(Photograph by Vlad Sokhin) Sister Gaudentia knew immediately the spectacle the excited children were rushing to see. They were on their way to a witch-burning. There are many names for dark magic in the 850 tongues of Papua New Guinea, sanguma resonating widely in these mountains. The 74-year-old sister hurriedly rounded up some of her staff, … Continue reading
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Griffith Review: Women & Power Essay – Taim Bilong Ol Meri?
(Photograph by Stuart McEvoy) ‘Women would come to me and put their heads on my shoulder or hold my hand,’ recalls Governor Julie Soso. They said ‘Julie, we need you to get in there (the Parliament), because we can’t continue to walk with our rice bag and kerosene and cooking oil and salt from that … Continue reading