Welcome to the next issue of Africa Tomorrow.

This issue contains some interesting topics, including gender issues, cosmological viewpoints, human rights, the problem of the loss of the sense of the sacred, and perspectives on marriage.

As you will notice this issue features two of professor Aquiline Tarimo's articles. He is a very prolific writer (and in the opinion of this editor, a good one at that). His article entitled "Gender and African Traditional Marriage" touched me personally. My mother has been an advocate of gender awareness for many years. She has striven to point out the inequalities between the sexes, to draw attention to the reality of the unfair treatment of women by their cultures. So in appreciation of my mother and her beliefs, I am quite proud to have the opportunity to present this article in this publication.

I am also very proud to present an interview with retired Archbishop Alphonsus Mathias of Bangalore, India. I think his discourse about the role of the sacred in our lives speaks to us all. I found myself considering his words with care; I hope you have the same experience.

And finally, this issue contains some student contributions. These are, in reality, versions of the student's final theses. They are 'versions' because they have been edited to fit the allotted space, though care was taken not to alter the meaning of the content too drastically. They have been carefully chosen from among many other students' thesis papers.

Thus begins the third issue of Africa Tomorrow.

The Editor