Rooted in the Buddhist teaching of the bardo − states of ‘in-between’ − the text offers a way to understand death, life and transformation as deeply intertwined.
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There were several times in Swapo’s exile history when internal critics were silenced.
The Therigatha, a collection of poems written in Pāli by Buddhist nuns, reveals that women’s enlightenment may not necessarily require renunciation of domestic life.
Ignorant assumptions about what the headscarf means fail to recognise how integral it can be to a woman’s identity.
As Jewish families gather this Passover, many might find solace in the history of the celebrations and how it offers hope for the future.
The culture of remembrance in Germany is viewed by many as exemplary. But it has some grave shortcomings.
Early gay liberation activists paved the way for today’s equity policies
Namibian hero and former Robben Island prisoner Toivo ya Toivo was part of a generation who contributed to the struggles against apartheid and colonialism in the region.
It is exactly forty years since the Soweto uprising in June 1976 where the South African police met the students with brutal force. How much has changed in terms of policing?
Utopianism is a neglected prism through which to view Africa. It is the space where the intricacies of decolonisation and independence can be properly comprehended.
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Research Associate at UCT's Centre of Criminology, Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), University of Cape Town
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Lecturer in Politics, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Anthropology, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor, Simon Fraser University
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Professor in Political Science, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Lecturer in African and Transnational History, University of York