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Unscripted drama
2004
Point of departure
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A Life I Never Dreamt of
Mary Lean
2002
Theatrical success didn't make Vendela Tyndale-Biscoe happy. Nor did drugs and partying.
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A Life I Never Dreamt of
Mary Lean
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Maiden Voyage
Alison Wetterfors
2003
We sailed on the maiden voyage of the ill-fated Estonia, which sank in a storm in 1994...
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Maiden Voyage
Alison Wetterfors
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Stories of people 'cleaning their slate'
1999
Personal stories submitted during the Clean Slate Campaign in the UK in 1999
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Stories of people 'cleaning their slate'
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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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After the Suicide Bomb
2005
Seventeen military personnel and two civilians were killed by suicide bomber in Iraq.
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After the Suicide Bomb
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History, Personal story, Reflection
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End of a chapter In Northern Ireland
Roddy Evans
2010
An Irishman looks at the Saville report and Bloody Sunday.
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End of a chapter In Northern Ireland
Roddy Evans
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René Thonney pillar of Caux
René Thonney
2014
An article in ZigZag, the Swiss IofC newsletter, by one of the pioneers of the Caux center.
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René Thonney pillar of Caux
René Thonney
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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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Out of the Blue
2009
Having a miscarriage was a new experience, and one I could have done without. The doctor had been kind but brisk. That was that
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Out of the Blue
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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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Surprises in My Family Tree
2005
Walking along the slave routes of West Africa helped Kojo Jantuah to discover his identity - and his destiny.
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Surprises in My Family Tree
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English
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English
'So You are the One Who Destroyed My Village'
Paul Williams
1998
An Ethiopian peacemaker
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'So You are the One Who Destroyed My Village'
Paul Williams
English
English
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‘Revenge is not the way’
Donald Simpson
1986
Philip Qipu Vundla: black agitator who found a new way that worked
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‘Revenge is not the way’
Donald Simpson
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English
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English
English
A Lebanese candle light
2011
A decision to stay in Lebanon and work to build trust gave Wadiaa Khoury deep rewards
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A Lebanese candle light
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Practical Physics in Fiji
1988
My wife, Lyn, and I had just arrived in Fiji, where for the next five and a half years I was to teach physics and maths.
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Practical Physics in Fiji
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My experiments with leading change, the IofC way
Kiran Gandhi
2023
Kiran Gandhi from India shares his life journey
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My experiments with leading change, the IofC way
Kiran Gandhi
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What Kept Me Alive
1992
Dejazmatch Gebreyohannes Tesfamariam was a Minister of State under the Emperor of Ethiopia. He later became a senior Provincial
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What Kept Me Alive
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English
Article
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English
English
Breaking the Silence
Mary Lean
2005
Meet an artist whose work has given a voice to Holocaust survivors, and their descendants.
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Breaking the Silence
Mary Lean
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English
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English
In a Town Called Fulda
1989
We passed each other every morning. She went to the Jewish school. I went to the town school.
Article
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In a Town Called Fulda
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