Genocide in Gandhi?s birthplace

In the Indian state of Gujarat, Muslims are being systematically killed and uprooted. The genocidal violence is part of an attempt to create an India for Hindus. The principles for which Gandhi stood are in deadly peril....

The IRA?s Latin connection

For five years the IRA have been pledged to a ceasefire. Then what were IRA members doing amongst Marxist rebels in Colombia? The Northern Ireland correspondent of the Dublin-based Sunday Tribune examines these events....

An afternoon in Kafkaland

Going about his ordinary business on a routine flight, including the preparation of material for The Tablet, our Washington correspondent did not expect to find himself suddenly regarded as a suspicious character. But this was in the United States, which remains stressed in the wake of the terrorist attacks of 11 September....

Lessons from a gangsta zone

After the Damilola Taylor murder case, the behaviour of inner-city children has been scrutinised by the national press. In many inner-city schools, truancy is high, teachers are overstressed, parents may not care. Despite all the difficulties, a teacher with three years? experience in an inner-city school testifies to the value of his job (see leading article)....

Creationism and all that

Fierce educational controversy has raged recently in Britain over the teaching of Creationism in schools. To follow the story in the Book of Genesis literally brings Christianity into disrepute, said the Anglican Bishop of Oxford, Richard Harries. God allowed creation to make itself, the priest-scientist John Polkinghorne added. So what does the doctrine of creation entail? A philosopher examines it....

New face at New Hall

New Hall School, Chelmsford, has just elected its first lay head. Katherine Jeffrey, 32, pays tribute to the ethos of a religious school. In this environment, she hopes her pupils will learn that tomorrow?s women can juggle both career and family....

A lifeline for Callum

Special needs children are highly vulnerable in our society. The best efforts of schools may not be enough to prevent them becoming alienated. The chairman of governors at an infant school in Liverpool sees a special role for the Church to play....