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The Last Supper is an erudite and entertaining novel of boundless ambition in its concept and consummate skill in its delivery.
It is half a century since the Dalai Lama and thousands of other Tibetans were forced into exile by the Chinese occupation. Nick Harvey talks to exiles young and old about their hopes for their country.
Organizations currently campaigning on maternal mortality.
Mariama lost two babies in childbirth - because she had no help. This is her story.
Pilirani Semu-Banda meets a young woman from Malawi who thought her life had been ruined by giving birth – until she heard about a simple operation.
A visual memorial to the 61 mothers who die every hour, by artist Rowena Dugdale.
Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world. And behind every death there is a poignant story – told here by a sister, a husband and by photographer Jean Chung.
There is a bigger gulf in experience between the Global North and the Global South in maternal death rates than there is on any other human development measure. The average lifetime risk of maternal death in the rich world is 1 in 8,000, compared with 1 in 850 in developing countries and 1 in 450 in least developed countries.
Why are so many women still dying in childbirth? Chris Brazier explains how they could be saved.
This month’s guest cartoonist is Khalil Bendib. Polyp is taking a month’s break from Big Bad World to work on his forthcoming NI book Speechless: a world history without words. Normal service will be resumed next month.
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Djibril Sy | A queue for gas, captured by Senegalese photographer Djibril Sy. |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
The Last Supper | The Last Supper is an erudite and entertaining novel of boundless ambition in its concept and consummate skill in its delivery. |
Peter Whittaker | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
How long must we sing this song...? | Marc Roberts | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
Tibetan Timeline | A brief history of Tibet |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
Payback | Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood |
Richard Swift | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
Tibet: 50 years from home | It is half a century since the Dalai Lama and thousands of other Tibetans were forced into exile by the Chinese occupation. Nick Harvey talks to exiles young and old about their hopes for their country. |
Nick Harvey | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
Action on Maternal Mortality | Organizations currently campaigning on maternal mortality. |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
Mariama's story | Mariama lost two babies in childbirth - because she had no help. This is her story. |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
Christmas Carols | Poem by Margaret Atwood |
Margaret Atwood | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
Beyond witchcraft | Pilirani Semu-Banda meets a young woman from Malawi who thought her life had been ruined by giving birth – until she heard about a simple operation. |
Pilirani Semu-Banda | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
In memoriam | A visual memorial to the 61 mothers who die every hour, by artist Rowena Dugdale. |
Rowena Dugdale | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
Those we lost | Afghanistan has the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world. And behind every death there is a poignant story – told here by a sister, a husband and by photographer Jean Chung. |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
Maternal Mortality - The Facts | There is a bigger gulf in experience between the Global North and the Global South in maternal death rates than there is on any other human development measure. The average lifetime risk of maternal death in the rich world is 1 in 8,000, compared with 1 in 850 in developing countries and 1 in 450 in least developed countries. |
March, 2009 | 420 | Buy | |
The heartbreak | Why are so many women still dying in childbirth? Chris Brazier explains how they could be saved. |
Chris Brazier | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |
Public trough | This month’s guest cartoonist is Khalil Bendib. Polyp is taking a month’s break from Big Bad World to work on his forthcoming NI book Speechless: a world history without words. Normal service will be resumed next month. |
Khalil Bendib | March, 2009 | 420 | Buy |