Poverty and Prejudice : : Religious Inequality and the Struggle for Sustainable Development / / ed. by Mariz Tadros, Philip Mader, Kathryn Cheeseman.

• HerausgeberIn: Cheeseman, Kathryn,; Mader, Philip,; Tadros, Mariz,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Bristol University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.) :; 7 Black and White

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Freedom of religion and belief is crucial to any sustainable development process, and yet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pay little attention to religious inequalities. This book offers a comprehensive overview of how efforts to achieve SDGs can be enhanced by paying greater attention to freedom of religion and belief. In particular, it illustrates how poverty is often a direct result of religious prejudice and how religious identity can shape a person's job prospects, their children's education and the quality of public services they receive. Drawing on evidence from Asia, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, the book foregrounds the lived experiences of marginalized communities as well as researchers and action organizations.