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Malaysia

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An increasing number of organizations and programs are grappling with problems at the intersection of religion and development. On this site you have access to the latest...

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Gender
Gender issues intersect with global development challenges in complex ways, and women play vital roles in religious institutions and in all facets of international...

Maternal Mortality
As one of the UN’s Millennium Development Goals, maternal mortality remains a critical concern in the developing community, with international aims to reduce maternal...

AT THE CENTER

José Casanova on Faithful Dissent and the Future of the Catholic Church (Full Screen)

EVENTS (22)

Religion, Women, and Development
April 9, 2008

Oil, Islam, and Gender
April 21, 2008

Constructing Proper Faith in a Girls' High School in Jordan
November 5, 2009

PUBLICATIONS (20)

Challenges of Change: Faith, Gender, and Development
May 1, 2008

Women in Religious Peacebuilding
May 1, 2011

Berkley Center Annual Report 2008-2009
October 15, 2009

INTERVIEWS (111)

A Discussion with Wendy Tyndale about Gender Roles, Peace, and Conflict in Central America
April 1, 2010

A Discussion with Kathleen Kuehnast, Gender Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace
June 8, 2010

A Discussion with Dr. Mamphela Ramphele
February 9, 2012

LETTERS (33)

On Gender Roles in Shanghai
November 6, 2012

Maura Welch on Gender Inequality in Jordan
November 24, 2009

Emily Majka on Gender and Islam in Syria and Egypt
January 6, 2007

POSTS (13)

Unkind Cuts
March 24, 2009

Getting Religion on Women's Rights
March 10, 2009

Thumbs Down on Domestic Violence
March 26, 2008

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