AFRO-PENTECOSTALISM AND CONTESTED HOLINESS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Neo-Pentecostalism in Black Africa

africa: CONTESTED WTO COMPROMISE ON GENERIC DRUGS

A last-minute World Trade Organization compromise in Geneva on intellectual property protection and access to medicines is being heralded by some as finally opening the doors to imports of generic medicines by poor countries without a manufacturing capability. In intense negotiations in recent months, the U.S. reached behind-thescenes agreements with key countries such as Brazil, India, South A...

Holiness and Responsibility

English as well as French differentiates the term holy from the term sacred – in fact, Levinas' book "Du sacré au saint" is translated as "From the Sacred to the Holy". This is illustrative of the extent to which the meanings of the two words differ. God is called "The Holy One Blessed be He", but we would find it peculiar to refer to Him as "The Sacred One". By contrast, when referring to plac...

HLA-E polymorphisms in an Afro-descendant Southern Brazilian population.

HLA-E is a non-classical I (Ib) gene which has limited polymorphism and low levels of tissue expression. Currently, 11 alleles are described in the literature with only three protein products. In the present study we investigated HLA-E gene variations at exons 2 and 3 and calculated allele, genotype and haplotype frequencies in a sample of 152 individuals who reported themselves as being Afro-d...

Eastern and Southern Africa

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