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A Life I Never Dreamt of

Theatrical success didn't make Vendela Tyndale-Biscoe happy. Nor did drugs and partying.

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A Life I Never Dreamt of

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Alison Wetterfors

We sailed on the maiden voyage of the ill-fated Estonia, which sank in a storm in 1994...

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Alison Wetterfors

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Stories of people 'cleaning their slate'

Personal stories submitted during the Clean Slate Campaign in the UK in 1999

Stories of people 'cleaning their slate'

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Standing up for the Ghetto

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

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

An Irishman looks at the Saville report and Bloody Sunday.

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End of a chapter In Northern Ireland

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René Thonney pillar of Caux

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

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Return to Afghanistan, My Grey Land

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

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

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

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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'So You are the One Who Destroyed My Village'

An Ethiopian peacemaker

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'So You are the One Who Destroyed My Village'

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‘Revenge is not the way’

Philip Qipu Vundla: black agitator who found a new way that worked

Guria Tessfasllasie,Maligi Deen Turay,Ofuzu Bampoe,Philip Qipa (P.Q.) Vundla,George William Oguli,Joseph Tinkasimire,Ernest Kibirige,Mohamed Ahmed Idris Nur

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‘Revenge is not the way’

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A Lebanese candle light

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

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 from India shares his life journey

Kiran Gandhi

Kiran Gandhi

My experiments with leading change, the IofC way

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What Kept Me Alive

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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Breaking the Silence

Meet an artist whose work has given a voice to Holocaust survivors, and their descendants.

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Breaking the Silence

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In a Town Called Fulda

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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