Why I didn’t get fired teaching Bible passages in high school: Paul Keane
The biblical account of ancient rivalries has been crammed by author Herman Melville into those three short opening words of ...
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Zimbabwe police charge self-proclaimed prophet Ishmael and rescue 251 children
A self-proclaimed Apostolic prophet who kept 251 children on his property has been charged with exploiting minors. Police said that Ishmael Chokurongerwa, 56, led a sect with more than 1,000 ...
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Children of Sudan show ‘a strength that deserves recognition’
Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah visited Sudan this week, meeting children and families whose lives have been upended by the ...
'Can't Leave Them To It': Ex-child Soldier Urges Help For Sudan Kids
A former child soldier has urged the world to do more to help children devastated by Sudan's brutal civil war, telling AFP on Thursday that "we can't just leave them to it".
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Sudan: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah Meets Children and Young People Trapped in World's Biggest Child Displacement Crisis
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Ishmael Beah travelled to Sudan this week to meet with children and families affected by the conflict that has devastated the country for the past 19 months.
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A Black Genius
Born in 1938, Ishmael Reed is the author of many collections of poems and essays, as well as several novels, and he is also well known for his contributions to jazz and blues music, as both a lyricist ...