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  • 25 Aug 2012
    Healing a divided city

    An important conversation takes place today (Saturday 25 August) on 'The Power of Youth and Football to Heal a Divided City', during Festival season in Edinburgh.

  • 24 Aug 2012
    Conflict requires transformation not simply resolution

    Peace cannot be separated from justice and wisdom, nor politics from relationships, a panel on conflict as a positive source of change has suggested.

  • 22 Aug 2012
    Cultural politics: bread. circuses, sport or festivals?

    As government becomes more technocratic and anonymous, and as recession and financial chaos makes people angry and suspicious towards the political class, the need to be seen to be “where people are” and to shape public mood through cultural activity large and small is here to stay, says Simon Barrow.

  • 22 Aug 2012
    Jackie Kay's voice is 'passionate and strong'

    Highly regarded novelist, poet, playwright and writer for screen and stage, Jackie Kay, will be reading from her poetry at the Festival of Spirituality and Peace tomorrow (23 August), as part of the popular 'Poetry in the Persian Tent' series.

  • 22 Aug 2012
    Catholic priest visits Britain to promote nonviolence

    Nobel Peace Prize nominee and globally recognised peace activist, Fr John Dear SJ, is taking part in the Festival of Spirituality and Peace on 23 August.

  • 22 Aug 2012
    Poetry in the Persian Tent: schedule

    Scotland's Makar (national poet), Liz Lochhead, along with Jackie Kay, Vicki Feaver, John Glenday, Aonghas MacNeacail and Stewart Conn will be performing at the prestigious Poetry in the Persian Tent reading series at The Festival of Spirituality and Peace this week.

  • 22 Aug 2012
    A feast of Scottish poetry... for Africa

    Money for agricultural development in Africa will be raised this week by performances from Scotland's finest poets, as well as some of the country's most significant new poetic talent. Katie MacFadyen looks at the line-up.

  • 20 Aug 2012
    Spirituality Festival defies reported Edinburgh sales slump

    The Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh has experienced an increase in ticket sales this year, despite a reported slump elsewhere.

  • 18 Aug 2012
    Navigating Atlantic diversity and beyond

    Aizzah Fatima recently brought her controversial and stimulating one-woman play 'Dirty Paki Lingerie' to these islands for the first time, following a highly successful run in the United States. Katie MacFadyen reflects.

  • 14 Aug 2012
    Changing the way Scotland is seen

    Among the most stimulating series of events at this year's Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh will be the provocative 'Scottish Six' talks by broadcaster Lesley Riddoch and land reformer Andy Wightman.