These are the islands that, in the 1930s, anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski dubbed the "Islands of Love" because of his observation that total sexual freedom was granted to women upon reaching ...

The Trobriand Islands lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth Magic spells and sorcery pervade everyday life This ...

I taught in Papua New Guinea for a number of years and travelled extensively with groups of students as part of my work. A Trobriand Islands family who I came to know very well gave this wonderful ...

Children and pregnant women are among those murdered in a tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea's Highlands area. At least 24 people are confirmed to have died in a brutal flare-up of violence ...