In some societies, especially in Africa, the latter constitute the weapons of mass destruction.

Considerable progress has been made in some countries in the use of community radio stations for educational and cultural purposes, while in other countries such efforts run counter to legislation that gives priority to corporate commercial interests and sets up obstacles to educational broadcasts.

Such efforts have resulted in the establishment of more sustainable systems and a more protective environment in some societies.

Female genital mutilation is a coming of age ritual in some societies.

It has been observed that corruption, though a universal problem, is more present in some societies than in others, causing monumental devastation on the development efforts of these societies.

However, there are numerous indices on specific inequalities seen in smaller communities.

In some societies, democracy is simply a way for the majority to repress the minority.

In other cases, status exists without class and or informally, as is true with some Hunter Gatherer societies such as the Khoisan, and some Indigenous Australian societies.

Recession and depression can lead to exclusion and, at worst, persecution of societies most vulnerable groups.

I want to share some of that story with you, but also some of my ideas around change and the role of social movements in creating change in Muslim majority societies.

With luck, as some communities lead the way, others will learn from them.

Some have been the direct victims of acts of savagery and terrorism others of catastrophic natural disasters.

Some tensions are deeply ingrained in societies, and peace requires more than any development agency can deliver.

Cultural animal taboos In many societies there are strong cultural (but non religious) taboos about eating or having contact with certain animals.

All democratic societies today are faced with the challenge of redefining their identity in dialogue with some elements that are external, and some that are internal.

Saudi society, and those of some other Gulf States, lacks minimum levels of political freedom and participation.

But some other multiethnic societies such as Tanzania and Burkina Faso have largely escaped communal conflict.

While the largest number of clashes have been between the Sunni and Shia sects, there has also been violence occurring within the Sunni community for example, between the Deobandi and Barelvi Sunnis.

Violence has a constant presence in human societies, but in some cases it becomes a preponderant element, interrupting that which we consider the normal development of our lives.

Of course, there are also magnificent examples of elections that strengthen both the stability and the institutions of a community.

In reference to certain aspects of personal status laws, Israel has entered a reservation due to commitments to various religious communities in Israel.

Families in some rural communities of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico get monthly cash payments if their children s school attendance rates are 85 or higher.

These additional time zones result in the standard time and date in some communities being 24 or 25 hours different from the standard time and date in others.

It was stressed that expressions like situations of destabilizing civil unrest or societal breakdown would themselves require definition.

That is why, in some societies, they are not allowed to emerge from those confines, or may do so only if fully covered and accompanied by a male relative.

Why is it that women are, on the one hand, viciously oppressed by cultural practices, and yet at the same time, are the preservers of cultures in most societies?

Most societies recognize a moral obligation to help ensure that young people can live up to their potential. Some countries even impose a constitutional mandate for equality of educational opportunities.

There can be little doubt that some societies are more steeped in violence than others, even controlling for obvious factors like income levels and education.

Some of our countries have instituted a national policy for youth so that the young people may participate in shaping the societies in which they live while seeking to improve themselves and realize their full potential.

But there will be less of it than in societies run by bureaucrats, courts, and policeman.

Tenures tend to be less in smaller communities and higher in larger ones, and they tend to vary as well depending on the region of the country.

Some behaviors that constitute sexual misconduct in Western societies are even completely acceptable in Egypt such as whistling and verbal abuse of women passing by.

Restrictions on access to markets, livelihoods, and other basic services in Rakhine State can lead to communities unnecessarily risking their lives in an attempt to improve their quality of life.

It really is about the social disconnect between food, communities in urban settings and their relationship to rural growers connecting communities in London to rural growers.

The Special Rapporteur continues to be concerned at the situation of some very small communities in the Amazon region that are now on the verge of extinction as a result of the murder of their leaders, massacres, threats and the forced dispersal of their members.

Community Development

In repressive societies, good literature is by definition subversive.

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Some destinations will only remain well conserved, if the local communities are deriving a fair share of the tourist spending.

In some industrialized countries, local networks of businesses, known as corporate volunteer councils, have been formed to share effective practices and address community needs through workplace volunteering.

In south east Darfur, communities in El Daein have tried to reach out to each other, leading to the reopening of several markets and some improvement in the economic situation.

We believe that it strengthens the authority of the Security Council in its efforts to promote peace, security, international justice and law in all societies, particularly those in conflict.

Recognizing also the positive and diverse contributions that migrants make to host and origin societies, and the efforts that some host countries undertake to integrate migrants and their families,

Emphasizing that the dangers of such media campaigns are further exacerbated by certain political quarters which openly discriminate against Muslim communities or citizens of OIC Member States

Once the trainee is officially initiated as a healer, they are, in some societies, considered to be half man and half spirit, possessing the power to mediate between the human and supernatural world to invoke spiritual power in their healing processes.