Author: Andreas Baum

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Rabbi Arik Asherman (photo: The Berkley Center)

Rabbi Arik Asherman of Rabbis for Human Rights

A Different Way of Understanding Judaism

The Israeli organisation Rabbis for Human Rights protects Palestinian olive farmers and helps in the reconstruction of Palestinian houses. Co-founder Arik Asherman bases the group's commitment on religious sources. Andreas Baum spoke to himMore

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The Speed Sisters of Ramallah (photo: Speed Sisters)

The Speed Sisters of Ramallah

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Emancipation in Racing Suits

Palestinian women on the West Bank are increasingly able to determine their own lives. The "Speed Sisters", a group of women racing drivers, are ample proof of this. They have created quite a sensation in the process. Andreas Baum reports from RamallahMore

Laleh Seddigh: Donning a Headscarf in the CockpitWomen in Palestinian Job Market: Wasted Talent

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At the onset of winter, village women collect dry chinar leaves, which make the best kindling for lighting the charcoal kangdi

Kashmir’s kangdi – a comforting tradition

You might expect the advent of a long, bleak winter to bring everything to a standstill in Kashmir, but thanks to ingenious portable earthenware heating pots – kangdi – encased in wicker baskets, people can still go about their business. By Sugato Mukherjee