During the 2000s, in the mountains of central Afghanistan, a remarkable but unlikely peace movement…
Mark IsaacsNovember 17, 2020
The Kabul Peace House tells the story of a remarkable and unlikely peace project in…
Mark IsaacsMarch 25, 2020
In 2015, I travelled one hour north of Shiraz, to the base of the Zagros…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2020
After four decades of war, the Afghan people yearn for peace. The Imagining Peace collection…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2020
The other day I was surprised and humbled to receive the 2017 UTS Community Alumni…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 29, 2017
This is an excerpt from the Responsibility to Protect report published by the Edmund Rice…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 19, 2017
This is an excerpt from the Responsibility to Protect report published by the Edmund Rice…
Mark IsaacsJuly 27, 2017
This is an excerpt from the Responsibility to Protect report published by the Edmund Rice…
Mark IsaacsJuly 18, 2017
This is an excerpt from the Responsibility to Protect report published by the Edmund Rice…
Mark IsaacsJuly 13, 2017
The Responsibility to Protect report is the continuation of the Edmund Rice Centre’s determination to…
Mark IsaacsJuly 10, 2017
A statement from the Ta'ang Student Youth Union condemning the Myanmar Tatmadaw for their increasing…
Mark IsaacsJuly 3, 2017
In 2015, I spent a week trekking through the Kashmir Valley. This is a photo…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 3, 2017
In the third and final part of my Sri Lanka series, I examine why Tamils…
Mark IsaacsDecember 27, 2016
In 2015, six years after the end of the Sri Lankan civil war, I travelled…
Mark IsaacsDecember 11, 2016
In July 2015, I visited Sri Lanka to find out why people were continuing to…
Mark IsaacsDecember 7, 2016
Violence against the Rohingya people in the Rhakine state of Burma has resumed. I received…
Mark IsaacsNovember 27, 2016
Ali is a Hazara man from Afghanistan trying to seek asylum in Australia. In Part…
Mark IsaacsOctober 26, 2016
Ali is a Hazara man from Afghanistan trying to seek asylum in Australia. Part 4…
Mark IsaacsOctober 17, 2016
There are numerous ethnic groups in Iran who claim discrimination and persecution at the hands…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 29, 2016
As I travel through Iran, I learn about the ancient Persian empires and the Sufi…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 26, 2016
The Islamic Republic of Iran borders the world's principal area of opium production known as…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 15, 2016
In 2015, I visited the Rohingya refugee camps in the southern region of Bangladesh. My…
Mark IsaacsSeptember 5, 2016
A poem I wrote to commemorate two dear friends' commitment to love.
Mark IsaacsAugust 22, 2016
Part 2 of my experiences in noisy, bustling, endearing, incredible Bangladesh where I met nomads,…
Mark IsaacsAugust 15, 2016
Dhaka is a corrugated city, a bell-ringing city, a rickshaw city; a Muslim city, a…
Mark IsaacsAugust 12, 2016
In December 2014, I was invited to address students at the end of year presentation…
Mark IsaacsJuly 14, 2016
Ali Reid has been an advocate for refugees in Australia for the past 5 years,…
Mark IsaacsJune 26, 2016
I visit Numchang village in Shan state, Burma and get an insight into daily village…
Mark IsaacsJune 2, 2016
Many Ta'ang people have been displaced due to the violence in Shan state. I snuck…
Mark IsaacsMay 27, 2016
Another source of conflict in the Shan state is opium cultivation. The local Ta'ang people…
Mark IsaacsMay 26, 2016
There is a heavy military presence in Northern Shan State. According to the local Ta'ang…
Mark IsaacsMay 24, 2016
While travelling through Burma, I was asked by a friend to assist with the Ta'ang…
Mark IsaacsMay 22, 2016
In March 2016, I went to Afghanistan with the Edmund Rice Centre. This 60-second audio…
Mark IsaacsMay 9, 2016
I spent a day and an evening with the Qashqa'i nomads of Fars Province, Iran.…
Mark IsaacsApril 20, 2016
I travelled with Wolftress to the Yunnan and Guizhou provinces of southern China to find…
Mark IsaacsApril 20, 2016
Robin de Crespigny, author of the People Smuggler, writes an essay come creative non-fiction piece…
Mark IsaacsMarch 18, 2016
Mark travels in Iran with an aim to understand why people are fleeing from a…
Mark IsaacsMarch 16, 2016
In the final chapter of the Wolftress China Diaries, the textile hunt comes to an…
Mark IsaacsMarch 10, 2016
Isfahan is a breath-taking city of mosques and palaces, of gardens and fountains, mosaics, and…
Mark IsaacsMarch 8, 2016
Ali Reid is a refugee rights activist who volunteered to assist asylum seekers in a…
Mark IsaacsMarch 3, 2016
Learn about the ancient desert town of Kashan, Taroff and Iranian politeness, and the beautiful…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 29, 2016
Kartika and Jessie's search for textiles takes us to Yunnan province where we experience the…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 26, 2016
It is incredible how peaceful some parts of a country can be when such turmoil…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 24, 2016
In our search for textiles in Southern China, Kartika, Jessie and I learn about the…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 21, 2016
A guest post from a group of people currently waiting for resettlement in Indonesia who…
Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2016