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Guilt is a recurring theme in world literature. The author Bart van Es on why it still has not lost its current relevance.
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In the past, society made us feel guilty. Today we do it ourselves.
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Politicians and companies like to urge people to do their bit to help the environment, creating a smokescreen for their own failure to act.
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When he was 14 years old, Soun Rottana was kidnapped and became a child soldier for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, killing dozens of enemy combatants.
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Following the end of apartheid, the land question looms large in South Africa: What will happen to arable land that was taken away from the black population? The government now wants to reverse the theft by implementing land reform.
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In an interview, art historian Bénédicte Savoy and economist Felwine Sarr explain why European museums should return African art treasures.
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Why do people feel guilt? An investigation into this basic human emotion.
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How Somalian pirates held me hostage for years – and how I could forgive them in the end.
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After the genocide of 1994, there was no sense of community left in Rwanda. Gradually, we learned to live together again.
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Lotte Leicht, the EU director of Human Rights Watch, argues why is it important for victims' stories to be heard.
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How a filmmaker seeks to give the Maori a voice.
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How Argentinian and British veterans of the Falkland War created an onstage drama about their experiences – from both sides of the battlefield.
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How artists are shaking up our understanding of history.
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Kallie Kriel, who represents the interests of European farmers in South Africa, considers land reform to be unjust.
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The encounter between Europe and Africa at the start of the industrial era was marked by violence and a negation of The Other. The extent and the sweeping consequences of this are yet to be explored.
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About architecture and feeling guilty. An interview with Zwi Hecker.
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