“We had to get our land back”: Tunisian date farm proves revolutionary bright spot
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the ongoing battle for land in Tunisia…
Ugandan clergy call for restraint ahead of 2021 polls
Religious leaders in Uganda have asked the government and the civil society to exercise restraint as a crackdown on civil liberties gathers momentum ahead of the 2021 general election. The Anglican Bishop of Mukono Diocese, the Rt Rev James William Sebaggala, told Sight officials in government as well as those in civil society must take responsibility for […]
Essay: Why the Puritans cracked down on celebrating Christmas
In an article first published on The Conversation, US scholar PETER C MANCALL looks at why the Puritans in the US discouraged and later banned Christmas festivities…