Photo Essays

Poets call it one of the most beautiful places on earth. Analysts consider it to be one of the most dangerous areas in the world. But what is Kashmir in reality? By Onkar Singh Janoti

Asylum-seekers stranded on the Greek island of Lesbos can expect things to continue to deteriorate: numerous NGOs that provide health, legal and other services are preparing to pull out or have already left. Vincent Haiges reports from Lesbos

"Sometime in the mid-1970s the term peace process became widely used to describe the American-led efforts to bring about a negotiated peace between Israel and its neighbours. The phrase stuck and ever since it has been synonymous with the gradual, step-by-step approach to resolving one of the world's most difficult conflicts." (William B. Quandt in the introduction to his book Peace Process)

Amsterdam-based fashion designer Nawed Elias wants to reclaim Afghan identity from terrorists. With his innovative designs, he wants to give the global image of Afghanistan a radical makeover. By Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi

On 15 August 1947, British India split into two nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. The two countries continue to be hostile towards each other despite some efforts to improve bilateral ties. By Shamil Shams

It's a wonder of human ambition and engineering set in the middle of Cairo. Al-Azhar Park was built on a 500-year-old rubble heap and is now a green jewel for the Egyptian capital. By Timothy Rooks

With Turkey′s free press increasingly muzzled, how far do cartoonists dare to go? A new exhibition at the Caricatura Gallery in Kassel, Germany showcases examples of their work. By Bettina Baumann