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In brief
Human Rights
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

“For us, there is only death”

Indigenous environment activists are at risk all over the world

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 5 September to 11 September

Lebanon
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar

Faith-based parliament

Lebanon is a parliamentary democracy with strong confessional characteristics

Confessionalisation
Thomas Birringer

Shiites and Sunnis in political Islam

Confessionalisation fuels the conflicts within political Islam

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 28 August to 4 September

Theology
Nabiela Farouq
Ulrich Nitschke

Islamic values

Islam preaches social equality and respect for creation

Summer special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Of wolves and men

Summer Special 8: In "Wolf totem", Jiang Rong criticises the destruction of nature and the suppression of Mongol traditions in China

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 22 August to 28 August

Summer special
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Longing for a better life

Summer Special 7: The shattered dream of a better life in Fortress Europe

Summer special
Rebecca Renz

A changing country

Summer Special 6: A novel about Ethiopia’s turbulent history

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

Gender Equality

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

The literary power of Black women writers
What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

Governance

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”