While various cultures around the world prize virgin brides, few are more fervent than the I-Kiribati. Virginity tests are no longer universal in Kiribati, but they are still experienced by most ...
Like all I-Kiribati women, when Linda Uan had her first period she took part in an ancient celebration. During the traditional ritual that followed, Linda endured three days of self-sacrifice ...
Marawa, karawa, tarawa—sea, sky, land. These are the ancient trinity of the people of Kiribati (kee-ree-bahss), the I-Kiribati. But the trinity is tilting out of balance. Mother Ocean isn’t ...
The South Pacific nation of Kiribati has been dealt an unfavourable hand in the global fight against climate change. It is literally losing ground as its 33 coral atolls and islands are being ...