Politics

Kuwait's Political Turmoil

It's Not Just Conservative Islamists versus Liberal Reformers

The dissolution of Kuwait's parliament and the calling of early elections reflect developing social and economic fissures in the Gulf emirate.
By Raymond Barrett
Kuwait

Taking Hate out of School Textbooks

As an answer to the charge that Kuwait is home to Islamic terrorists, the government wants to revise questionable concepts in school textbooks - against fundamentalist opposition. Lina Hoffman reports
Interview with Nadia Yassine

"The System Is Blocked"

Nadia Yassine is the leader of "Justice and Spirituality", Morocco's biggest Islamist organization. She belongs to a new generation of Islamists: western-educated but not westernized. Alfred Hackensberger interviewed her
Germany's No-Go Areas

Zones of Fear

The debate on No-Go areas in East Germany has demonstrated that the Germans are by no means as enlightened and purified of counter-civilizational tendencies as some anti-Muslim cultural warriors would claim. By Eberhard Seidel
Samir Kassir

The Arab Malaise

A year before he was murdered, Samir Kassir published a short book in France under the provocative title "Thoughts on the Arab Malaise". It is written from the viewpoint of one of the shrewdest and most incisive Arab intellectuals. Susan Javad has read it
Militant Islamism in Iraq

Godfathers of Terror

Their sights set on the elections, militant groups in Iraq are now stirring up more violence than ever. Radical Islamists such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi are particularly interested in torpedoing the elections. Alexandra Senfft took a closer look at Zarqawi's networks and his political goals
Militant Islamism

Giving Life to the Jihad

One global idea, many local terrorist cells. Al Qaida’s attacks are a response to the vacuum created by the mainstreaming of Islamic movements. By Reinhard Schulze
The Economic Policy of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Fighting Corruption as an Economic Panacea?

The Muslim Brothers consider the free market economy and the fight against corruption to be the remedy that will cure all of Egypt's economic ills. Nevertheless, they have not as yet presented a concrete programme. Frederik Richter reports from Cairo
Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski

"Military Option not a Profitable Course of Action"

Zbigniew Brzezinski is one of the United States' most recognized foreign policy analysts. Dennis Stute spoke with Jimmy Carter's former security advisor about the ongoing tensions with Iran and the situation in Iraq
Darfur Peace Accord

Say What You Like on Paper

After almost two years, talks moderated by the African Union on the future of Darfur have finally produced results. Yet many doubt that the government in Khartoum and the rebels are truly serious about making peace. Marc Engelhardt reports
Germany and the Iranian Nuclear Program

Completely Innocent?

Current negotiation on the Iranian nuclear program have raised questions as to what extent German companies have been involved. Peter Philipp discussed the matter with Mark Higgs, an internationally renowned expert on nuclear issues
Election of the Assembly of Experts in Iran

High-Stakes Power Struggle with the Supreme Leader

With their growing influence in the Assembly of Experts, radical Islamic forces are seeking confrontation with conservative pragmatists and thereby even putting pressure on the religious leader Ali Khamenei. By Faraj Sarkohi