Introduction to the QM35 issue by Maria-Àngels Roque, Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
Social sciences literature on Palestine, overabundant insofar as geopolitical, social and economic aspects, proves quite discrete with regard to its artistic and cultural dimensions.
Different kinds of waste inundate our seas creating an ecological problem that affects the biodiversity and survival of its fauna.
To properly assess the quality of education, one needs to first of all define what ‘quality’ in education actually is, and the extent to which this can be measured, if at all.
All over the news we see cultural property, often connected to the cradles of civilisation, being damaged, smuggled and abused. Currently much devastation is taking place in the Middle East and North Africa region.
Modern society is threatened by four serious circumstances: the economic crisis, the ethical crisis, the ecological crisis and, finally, the epistemic crisis.
On the island of El Hierro, part of the Canary Islands region of Spain, a local economy was designed that one day will be independent in water and fuel and will stimulate small-scale local industries.
There are close linkages between water, food and energy. Policies for the three sectors need to be designed in a coordinated and integrated manner.
Teniendo en cuenta que cada país europeo tiene una relación diferente con el islam, sin duda la representación religiosa de los musulmanes será diversa y marcada por el pluralismo.
“Es necesario explicar nuestra religión, crear espacios de diálogo para que se llegue a su conocimiento y que no se convierta en algo folclórico, sino en un elemento con fundamento”.
La mujeres musulmanas aprovechan el contexto europeo para defender sus derechos-
Mientras que el islam como tradición religiosa se acomoda dentro de los marcos legales, los musulmanes como colectivo social despiertan recelos por sus comportamientos.
En un escenario preocupante, la extrema derecha moldea y alimenta la islamofobia, explotando la idea de que Europa está siendo asediada por un ‘otro’ invasor islámico.
