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Water
Romuald Bolliger
Abdulkhaleq Alwan
Salem Asma'a Al-Wajeeh
Hana Baddad

Dormant knowledge

Islamic norms would serve prudent water management – if the links were made

Cadre organisation
Muna El Shorbagi

Taken by surprise

Egypt’s Muslim Brothers are grabbing as much power as they can, but their rule is not firmly established.

Globalisation sceptics
Martina Sabra

Many open questions

World Social Forum in Tunis boosts leftist, secular and feminist forces in the Arab world

Military
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Weapons in areas of conflict

Two years after the revolutions – western arms for the countries of the Arab Spring

Middle East
Ulrich Nitschke
Kristin Hentschel

Foundations for a new state

Municipal planning in the Palestinian Territories is increasingly tailored to citizens' needs

Fundamental rights
Sandra Abild

Problems after the Arab spring

In the eyes of Human Rights Watch, 2012 was a tough year – especially in North Africa and the Middle East

Arab spring
Yasser Alwan

“Jobs are hard to find”

An eyewitness assesses Egypt's situation two years after the uprising against Hosni Mubarak: "Tough and confusing times"

Arab world
Menderes Candan

Contacts and money

Iraq's reconstruction is supported by diaspora in Germany

Armed forces
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Predicting conflicts

Germany's armed forces consider risks induced by climate change in MENA region

Democracy
Peter Hauff

Uneasy alliance

Erdogan’s authoritarian tendencies

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Self-righteous aggressiveness versus universal values
Brief history of ARV treatment in South Africa
HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy