a path through the peaceful town of Diriamba, 45Km from the capital Managua. Diriamba owes its name to Cacique Diriangen, the legendary Nahuati Indian chief. On 19 January the people…
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St. Basil the Great, in the 4th century would call money ‘the devil’s dung,’ an epithet reused by Pope Francis last year. Oscar Wilde said…
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The hare and the hippo were great friends. They walked together in the veld and visited each other in their homes. The hippo was very proud…
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The world is seeing once again the upsurge of a vicious “virus” that has spread to every corner of the world. This time, the “virus” is…
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