Muslim community and Loyalist flute band creating harmony through musicLoyalist flute bands and the Muslim community are two groups that may appear not to sit well together. There is however at least one thing that they both have in common – due to negative stereotyping they both receive a great deal of hostility.Since the beginning... Continue Reading →
Silent Testimony: Exhibition by Colin Davidson
Somewhere between 1969 and 1994 is where the faces of the sorrowful but powerful stories of Colin Davidson’s recent project, Silent Testimony, are set. Mr Davidson shows us the people of Northern Ireland and holds a light up to the dark time of the Troubles. Colin shared some of his views and feelings with CultureHUB.Upon... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between 1969 and 1994 is where the faces of the sorrowful but powerful stories of Colin Davidson’s recent project, Silent Testimony, are set. Mr Davidson shows us the people of Northern Ireland and holds a light up to the dark time of the Troubles. Colin shared some of his views and feelings with CultureHUB.Upon... Continue Reading →
Without frontiers: A kiss of life
Eileen Weir of the Greater North Belfast Women’s Network made a telling observation when I met her at the Shankill Women’s Centre. She said, “The sectarian divide only exists for men.” In her 20 years of experience organising cross-community women’s groups in Tiger’s Bay, the New Lodge, Rathcoole, and at the Barron Hall in Newtonabbey, she’s... Continue Reading →
Eileen Weir of the Greater North Belfast Women’s Network made a telling observation when I met her at the Shankill Women’s Centre. She said, “The sectarian divide only exists for men.” In her 20 years of experience organising cross-community women’s groups in Tiger’s Bay, the New Lodge, Rathcoole, and at the Barron Hall in Newtonabbey, she’s... Continue Reading →
Bassam
Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian who had been a Fatah Freedom militant and served seven years in prison in Israel. Years later, his 10-year-old daughter, Abir, was killed by an Israeli soldier, but amazingly he chose not to seek revenge. Instead he forgave and went on to co-found Combatants for Peace with Elik Elhanan, an... Continue Reading →
Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian who had been a Fatah Freedom militant and served seven years in prison in Israel. Years later, his 10-year-old daughter, Abir, was killed by an Israeli soldier, but amazingly he chose not to seek revenge. Instead he forgave and went on to co-found Combatants for Peace with Elik Elhanan, an... Continue Reading →
One magazine, many stories
Cultural diversity – who needs it? Community relations – you must be joking. Some people are opposed to mixing and most of us experience some fear, annoyance or hesitation when it comes to change or something different.Meat and two veg, no beans with my fry, traditional routs, ‘no’ to bike and bus routes, who is sitting... Continue Reading →
Cultural diversity – who needs it? Community relations – you must be joking. Some people are opposed to mixing and most of us experience some fear, annoyance or hesitation when it comes to change or something different.Meat and two veg, no beans with my fry, traditional routs, ‘no’ to bike and bus routes, who is sitting... Continue Reading →
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