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A ROCK THROWN BY A NAZI

Serbian riot police say they have arrested at least 26 neo-Nazis after they attacked an anti-fascist rally in the northern city of Novi Sad. Rachel Long, a Frontier intern with Women in Black, was hit by a rock thrown by a neo-Nazi at this rally.

   
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  The Caribbbean
WOMEN TOURISTS AND ROMANCE

Thousands of Western women are des
cending on the Caribbean every year. Some of them are driven by one urge: to spend a week or two sleeping with local “beach boys” and paying them back in drinks, meals, gifts, and cash. Jean-Philippe Twagiramungu, a Frontier intern in Trinidad & Tobago, shares about his research on this thorny issue.
   
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  Cambodia
HE MAORI KOE! HE MAORI (or Being Maori in Cambodia
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Moving to a foreign country always bring about conflicts which are nurtured by cultural, religious and gender prejudices and perspectives. As Paddy Noble, a Frontier intern from Aotearoa/New Zealand, sooner than later discovers, being a Maori in Cambodia is is further complicated by also being gay and Christian.
   
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  Palestine & Israel
TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR PEACE

Most of the modern-day pilgrimages to Palestine and Israel focus exclusively on visiting holy sites as part of a standard itinerary. Yet the opportunity to discover the reality on the ground with their own senses, enables tourists to learn about both the roots and the daily reality of the conflict in that troubled region.
   
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