Rwanda genocide revisited at the AFI Fest Presented by Audi

Some films such as documentaries are intended to educate. Others are purely for entertainment purposes and occasionally there’s a film that combines the educational value of documentaries with the entertainment value of feature films thus producing edutainment.

In the Media, Moral Consciousness Is Everything

We are told that the media must always strive to be objective; that they have to ensure that both sides to the story are told in equal measure.

Rwanda genocide survivor shares experience, perspective

For Carl Wilkens, genocide is a word that carries different types of significance.

Why Rwandan Refugees Don’t Need Cessation Clause to Return Home

By James Munyaneza Rwanda has repatriated more than 3.3 million of its citizens since 1994, with just about 70,000 still regarding themselves refugees in various countries.

Letters from Africa: A test of faith

By Dau Jok and Zack Rosen–May 27, 2011 Editor’s Note: In this space, Penn teammates Dau Jok and Zack Rosen will provide a series of blog updates on their trip to Africa and Dau’s work to start up the Dut Jok Youth Foundation to help his native Sudan.

‘The pierced, disfigured Christ looks like me’

By Révérien Rurangwa Révérien Rurangwa was a devout Catholic until the Rwandan genocide left his body scarred and his faith shattered. Like many Rwandans, Révérien Rurangwa was brought up in a staunchly Catholic family. His village, Mugina, on the main road south from the capital, is dotted with one-room churches and a convent. In 1994, [...]

Preserving Memory to Honour Victims and to Deter Genocide Deniers

By Tom Ndahiro There is a saying that only love beats milk. In our language, Kinyarwanda, the month of April is called Mata. Amata is milk. In April, 1994, Rwanda was soaked in the blood of the Tutsi. The memories and lessons from the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda live with us. Despite the [...]

Al Qaeda boss dead, as Rwandan terrorists and genocidaires enjoy impunity

By Tom Ndahiro Osama bin Laden is dead. The Americans who killed him are celebrating. President Barack Obama proclaimed “Justice is done”.  Indeed, Al Qaeda without its spiritual leader and founder is a victory to war against international terrorism. Many terrorists and genocidaires in the African Great Lakes are still at large. But, at long [...]

Rwanda – from obsession to forgiveness

FLORENCE RADULL Correspondent Seventeen years ago this month the systematic and calculated massacre of an estimated one million Tutsi’s and moderate Hutu’s took place in Rwanda, in a matter of only 100 days.

World needs to get proactive on genocide, says museum executive

By Dan Pine Thursday, April 28, 2011 To Mike Abramowitz, the Shoah was one shoah too many. That’s why the former Washington Post reporter now heads the Committee on Conscience, established by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. His mission: alert the world to emerging crimes against humanity, wherever they may take place.