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Mass Protests against Erdogan

On a Knife Edge

Turkey's head of government is finding himself under more and more pressure: Protest against his policies and billion-dollar development projects continue, with sustained criticism even being levelled against him from within his own camp. But the "Sultan of Ankara" is allowing the situation to escalate, as Jürgen Gottschlich reports
Gaza Blockade

A "Jewish Ship" for Gaza

Since the storming of the Mavi Marmara at the end of May, a growing number of aid flotillas is being sent to Gaza from all around the world. A group of German Jews also wants to demonstrate solidarity with the people in the Gaza Strip. Bettina Marx reports
The Globalization of the Film Industry

How Oriental Films Make It to Europe

Films from the Islamic world are poorly represented on European film markets - Ludwig Ammann explains why. Contrary to general opinion, it is not prejudices but commercial reasons that are primarily responsible for confining Oriental film to a niche market
Afghan Female Artists in Berlin

Straightening the Pictures

Cultural self-awareness is gradually awakening again in Afghanistan. An exhibition in Berlin provides a glimpse of it. Contemporary paintings by female Afghan artists can be seen there for the first time. Aygül Cizmecioglu reports
Women's Rights in Afghanistan

Without Hope

The situation of women in Afghanistan has not improved since the overthrow of the Taliban, report Afghan human rights activists. Many commit suicide to escape domestic violence. Claudia Isabel Rittel reports
Female Suicides in Afghanistan

The Most Extreme Form of Protest

Hundreds of women commit suicide in Afghanistan every year. Many of them take their own lives to escape unbearable domestic conditions that have remained virtually unchanged since the end of the Taliban regime. Majed Malek reports
Amnesty Report Afghanistan

Women's Rights only on Paper

The situation of women in Afghanistan is still appalling, claims the latest report from Amnesty International. Equality, as envisioned in the Afghan constitution, is still decades away. But small advances have been made. Petra Tabeling reports
Afghanistan

"The War Lords Must Be Marginalised"

The new constitution expressly defines Afghanistan as a Muslim country. After years of civil war and fundamentalist tyranny, law and democracy are now meant to pave the way for a better future. Interview with Afghanistan expert Jochen Hippler
Ahmed Rashid's "Descent into Chaos"

No Peace in Afghanistan without Pakistan

In has latest book, "Descent into Chaos" the Pakistani author and journalist Ahmed Rashid writes on how, seven years after the overthrow of the Taliban, the region is still far from stable. Thomas Bärthlein has read the book
A Journey to the Afghan Province of Nuristan

Hope and Skepticism in the Valley of Light

People in the West generally perceive eastern Afghanistan as a war zone. True, the terrain is hotly contested, both politically and militarily. But we hear very little about the progress made in these remote regions. Martin Gerner reports from the area