Governance
Civil war

Fleeing the peace

Even after peace is formally declared, people keep fleeing from strife-torn countries

Health

Cholera spreading in Zanzibar

Health officials are trying to stop a cholera outbreak on the island of Zanzibar

Bizarre kind of sex tourism

Short-term relationship

In the Indian city of Hyderabad, “sheikh marriages” are never meant to last

Harmful tradition

“Amount given to the groom”

The dowry tradition is a curse on South Asian women

Child marriage

Result of poverty

The fate of a Ugandan girl being married at the age of 15

Child marriage

Political will

Uganda´s government tries to reduce the high rates of child marriages

United Nations

Mere exchange or real change?

World Humanitarian Summit was a good start, much more needs to happen

Muslim society

Act of bravery

Financial problems are the main reason for divorce in Indonesia

Gender

Multiple loss

With the death of their husband, Ugandan women usually lose their land too

Social life

Ida’s story

Divorced women tend to be excluded from social life, and the pressure to remarry is great

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