Islam and the West… Extremist militants sharpen the wedge
Although lost in the media coverage of the populist protest contagion spreading from Tunisia to Egypt, raging snow and ice storms blanketing North America, and Hurricane Yasi bearing down on Australia, last week’s suicide bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport is … Continue reading
Women and War: Lest We Forget
Through all the years of school in the isolated Outback Australian mining town of Broken Hill, one of the rituals I most vividly remember is the annual commemoration of the end of World War I. In Australia, WWI is particularly … Continue reading
Chilean Miners: What Now?
At almost 10pm Chilean time last night, people around the world joined with the local mining community of Copiapo in Northern Chile to rejoice in the successful rescue of the last of 33 miners from deep below the earth. It … Continue reading
Light and Death
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day, a day on which the World Health Organization shines the spotlight on a phenomenon that kills one hundred million people every year. These statistics reflect a “global” mortality rate of one death by … Continue reading
WAR
As the plane descends through the puffy clouds of white, a hushed silence pervades the cabin as the horizon bursts open before us. The spectacular green majestic mountains, resplendent with streaming waterfalls, give way to long white sandy beaches and … Continue reading
I am Woman
What a moving site this week when Australia’s first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard (pictured), was sworn in by Australia’s first female Governor General, Quentin Bryce. Australian women all over the planet are roaring in celebration of this unprecedented show … Continue reading