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  • From a Christian point of view, the consumer-oriented Father Christmas of the gift industry has nothing to do with Bishop Nicholas (image: picture-alliance/dpa/M. Schrader)
    Turkey's "Noel Baba"

    Questions and answers about St. Nicholas

    The Feast of Saint Nicholas, observed on 6 December in Western Christian countries falls within the season of Advent. But who was this bringer of gifts?

  • Indian art critic Ranjit Hoskote sits on a turquoise chair, a striped curtain and a white wall bearing large red letters behind him
    Cultural boycott of Germany?

    The German anti-Semitism debate is increasingly off-key

    These days, anyone opposing both anti-Semitism and racism faces a difficult choice, as numerous recent cases show. Where must we start in order to change this?

  • This rabbi and imam travel together: Elias Dray (left) and Ender Cetin
    Dialogue in Germany

    An imam and a rabbi tour Berlin schools

    Tensions are running high over the conflict in the Middle East. In German schools, as elsewhere, discussions are controversial and emotional. An imam and a rabbi are working together to promote dialogue and understanding in these turbulent times

  • Headshot of Palestinian intellectual Sari Nusseibeh in conversation
    Israel's war against Hamas

    "The Middle East conflict must be resolved at the roots"

    Leading Palestinian intellectual Sari Nusseibeh on the Hamas massacres, Israel's war in Gaza and the distant dream of equal coexistence

  • Smoke and dust rises above a densely populated area of Gaza City
    War in the Middle East

    Five scenarios for the future of Gaza

    In the midst of the current war, there is still no concrete plan for the future of Gaza. Preparations for the day after need to be made now. Muriel Asseburg and René Wildangel talk about possible scenarios and what needs to happen

  • Smoke and dust rises above a ruined urban landscape
    A different take on Gaza

    Global South criticises Israel

    Germany, the USA and the UK have stood firmly behind Israel following the Hamas attacks. The Global South, however, sees the Gaza conflict differently. Pro-Palestine voices can be heard across the region. By Kristin Palitza and Denis Duettmann, dpa

  • Children and their teacher in a Turkish primary school classroom
    Refugees

    Battling public mood, Turkey quietly assimilates Syrians

    Mahmud Abdi came to Turkey hoping to return once the bloodshed ebbed. Almost a decade later, the 30-year-old carpenter is looking to open his own workshop in the southeastern Turkish city of Sanliurfa, where a quarter of the two million inhabitants are Syrian

  • Specialising in bold, exciting, contemporary Arabic literature, Europe-based 10/11 represents a select group of literary writers. Agents Sandra Hetzl and Katharine Halls talk about their tastes and selection criteria, how they divide their work, and what they love (and don't) about literary agenting.
    10/11, not 9/11

    New literary agency for a new approach

    Specialising in bold, exciting, contemporary Arabic literature, 10/11 literary agents Sandra Hetzl and Katharine Halls talk to Marcia Lynx Qualey about their tastes and selection criteria, how they divide their work, and what they love (and don't) about literary agenting

  • U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) visits Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right)
    Israel-Palestine conflict

    Muslim sceptics, the West and democracy

    Events unfolding in the Middle East will have long-term consequences for world politics. Analysing perceptions is crucial to predicting the fallout. So how does the global Muslim community perceive Western governments' support of Israel's siege and aerial bombardment of Gaza?

  • Palestinian author Adania Shibli was to have received Litprom's LiBeraturpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Writers from around the world have criticised the organisation in an open letter for postponing the award ceremony.
    Adania Shibli, the Frankfurt Book Fair and the LiBeraturpreis

    Litprom under fire

    Palestinian author Adania Shibli was to have received Litprom's LiBeraturpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Writers from around the world have criticised the organisation in an open letter for postponing the award ceremony. By Nikolas Fischer

  • Karim El-Gawhary has been reporting from the Middle East for more than 30 years. The wars he’s witnessed and reported on during this time have led him to the conclusion: security needs political solutions, not military ones.
    Hamas terror attack aftermath

    Understanding is crucial for change

    Karim El-Gawhary has been reporting from the Middle East for more than 30 years. The wars he’s witnessed and reported on during this time have led him to the conclusion: security needs political solutions, not military ones

  • The United States, European Union, Russia and China want to help end Israel's conflict with Hamas. However, Middle Eastern states are the ones who will need to step up for humanitarian and diplomatic reasons
    Hamas-Israel conflict

    Which nation could mediate over Gaza?

    The United States, European Union, Russia and China want to help end Israel's conflict with Hamas. However, writes Cathrin Schaer, Middle Eastern states are the ones who will need to step up for humanitarian and diplomatic reasons

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