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Political Power Struggle in Iraq

Turning Point with Bloodshed

State of law versus theocracy: coming up on the parliamentary elections, Iraq's party landscape is regrouping, accompanied by devastating terrorist attacks. Details from Baghdad provided by Birgit Svensson
Interview with Volker Perthes

Iraqi Decision Makers under Pressure to Reach Consensus

President Obama intends to withdraw all US armed forces from Iraq by 2011 at the latest. According to political scientist Volker Perthes, this means that Iraq's various power elites are faced with the challenge of drafting shared, workable policies. Günther Birkenstock spoke to him
Interview with the Iraqi Vice President Adil Abdul Mahdi

"We Need Greater Respect for the Constitution"

Adil Abdul Mahdi is a major player in post-Saddam Iraqi politics. In an interview, the Iraqi vice President talks about the reasons for the deterioration in the security situation and why it is taking so long to form a government
Muslim Feminists in Indonesia

The Queens of Islam

Rahima is a Muslim organization that advocates women's equality based on modern and democratic ideas. Instead of traveling from conference to conference, Rahima members prefer to work at the grassroots level. A portrait by Christina Schott
Interview with Mana Neyestani

"Two Sorts of Red Lines"

There is no democracy in Iran. President Ahmadinejad silenced the "green opposition movement" after his disputed election. However, artists such as the cartoonist Mana Neyestani criticise violence and injustice.
Marjane Satrapi's "Chicken with Plums"

Life Is Not Worth Living without the Love of Music

In her new cartoon novel, "Chicken with Plums," the Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi tells the story of her uncle. It's a melancholy parable of love and suffering, portrayed in remarkable pictures. By Petra Tabeling
Iranian Artist Parastou Forouhar

Suspect Commemoration

The Iranian regime is preventing the well-known artist Parastou Forouhar from leaving the country. She had flown to Tehran to take part in a commemorative event for her parents, who were murdered in 1998. Katajun Amirpur has the details
Parastou Forouhar

Art as a Political Weapon

The Iranian artist Parastou Forouhar's parents were murdered eleven years ago. She has been fighting ever since, for a conviction of their killers and against the system in Iran – including through her art. Werner Bloch on a courageous artist
Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis"

Stars and Bombs

Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel "Persepolis", about her childhood in Iran and growing up in Europe, made her world famous. The film version is banned in Iran but now showing in cinemas across the globe. Petra Tabeling reports
Islam in the US

The Trials of Being Muslim and American

Although individually many Muslims living in the United States consider themselves well integrated, the events of September 11 seriously damaged their collective image. Christina Bergmann reports