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2007Ik ben Hivos omdat
Ik werk met wetenschappers en activisten uit India, Indonesië, Oeganda en Nederland in het - door Hivos in het leven geroepen - pluralisme kennisprogramma. Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat het samenbrengen van wetenschappelijke kennis en praktijk tot frisse ideeën leidt over hoe we een einde kunnen maken aan de groeiende polarisatie in onze landen.
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Authentic confusion
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Consuming Islam
Life goes on... Those who think that being religious by default means being old fashioned may get a little confused by this. No idea how this plays out for Christians, Hindu’s, Buddhists… but Islam nowadays is increasingly being marketed, definitely in countries like Indonesia and India. From televangelists to Islamic fashion magazin...
The baby name bylaw
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The singing president
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It is called ‘Ojek’
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“What happened here was almost holy”
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Waarheid en Verzoening?
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