If I want to start a Master’s with the Open University next year, there may be financial obstacles, but no political or cultural ones.

… an ideal opportunity for some post-Christmas stimulation and reflection

Growing up in Europe had turned them into ‘black white women’

the presence of women in positions of leadership can greatly reduce the likelihood of violent conflict emerging, as well as the prospects for the peaceful resolution of existing conflicts.

And yes, I had no idea harems still existed in the 1970s.