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The Floating People – for the Rohingya People
in Blog, Uncategorized onThis poem was written for and read at a vigil for the Rohingya People held in a city in the…
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Season of joy and suffering
in Blog onChristmas celebrations focus on joy, with lots of festivity, food and family celebrations along the way. We rejoice in the…
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The invisible face of war and conflict
in Blog onThirteen tables groups each worked on the profile of a refugee at a gathering I was recently attending. Only two…
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Lament: giving expression to God’s nearness
in Blog onThe release by Boko Haram, in May this year, of some of the young girls it had kidnapped was a…
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Women’s Shame – 2
in Blog onIn the last post we discussed how shame (and blame) is often ascribed more to women, including in situations of…
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Women’s Shame – 1
in Blog onIt has been good to see further discussion in western journals and books on the subject of shame and honour…
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#BeBoldForChange
in Blog onWomen’s International Day May 8th 2017: this year the slogan encourages us to “Be Bold For Change”! And as we…
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How do Muslim women do theodicy?
in Blog onHow do Muslim women do theodicy? How do they make sense out of suffering? And where is God when they…
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Loving my neighbour: hospitality
in Blog onI shall never forget breaking the fast with my landlord’s family in the Middle East. The hospitality was generous, extravagantly…
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Women, Suffering, and the Messiah’s birth
in Blog onA few weeks ago I was with a Syrian family who had migrated to the west, an older woman with…
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