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What would you think if an anonymous person left a Bible on your doorstep? Would your feelings change if you were a Muslim woman in North America; if you were banned from entering the US, while in Canada a mosque was hit by a terrorist attack?
How can educators and concerned citizens react to prejudice and violence against Muslims? Maha Bali writes that taking a social justice approach begins and ends with empathy for those who are different from ourselves.
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Maha Bali, American University in Cairo
We must know people as they would like to be known, not as some dominant power has decided we shall know them.
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Politics + Society
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John Keane, University of Sydney
According to German public intellectual Claus Offe, Europe faces multiple crises but is not down and out yet.
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Steve Hewitt, University of Birmingham
Canada is dealing with some of the same tensions about integration and tolerance as other Western countries.
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Katharine Jones, Coventry University; Esra Kaytaz, Coventry University
If the US won't take refugees, where do they go?
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Business + Economy
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Nurhastuty Wardhani, Trisakti University; Asmiati Malik, University of Birmingham
The success of the first phase prompted financial observers to hail Indonesia's tax amnesty program as one of the most successful in the world.
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Health + Medicine
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Jessie N. Githanga, University of Nairobi
Better technology to diagnose, treat and manage the disease early enough is needed to improve the survival rates of childhood cancer in sub Saharan Africa.
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Environment + Energy
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Shelly Masi, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) – Sorbonne Universités
Primate populations are declining around the world. The great apes are in danger of disappearing, and that bears a great risk for humanity itself.
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