What does a word mean? How do we know what thoughts are in someone’s head? If we are listening carefully, we are listening for the meaning behind their words, from the smallest…
In March, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution calling on all states to ensure that their use of armed drones complies with international human rights law. The resolution…
‘May we look upon our treasure, the furniture of our houses, and our garments, and try to discover whether the seeds of war have nourishment in these our…
When we joined Leeds Area Meeting’s End of Life Care working party just over a year ago little did we think that the work of the group would coincide with such an increase of…
Friendship is a harmony. You relate to me and I relate to you. It is a mediation.
The Quaker Church in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, has a dazzling gospel choir in sharply dressed lime and green, and a congregation of around 200. There are the same number of…
On the morning of 15 June 1916 Howard Marten, thirty-one, bank clerk from Pinner, Middlesex, and a member of Harrow Quaker Meeting, was escorted to the parade ground at Henriville…
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