Democracy

When Will the Smile Return to Our World?

Researchers and academics from around the world answer this question at Muwatin’s 26th Annual Conference

Be courageous, be daring in the pursuit of right

Liberate yourself, [and] you liberate the land, Hanan Ashrawi’s fathers told her. She became the first woman in the Executive Committee of the PLO.

By Mariam Barghouti

Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation

E-Paper

Disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation pollute the information space worldwide and the trend of manipulating facts continues to disrupt public communication and, consequently, democratic processes in societies. The aim of this paper is to investigate the phenomena of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation, as well as their impact on the political sphere. In addition, the paper attempts to explain the harmful influence of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation on public debates, democratic processes, and civil society engagement.

The Reality of Female Academics in Academic Institutions in the Gaza Strip

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The invisible coronavirus makes systemic gender inequalities and injustices visible

Article

COVID-19 uniquely affects women. Here are many of the ways it does.

By Liane Schalatek

LIVE STREAM FROM BERLIN - Squeezed: Space for civil society

A strong, vibrant, and diverse civil society is part of a functioning democracy – it is the air that a democracy needs to breathe. On the evening of 27 October 2016, we would like to analyze the political situation with international guests from civil society. We want to know the specifics of how the work of civil society organizations is restricted, and the impact this has on their work.

Dossier: Squeezed – Space for Civil Society

Protecting and expanding civil society space nationally and internationally In the last years we have witnessed that freedom of speech and movement has come under attack. The space for civil society is shrinking - not only in the Middle East, but all over the world, even in well-developed countries. The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Berlin has compiled a webdossier discussing this subject, which will be enlarged and expanded over time. You will find thematic articles as well as regional examples. Please have a look.

For Democracy

Democracy is under pressure today in many parts of the world. Institutions of democracy assistance and pioneers of political freedom have been struggling against a significant headwind for some time now. The present publication “For Democracy” outlines and analyzes the state of democracy worldwide as well as the possibilities of democracy assistance.

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