The latest escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip illustrates all over again: Hamas and Iran can only be weakened if the Palestinians finally have the prospect of a proper state. An analysis by Volker Perthes
Escalation of Violence in the Middle East
The latest escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip illustrates all over again: Hamas and Iran can only be weakened if the Palestinians finally have the prospect of a proper state. An analysis by Volker Perthes
The latest escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip illustrates all over again: Hamas and Iran can only be weakened if the Palestinians finally have the prospect of a proper state. An analysis by Volker Perthes
Mideast Crisis
Peter Philipp writes that Israel's ground offensive in Gaza is shocking despite all the warning signs in the past days and warns the West against backing Israel in a falsely understood show of solidarity
Peter Philipp writes that Israel's ground offensive in Gaza is shocking despite all the warning signs in the past days and warns the West against backing Israel in a falsely understood show of solidarity
The Bangladesh Vote
Following her landslide victory in the recent elections, the Awami League's Sheikh Hasina offered an olive branch to her arch-rival Khaleda Zia from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a bid to create a positive political environment in the troubled country. Anne Thomas and Disha Uppal report
Following her landslide victory in the recent elections, the Awami League's Sheikh Hasina offered an olive branch to her arch-rival Khaleda Zia from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a bid to create a positive political environment in the troubled country. Anne Thomas and Disha Uppal report
Iconophobia in Egypt
How likely is it that Egypt will opt for a Taliban future? Will Egyptians awake one morning to discover that the statues in the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel are no more? This may seem rather exaggerated, but recent years have seen the country's religious fundamentalists turning more and more to fanatical iconoclasm, says journalist Samir Grees
How likely is it that Egypt will opt for a Taliban future? Will Egyptians awake one morning to discover that the statues in the temples of Karnak, Luxor and Abu Simbel are no more? This may seem rather exaggerated, but recent years have seen the country's religious fundamentalists turning more and more to fanatical iconoclasm, says journalist Samir Grees
"A Most Wanted Man" by John le Carré
In his latest novel, John le Carré, former spy and grandmaster of the espionage novel, tells a tale of increasing surveillance, a paranoia focused on terrorism, and the power of the international secret services. It's a disenchanting novel says Eren Güvercin
In his latest novel, John le Carré, former spy and grandmaster of the espionage novel, tells a tale of increasing surveillance, a paranoia focused on terrorism, and the power of the international secret services. It's a disenchanting novel says Eren Güvercin
Siddiq Barmak's New Film: "Opium War"
With "Osama" Afghan director Siddiq Barmak won multiple international awards. Now, in his new film, "Opium War", the director mercilessly yet imaginatively goes about unmasking the horrors of everyday reality in Afghanistan. By Martin Gerner
With "Osama" Afghan director Siddiq Barmak won multiple international awards. Now, in his new film, "Opium War", the director mercilessly yet imaginatively goes about unmasking the horrors of everyday reality in Afghanistan. By Martin Gerner
Bitterlemons.org presents Israeli and Palestinian viewpoints on the Gaza conflict. The new edition is now out...
Edward Said published his seminal work Orientalism thirty years ago. For western academics, the book emerged as the manifesto of theoretical decolonisation – but how was his intellectual legacy received in the Arab world? Markus Schmitz has the answers...
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