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MENA Middle East North Africa

Interview
Yasser Alwan

“The mood is very tense”

Egypt’s road to democracy is proving rocky

Comment
Joachim Paul

Effects of the Arab Spring

The Arab Spring has forced Fatah and Hamas to join hands

Authoritarian rule
Chief K. Masimba

Technology is not the answer

It takes courage, not only facebook, to topple an autocratic government

Review essay
Ali Fathollah-Nejad

New insights into the Islamic Republic of Iran

Book reviews on the Iranian revolution of 1979

Muslim Brotherhood
Ivesa Lübben

“Suit and tie”

The current relevance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Islam and politics
Bijan Kafi

Young revolutionaries

Young Egyptians don’t want a theocracy

Tunisia
Peter Hauff

German industry hesitates in North Africa

German companies hesitate to invest in revolutionary Tunisia

Comment
Dirk Niebel

Upheaval in North Africa

Germany’s Development Minister Dirk Niebel on how he is supporting the Arab Spring

Arab Spring
Martin Beck

“Born into communities”

Sectarian and other identities in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan

Faith-based politics
Maren Zeidler

Divided nation

Irritating Turkish AKP – religious rhetoric and liberal reforms

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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