World
Playing for Peace
Although an end to the Israel/Palestine conflict seems out of sight, its civilians have found a new way to restablish relationships with each other: through AFL. And as Hayley Reichman reports, this August, Australia will be that very platform to play out Israel/Palestine unity.
27 June 2008
Spain: A Gateway to Islamic Acceptance
Spain has forever been considered the gateway between Europe and Africa, especially North Africa. Over the years, significantly large numbers of Muslims have migrated to Spain, creating rifts with traditionally Catholic societies. Catalonia-based freelance journalist Brett Hetherington spoke with El Hajj Ibrahim, a spokesman for the Vilafranca del Penedes Mosque in the small Spanish town of Vilafranca, to find out what he thinks of the negative stereotypes pervading today’s society which unfairly equate all Muslims as terrorists.
17 June 2008
The Winds of Change...Will They Ever Blow Over Zimbabwe?
As the situation in Zimbabwe fluctuates, daily life remains a misery for those still living in Zimbabwe. For those who migrated to Australia, they still dream of the Zimbabwe of yesteryear, but know they cannot - and will not - return back home. Gemma Black reports.
17 May 2008
From Bread Basket to Basket Case
With Mugabe’s party, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front [ZANU-PF] winning 43 per cent of the votes and the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change [MDC] falling two per cent short of the 50 per cent required to claim total victory, questions about what Zimbabweans really want or how they wanted to be identified are raised. Mary Saliba reports.
15 May 2008
As Simple As ABC
Since the early 1990s, Uganda has been seen as the success story in the fight against AIDS in Africa. However new evidence suggests AIDS is on the rise again in the country. Bonny Symons-Brown reports on the controversial AIDS prevention program said to be responsible for the fall in infections and whether it works.
1 November 2007
Micro-credit in East Timor: a mixed history
Micro-credit or the extension low-collateral loans to the poor is seen by many in development circles as the best way to help the poor improve their lives. But as Jeanavive McGregor reports the introduction of micro-credit schemes in the troubled nation of East Timor has had mixed results.
1 November 2007
