May 2006
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K. Maes
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Belgium
Belgium needs more personal
social responsibility
The ‘silent march’ was a moving expression of
popular sentiment at the tragic murder of a teenager who has become known
simply as Joe. But calls for more police and ‘zero tolerance’ will not prevent
a repeat of this tragedy. People need to realise that the system does not have
all the answers and it is time for citizens to take on more personal social
responsibility. Read
on
Egypt
Restoring faith in
national unity
Most Egyptians are justified in their
conviction that Egypt does not have a history of sectarian strife. But
pretending that all is rosy in communal relations could lead to the increasing
Balkanisation of Egyptian society. Restoring faith in national unity requires
migrating religion to the private domain. We should start by removing religious
affiliation from identity cards and abolishing the law against apostasy so that
Muslims and Christians have equal freedom to convert.
I: Restoring faith in national unity
II: Sacred unity
III: Privatising faith
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