The Religion Factor

Forests once covered an estimated 40% of Ethiopia’s landscape. Today, only 2% of the country’s original forests remain intact, dotting the country with small pockets of green.

Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in a videogame, than in a church, mosque or in a synagogue. This is especially startling when we realize that the demographics for non-religion are very similar to the demographics for people...

 One late afternoon, two girls around my age stopped me on the street. They asked if I believed in God and if they could tell me a short reading from the Bible. The next second, I was instructed to look into a mobile screen as one of the girls started...

The Netherlands often self-identifies as a tolerant country, being the first to allow homosexuals to get married. However, since 9/11, intolerance and discriminatory behavior towards Muslims, also called Islamophobia, has become more prominent in the West...

Dutch farmers’ pressure groups advocate against 'calendar agriculture' (Hiddink, 2023). Calendar agriculture is implemented by the Dutch government to improve water quality, because controlling the planting of nitrogen-absorbing crops, also controls the...

How do we view and understand freedom of religion or belief (FORB) initiatives in the developing global South? How do we situate FORB within local development initiatives focusing on religion, security, and social transformation? The role of religion is...