We at the Sudanese
Society for Research in Arts, Literature and
Humanities, and at the Respect editorial staff are
pleased to present you with our third issue, the
theme of which is 'women's rights are a
pre-requisite for justice, development and peace'.
One of our goals
is to give our readers maximum exposure to other
peoples' experiences in the fields of
multiculturalism and human rights. To this end, a
relevant article is included in this issue by a
prominent Dutch sociologist who focuses on the
subject of women and development in Yemen. We hope
to give you more reports that deal with
multiculturalism and human rights in the next issue.
The third issue of
Respect coincides with the first anniversary of the
tragic death of John Garang de Mabior – a man whose
absence from the Sudanese political stage raises a
big question mark over the peace process and whether
Sudan will remain a unified country. This, of
course, is closely linked to the bigger issue of our
multicultural society – which is one of the two
axles on which Respect rolls; and the next issue
will focus on this very subject. We do hope that
specialists in this field would post their
researches, opinions and/or suggestions.
We are doing
everything we can in order to have a hard copy of
Respect to be distributed home and abroad and
welcome any suggestions. In the meantime we do hope
that the articles in the current issue would whet
your appetite for a fruitful debate.
Thanks to all who
have contributed to this issue. Respect can not
accomplish its mission without your own input. Let
us have it.
Editorial board
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