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‘Revenge is like a poison in a diseased soul’

2009

Amina Khalid, a Somali living and working in Britain, tells her story

‘Revenge is like a poison in a diseased soul’

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Personal story

English

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Return to Afghanistan, My Grey Land

2005

About to land, I looked down on a breathtaking view of the wild mountains, the harsh beauty that I had missed for so long.

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Return to Afghanistan, My Grey Land

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The lighter side of life with Frank Buchman

Jim Baynard-Smith, Sally Baynard-Smith

2012

'Live by appreciation and not by comparison,' Buchman said to co-travellers to India.

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The lighter side of life with Frank Buchman

Jim Baynard-Smith, Sally Baynard-Smith

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Kicking the Self-Blame Habit

2006

Glenys Wood finds freedom from an unrecognised addiction.

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Opinion, Personal story

Kicking the Self-Blame Habit

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Lonely Pain

1989

At 8 pm on 5 January 1985, in his mother's arms, David stopped breathing.

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Lonely Pain

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English

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News item, Personal story

English

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Beyond Hunting, Shooting and Fishing

2004

The once dilettante scion of a Scottish business family told Paul Williams of the revolution that God brought to his life.

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Beyond Hunting, Shooting and Fishing

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English

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English

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In a Town Called Fulda

1989

We passed each other every morning. She went to the Jewish school. I went to the town school.

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In a Town Called Fulda

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English

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Anecdotes, History, Personal story

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D’une vie de couple transformée… aux marches du pa...

Nathalie Chavanne-O'Neill

2024

Pierre et Jeanine Chavanne, leur rencontre avec le Réarmement moral au Maroc

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D’une vie de couple transformée… aux marches du pa...

Nathalie Chavanne-O'Neill

French

French

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English

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An unexpected revolutionary

Donald Simpson

1984

Robert Carmichael, President of the French jute industry, worked for a fair deal for suppliers in poor countries

(L to R) Robert Carmichael, Celene Uregei

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An unexpected revolutionary

Donald Simpson

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Standing up for the Ghetto

2006

He was born in Cali, one of the biggest cities in Colombia, and has lived in Comuna 16 for many years. Life expectancy in the gh

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Standing up for the Ghetto

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Cornelio Sommaruga, an interview

Andrew Stallybrass

2002

Each one has 'an ethical responsibility to work for reconciliation through forgiveness and justice'.

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Cornelio Sommaruga, an interview

Andrew Stallybrass

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Behind the Image

1988

I bought a black T-shirt and Levi jeans, grew long hair and made up a new past.

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Behind the Image

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Paul Williams has been editing 'Turning Point' in 'For a Change' since it began in 1992.

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Where Feelings are Facts

1988

My wife and I come from a background of privilege and Protestantism - and are grateful for our heritage. But we have to face the

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Where Feelings are Facts

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A Very Extended Family

Ann Rignall

2005

Ann Rignall meets Pete and June Pemberton, who have fostered 360 children over the past 40 years.

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A Very Extended Family

Ann Rignall

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Nursing in Beirut

1989

Every time the shelling began we had to take all the patients to the ground floor, lining their beds up along a dark corridor.

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Nursing in Beirut

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Parents' Upbringing

1990

We found that we could lose our rigidity without compromising our fundamental beliefs.

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Parents' Upbringing

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P.P. – from winchman to world union President

Donald Simpson

1981

Dr Narayanan believed that trade unions have a major role in uniting the world.

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P.P. – from winchman to world union President

Donald Simpson

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Building Confidence in Sierra Leone

2005

Kadi Fakondo's job involves overseeing complaints from the public and building community relations.

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Building Confidence in Sierra Leone

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Acting for change

2018

It was that night that her life changed.

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Acting for change

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