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  • Ein Zelt auf einem Platz. Davor sitzen Männer auf einer Mauer.
    Migration to Europe

    "Fight the causes of flight, not the people forced to leave"

    Afghan-Greek political activist Nasim Lomani is dedicated to supporting refugees. He argues that as long as the EU continues to overlook the realities on the ground, the number of people fleeing Afghanistan will only rise.

  • Menschen mit Schwimmwesten, die von Freiwilligen der Ocean Viking, einem von den Nichtregierungsorganisationen SOS Mediterranee und der Internationalen Föderation des Roten Kreuzes (IFCR) betriebenen Such- und Rettungsschiff für Migranten, zur Verfügung gestellt wurden, fahren in einem Holzboot, 27. August 2022, südlich der italienischen Insel Lampedusa im Mittelmeer (Foto: picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jeremias Gonzalez)
    On fleeing to Germany

    Poems that strike a blow for freedom

    The new collection "Sei neben mir und sieh, was mir geschehen ist" (Be beside me and see what happened to me) features works by 29 poets who arrived in Germany as refugees. Their texts, written in German, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, and Ukrainian, provide insights into their experiences.

  • Afghanische Schulmädchen besuchen am ersten Tag des neuen Schuljahres ihren Klassenraum in Kabul, Samstag, 25. März 2023. Das neue afghanische Schuljahr hat in Afghanistan begonnen, während die weiterführenden Schulen für Mädchen das zweite Jahr nach der Rückkehr der Taliban an die Macht im Jahr 2021 geschlossen blieben. (Foto: Picture Alliance / AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
    Podcast with Qantara author Emran Feroz

    "The question is: which human rights do the Taliban not violate?"

    In August 2021, the USA and its allies withdrew from Afghanistan. Emran Feroz joins the "Deep Dive" podcast to shed light on the human rights situation in the country after three years of Taliban rule.

  • A wall of graffiti welcoming tourists and immigrants to Berlin
    Taqi Akhlaqi’s book "Versteh einer die Deutschen"

    German quirks from an Afghan perspective

    Taqi Akhlaqi came to Germany for four months on a scholarship to work on a new novel, where he experienced a range of cultural shocks. He recounts this experience in his highly readable new book “Versteh einer die Deutschen” (Surely someone must understand the Germans).

  • A man and two women wearing headscarves stand in front of a memorial plaque for the victims of the knife attack in Solingen.
    Deportations to Afghanistan and Syria

    The rule of law and its careless enemies

    Those who turn to Assad or the Taliban instead of the German constitutional state when it comes to questions of security, fail to understand what makes those regimes tick.

  • Hope for the opposition after the 2024 local elections in Turkey
    After the local elections in Turkey

    An end to AKP rule?

    Last week's local election results in Turkey are a setback for the ruling AKP party and President Erdogan – but do they also herald an end to the party's uncontested power?

  • Afghanistan today: Women protest against the closure of beauty salons by the Taliban
    Afghanistan

    In the land of the hopeless

    More than two years after the Taliban seized power, Afghans are battling psychological problems in response to the apparent hopelessness of the situation in their country. A report from Kabul

  • Dervishes on a ceiling painting in a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

    "Light your beacon!"

    In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature

  • An Afghan refugee carrying a load in Pakistan
    Afghans expelled from Pakistan

    Deportations damage the economy and the environment

    The deportation of Afghan refugees is taking a massive toll on Pakistan's recycling and plastics industry, which relies heavily on Afghan labourers

  • Men bearing arms sit on the back of a truck. Taliban and Taliban supporters gathered in front of the American embassy in Kabul on 15 August 2023 to celebrate the second anniversary of their takeover of the country
    Afghanistan after two years of Taliban rule

    The Taliban's second emirate

    During their second period of rule, the Taliban appear more moderate in a few select areas. This shift is due to a variety of factors, including international expectations and a more self-confident Afghan society. However, it is not a reason for optimism

  • Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border
    Pakistan after the mass departure of Afghans

    Exodus of Afghans causes major headache for Pakistan's farms and mines

    Skilled Afghan workers are in short supply in Pakistan as the country continues its clampdown on illegal migrants. Farmers and mine owners are now paying the price

  • Afghans in Pakistan facing deportation and uncertainty

    They fled Afghanistan seeking refuge from the Taliban in Pakistan. Now faced with forced deportation, more than 200,000 Afghans have left the South Asian country, going back into the unknown

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