Tag: BookReview
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We Should All Read ‘The Power of Women’ by Dr Denis Mukwege
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr Mukwege is a Congolese gynaecologist who specialises in treating injuries from rape, and an awe-inspiring advocate of women’s rights. The Power of Women is a harrowing account of his professional and personal journey of witnessing the heinous crimes against women, and their strength and resilience through all their traumatic experiences. […]
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bell hooks Urges Us To Return To Love
Reading All About Love: New Visions by bell hooks “love’s in need of love today don’t delay, send yours in right away…” (Love’s In Need of Love Today, Stevie Wonder) Neighbour, remember when Stevie and George did that back in 1985? This was the song that played in my head while reading bell hooks’s All […]
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‘Understanding Power’ with Noam Chomsky
“…the terms of political discourse are designed so as to prevent thought.” -Noam Chomsky Understanding Power is an illuminating book written in question-and-answer format and based on transcripts from seminars and a wide range of discussions with Noam Chomsky. It traverses a number of topics, such as the developments of US foreign policy, international economics, […]
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