As the 16 days of activism against gender violence begins, we need to question the role of all faiths and how they contribute to all aspects of societal life, including violence against women and children, write LIZLE LOOTS and ELIZABET LE ROUX.
It's that time of year again. Twitter flourishing in silent screams as the bandwagon passes its favourite meeting places of opinions and outrage about gender-based violence and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Despite the jeers and cheers of feminist activists and questions about just how much impact such activism has, we've seen immense growth in the campaign over the years. This year we have the Sustainable Development Goals to drive us, and the 16 Days campaign itself has approximately 5,478 organisations and groups from 187 countries and territories making waves. Many of these are rooted in faith.
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