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Published in: 50.50Human rights, fundamentalism, power and prejudiceInternational human rights law is not a sufficient basis for responding to religious fundamentalism. Fundamentalisms...
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Published in: HomeFear Factor: Europe bans the burqa
Face-covering prohibitions in Europe are typically passed on the basis of three arguments: security, women’s rights...
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Published in: HomeReproductive rights: battleground of moral values
What are the implications for women's reproductive rights of the strong legacy of Catholicism acting as a marker of...
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Published in: 50.50'Jesus was a feminist'
Ghanaian feminist theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye speaks to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah about religion, patriarchy and...
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Published in: 50.50Interfaith peacework: a glimmer of solidarity
Just as borders, once drawn, become subject to militant patrol, so are the lives and bodies of women once they are...
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Published in: 50.50On equal terms, please
‘American policy makers should understand religion better and engage with religious communities abroad’ argues the...
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Published in: HomeThe success of IslamophobiaToday, we see that the rules of western European racism are shifting. On the one hand, they are becoming less...
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Published in: 50.50Of fundamentalisms, secular and otherwise
Engaging religious communities is a way forward for promoting democracy, human rights, and religious freedom around...
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Published in: oDRChechnya: choked by headscarves
In Chechnya there is official support for attacks on women when they are considered to have ‘flouted’ Islamic rules...
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Published in: 50.50Brethren in power
The direct involvement of African Christians in battles over social policy in the USA is mirrored by the involvement...
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Published in: HomeCelebrate plurality
The Rt. Rev. Dr David Zac Niringiye, bishop of of All Saints Cathedral in Kampala, talks to Ute Seela about...
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Published in: 50.50Saving Sakineh
This is a tragedy that belongs to modern powerplay and the current moment, and that calls for a much more thoughtful...
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Published in: 50.50Spirit, hope, money and a dose of patriarchy
A growing movement of African Christians are making waves at home and abroad with their ultra conservative...
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Published in: 50.50Dangerous liaisons
We cannot afford the direct or indirect legitimisation of extremist religious forces especially by organisations...
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Published in: 50.50A rose and a duck: labelling religious fundamentalisms
When it comes to religious fundamentalisms women's rights activists say Shakespeare was wrong: the way we name...
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Published in: 50.50The right to have rights: resisting fundamentalist orders
While fundamentalist movements may vary according to the global context in which they operate, for women this...
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Published in: 50.50Progressive male Muslim preachers: oxymoron or reality?In their rush to find suitable allies to help control 'extremism', states as well as non-governmental organisations...
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Published in: 50.50Why do women turn religious fundamentalists on?
The more I work on projects to research religious fundamentalisms and advocate for resistance and challenge to their...
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Published in: 50.50The religious lobby and women’s rightsNone of the main political party manifestos tackle the encroachment of religion on our society. As more and more...
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Published in: HomeHow it all started...
The idea was born on a train ride returning from the ‘Religion Revisited’- conference of UNRISD and the Heinrich...
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