Women and men in Morocco protest against sexual assault with whistles. Following the alleged rape of a 17-year-old this summer, the hashtag #Masaktach ("I'm not keeping silent") was launched on social media, similar to #MeToo. # Masaktach is said to have mobilised nearly 20,000 people so far. Women's rights activists criticize courts for imposing symbolic punishments for sexual violence. Meanwhile there are scant refuges for victims of violence.
Kenyan economist James Shikwati believes that the Central African Republic's problems mirror those of the whole continent. Despite this, he still has high hopes for the country. He explains why in an interview.
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Ten years ago, the world watched the Arab Spring with bated breath. In his new book, journalist Jörg Armbruster chronicles what is left of the revolution.
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In her novel, author Cho Nam-Joo tells of a South Korean woman who is caught between tradition and hypermodernity.
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No, these so-called isolated cases reveal a structure and one can see how our society is organised.
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The director Laura Bispuri questions the Italian image of the "mamma perfetta".
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Five French locals on the state of their nation.
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