Tag: memorial

LIZ THEOHARIS: Which Way America? Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

Tomdispatch.com  – If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality – Archbishop Desmond Tutu    The world lost a great moral leader this Christmas… Read More LIZ THEOHARIS: Which Way America? Confronting Christian Nationalism in the Spirit of Desmond Tutu

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu 1931-2021. A Tribute by Terry Bell

The Arch is dead. Desmond Mpilo Tutu, archbishop emeritus of the Anglican church and Nobel Peace Prize winner who fought a long battle with cancer died on December 26 , 11 weeks after his 90Ath birthday.  His work within and after South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) reinforced his position as an international icon,… Read More Desmond Mpilo Tutu 1931-2021. A Tribute by Terry Bell

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: tributes paid to ‘a moral giant’ after anti-apartheid hero dies

Desmond Tutu, the cleric and social activist who was a giant of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90.  Desmond Tutu, giant in fight against apartheid South Africa, dies at 90 Desmond Tutu: A life in pictures Desmond Tutu, the first Black archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and who received… Read More Archbishop Desmond Tutu: tributes paid to ‘a moral giant’ after anti-apartheid hero dies

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‘The bawdy, fertile, redheaded matriarch has kicked it’: A son’s hilarious obituary makes us laugh and cry at the same time

A loving and unusual tribute to Renay Mandel Corren, who died in El Paso, Texas at age 84    Some obituary notices open with the grand achievements of a life well-lived, or the tender details of a person’s passing with loved ones at their side. The death in El Paso, Texas, of Renay Mandel Corren, however,… Read More ‘The bawdy, fertile, redheaded matriarch has kicked it’: A son’s hilarious obituary makes us laugh and cry at the same time

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George Pattison: Human, all-too human? Anastasia Filippovna’s ‘Portrait of Christ’

NB: I dedicate this post to the memory of Fr Stan Swamy, S.J., (1937-2021), presumed guilty before trial, denied bail and who died in the custody of the state. Rest in Peace Fr Stan. Nothing you did was in vain, nothing forgotten. DS Christ’s depiction in Dostoevsky’s novel ‘The Idiot’ creates layered religious, historiographical and… Read More George Pattison: Human, all-too human? Anastasia Filippovna’s ‘Portrait of Christ’

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Anjan Basu: Remembering Eric Hobsbawm Who Made History Reading Delightful With His Wit

Consider the ‘Overture’ to Hobsbawm’s The Age of Empire, 1875-1914… where we are told how a young Viennese woman and a young male English immigrant of Polish-Russian origin happened to find themselves during 1913-14 in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. There they met by chance, fell in love, and were eventually married. The marriage, though, took place… Read More Anjan Basu: Remembering Eric Hobsbawm Who Made History Reading Delightful With His Wit

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Goodbye Saleem / सबके मेंटर थे सलीम किदवई

NB: Saleem was a dear personal friend and colleague at Ramjas College, in the University of Delhi. Both of us were also alumni of St Stephens College, albeit separated by a couple of years. He was a gentleman to his core and a brilliant historian. On the rare occasions he spoke in Staff Council meetings,… Read More Goodbye Saleem / सबके मेंटर थे सलीम किदवई

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Danish Siddiqui: Remembering India's Pulitzer prize-winning photographer

Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan. Working for Reuters since 2010, Siddiqui covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Rohingya refugees crisis, the Hong Kong protests and Nepal earthquakes. Siddiqui was part of… Read More Danish Siddiqui: Remembering India's Pulitzer prize-winning photographer

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