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"Drowning in bad publicity": Qatar FIFA World Cup

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December.
Tendencies towards Islamisation in Turkey

Power Struggle between Laicism and Islam

The political climate of the last few years in Turkey has made it possible for conservative religious elites to expand into more public domains and extend their social and political influence. Ömer Erzeren examines this development
The Rohingya refugee crisis

Boats carrying more than 1,600 Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants arrived off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia last week after human traffickers reportedly dumped the boats in shallow waters. Others have entered Thailand's territorial waters. Some refugees were able to land; others have been towed back out to sea in their boats. All three countries have stated that they view the refugees as illegal migrants and have said they would provide food and water for them but not safe harbour. In this photo gallery, we take a look at the refugees' ordeal.
Controversial transfers from Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char

Authorities in Bangladesh started sending a first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to the isolated island of Bhasan Char, despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process.
Afghan refugee confronts his past

"Flee", one man's story

Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Oscar-nominated animated documentary “Flee” focuses on the life of a refugee from Afghanistan. Based on a true story, it centres around the question: when does flight end? By Jane Esher
COP27 host Egypt inches towards green energy
COP27 host Egypt inches towards green energy

COP27 host Egypt – the Arab world’s most populous country – is taking steps to convert to renewable energy. But the developing country, like others, faces obstacles in making the switch. Much of its infrastructure depends on fossil fuels to power the nation of some 104 million people. By Samy Magdy and Jack Jeffery
51°C in Pakistan: Mothers bear brunt of climate change

Few places are more punishing than Jacobabad in southern Pakistan. In May 2022, temperatures hit 51 Celsius. Women and children bear the main brunt of such "extreme humid heat events". By Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie
Goethe Institute|Ruya: Focus on COP27

Ruya casts the spotlight on climate change, water pollution, overfishing and deforestation in MENA, examining the region's specific problems and existing initiatives to redress the balance.
Rooh Afza, the 'drink of love'

Pink refresher unites wilting Indians and Pakistanis

Pakistan and India have fought three wars and countless skirmishes, but as summers get hotter with climate change, their peoples are united by love for a cooling 115-year-old pink libation with a secret recipe