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The seats in Lebanon’s parliament are allocated in proportion to the religious communities' share of the general population.

Lebanon

Faith-based parliament

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by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
Sunni Saudi Arabia is home to the most important place of pilgrimage for all Muslims, the Kaaba in Mecca.

Confessionalisation

Shiites and Sunnis in political Islam

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by Thomas Birringer
Jordan is one of the most arid countries in the world. GIZ is trying to raise awareness about water scarcity with the help of religious authorities.

Development policy and Islam

Shared objectives

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by Nabiela Farouq
by Ulrich Nitschke

Public transport

Deadly boats on Nile River

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by Basma El-Mahdy
Ennahda supporter during a rally before elections of the constituent assembly in October 2011.

Middle East

Vicious cycle of radicalisation

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by Thomas Birringer
School in Lebanon: Only about a third of refugee children attend Lebanese schools.

Islamic welfare

Overcoming ­reservations

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by Martina Sabra
Refugees in a boat on the Mediterranean Sea.

Summer special

Longing for a better life

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by Dagmar Wolf
Lebanese teachers demonstrate for more salaries and against the rising prices and taxes in Beirut in 2011.

Lebanon

A lack of political reform

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by Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
A moment of collective grief on the beach at Sousse.

Political violence

Hard times

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by Aya Chebbi
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