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According to the biggest headlines this summer, the world has become a dark place. Overshadowed by conflicts, media often forgets to report on positive initiatives and their impact. For this issue we searched for those people who have not ...

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Table of Contents Issue #19Featured Articles #19

No Boundaries, Only Obstacles

Children learn the art of parkour in the Gaza Strip to help them overcome the trauma caused by war and boost their self-esteem.

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My Big Indian Wedding

Centuries of history, Indian gods and transgender pilgrims: The annual Koothandavar Festival in South India is tolerant, colourful and, at times, violent.

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Voices for Peace

You have gotten know these modern day heroes in our articles. Now they have met in Germany to support each other in their fight for peace. Join them!

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A Bank for Everyone

Blockchain technology offers cheap, secure and easily available banking services and might revolutionize trade in the Global South.

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God’s Rapid Response Team

Rebel groups in northeast India regularly clash. A supra-confessional peace team brings insurgents to the negotiating table.

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Cambodia’s Mighty Girls

In Cambodia, Khmer girls are supposed to be gentle and obedient. A young woman in shorts is tackling this ideal with her prowess on the football pitch.

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Standing with God to End Oppression

Liberation theologians use Christianity as weapon in the fight for the poor. And in a way, even the pope is on their side.

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Shopping Against Capitalism

Revolutions smash capitalism – not. Instead consumer’s disobedience will, says this intriguing short story. (Maybe.)

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The Real Utopia

By definition a utopia is a place that does not exist. Around the world though, activists are working to stop the destruction of our planet: Meet the degrowth movement.

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Chapters #19

Introduction

Hope is the fuel that keeps us going. At times it may be illogical or even the last thing we have to cling to. Yet, during conflicts, disasters and despair, a gleam of hope can ignite change. But what form should that change take? Read about some ideas that are (still) utopian.

Love

Love is a unifying feeling. Some say it is boundless and unconditional. Yet it can cause the opposite. Sexual minorities share the hope that they might one day be able to express their feelings openly. Read about people around the world who are fighting to fulfill this hope.

Peace

War cuts through a society’s fabric and the more the threads of a community unravel, the more people hope for peace. In this chapter we follow women and men on three continents who are working for peace, sometimes risking their own lives in the process.

Health

We realise how essential good health is when we are faced with illness. In many cultures most of the primary care for the sick, the elderly and the young relies on women. Without them, there would be no life. Even though half of the world’s population is female, their needs are often not met.

Money

Money is at the heart of any economic activity. People hope for more money to leave poverty or to be able to fulfill their desires. The financial crisis taught us that the connection between real money and its attributed value can be lost. Read about money in the 21st century, about new mediums of exchange, basic income, and alternative forms of payment.

Joy

Children are the most joyful people – if they are lucky enough to be born into a secure environment. We think of joy as an innate quality, but in times of conflict and war, it is a fragile luxury that can be easily taken away from the ones who long for it the most. Read about places where joy is a rare good and meet people who are trying to restore it.

Beyond the magazine

“We can’t just leave solutions to the politicians“

Conference on Religion’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Broken Toilets

Emily Madsen and Samyuktha Varma have created an international magazine intended to change reporting on development work.

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All we like

Challenges for the Media – from Information to Participation

Just a blink of the eye in world history, the 40-year existence of the Internet has been revolutionary.

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Interview: Development Aid is Not All Plain Sailing

5 questions to Andris Piebalgs

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Top 16 Articles

Pakistan: Time to Tame a Powerful Spy Agency?

How an investigative report embarrassed Pakistan’s intelligence service – and provided an opportunity to place the powerful agency under civilian control.

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