IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE
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Friday Nov 20
Africa's new kind of refugees
For centuries, Adam Abdi Ebrahim's ancestors herded cattle and goats across an unforgiving landscape in southern Somalia where few others were hearty enough to survive.
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Friday Nov 20
Keeping great whites at bay
Talk of Durban's black December sends residents' memories reeling back to the darkest time of this otherwise pleasant seaside town.
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Friday Nov 20
Taking stock of ravage
One of the world's most influential scientists has warned that climate change could devastate Africa, predicting an increase in catastrophic food shortages.
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Friday Nov 20
Twenties Girl: A rare connection
A few years back, a colleague overheard my friend and me discussing Emma's latest disaster and laughing uproariously. Quite alarmed, he asked us how we could enjoy another person's misfortune.
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Friday Nov 20
Osama as a son knew him
It was Halloween in Atlanta, Georgia, back in 2003 when I sat in Jean Sasson's office, watching her type letters on a computer, responding to mail from fans.
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Friday Nov 20
Portrait of the world
Stephen Bennett is an artist with a mission. In the past 15 years, he has travelled to more than 25 countries.
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Friday Nov 20
Rachel Cusk: A fine contempt
I have never actually handled a highly strung racehorse but that is what interviewing Rachel Cusk brings to mind. We meet at Brighton, where she lives, and get on fine at first while we are just making small talk.
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Friday Nov 20
Shattered dreams and lost hope
What happened to my dreams? — the title of Fouad Elkoury's latest exhibition says it all. The series of 32 montages with handwritten words layered on to photographs expresses the anguish, rage, disillusionment and sense of resignation he feels regarding contemporary socio-political events.
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Friday Nov 20
Spain and the Mideast: Ties through the ages
In Andalusia, a marvellous region in Spain, the warm days of late October bring in characteristic seasonal news: The olive harvest, on until February, promises to be a bumper one; the first snows have fallen on the ski slopes; and in contrast to the coast of Spain, where the summer has been bad, tourism in this southern part has risen again this year.
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Friday Nov 20
Omar Bin Laden: The son who embraced ideal of peace
Omar Bin Laden is at a loss when asked what his reaction would be if he came face to face with his father ever again.
