Fownhope’s Heart of Oak Society traces its roots to the age of friendly societies, when communities provided their own safety net. Its anniversary celebrations reveal a tradition still very much alive, says MARK SEDDON
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‘My grandmother was forced to leave her daughter behind’
by Deena Hamdan
Deena Hamdan
ANGUS REID explains the significance of Cuba’s egalitarian in letter and spirit Family Code and the pertinent lessons it holds for democracies anywhere in the world
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NICK WRIGHT considers how the isolation of Israel and a new film on the controversial Italian communist leader are creating new reference points for Italy’s left
CARLOS MARTINEZ says Cuba’s achievements in the face of a criminal blockade are startling, but the island’s future if the United States succeeds in crushing it looks bleak
AMNON BROWNFIELD STEIN reports that far-right MPs who mobbed the event organised by Hadash may have helped raise awareness of the brutality of the Israeli right
“YOUR grandmother put your one-year-old aunt at the side of the road and left.”
These words fell on our ears like an earthquake. Is it possible for a mother to abandon a piece of her heart?
The Nakba gangs carried out atrocious massacres on the Palestinians, stabbing the wombs of pregnant women and executed people.
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