The Wantok Blong Yumi Bill was a bill unanimously adopted by the Parliament of Vanuatu in June 2010. It was derived from a “People’s Petition”, tabled in Parliament by Independent MP Ralph Regenvanu. The bill’s purpose was to express Vanuatu’s recognition of West Papua’s independence from Indonesia, and to commit Vanuatu to actively seek observer […]
Two women from Eastern Highlands Province have been burnt with hot iron rods, and tortured today, at a 5-mile area in Port Moresby, following accusations of sorcery. The attack began this morning and continued into the afternoon at around 2pm when police were alerted and rescued one while the other escaped earlier. One woman managed […]
Sometimes we forget that when Europeans reached the shores of the continent, they already fully well knew and understood what they were going to find there. From 711CE to 1492 Europe was largely under Moorish rule. And the Moors were black Africans. When they describe the moors European always mention a pitch black face with […]
A prominent Vanuatu Presbyterian pastor wants the Muslim faith kept out of the country. Alan Nafuki and several supporters staged a march in the capital Port Vila recently with the aim of reinforcing the country’s Christian identity. It was held as Muslims in Vanuatu were preparing to host a major international meeting which has now […]
Debra McDougall First published: 17 November 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-1433.2009.01157.x Citations: 13 Source: https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ Abstract ABSTRACT Islam is beginning to have a significant presence in the predominantly Christian nation of Solomon Islands. A few well-educated Islanders were drawn to Islam’s elegant monotheism and promise of unity in the 1980s and early 1990s, but numbers have grown significantly in the […]
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